How long before comps?

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thayrea Spectator 31 posts	Monday 10th December 2007 at 20:32 For not starting yet I'm posting a lot!! Anyways i was wondering how long you would have to wait to participate in competitions, I think it's a good way to discover your strenghts and weaknesses. Cheers. know your limits
Robsco 1319 posts	Monday 10th December 2007 at 22:02 My god you're keen! :o) The only problem I see in starting too soon is getting shot down, and your dreams being shattered, would you go again? Atleast give youself a fighting chance. If you think you're better than everyone in your club, then maybe jump in to competitions, but otherwise you simply run the risk of getting your arse whooped, then feeling too defeated to try again. It would be a good (and maybe severe) way of seeing yourself progress, but only if you've got the sort of personality to constantly lose to start with. I don't think many of us have that. The Admin Guy
ninja9578 Regular 92 posts	Monday 10th December 2007 at 23:41 I recommend that students don't start doing competitions until they're about six months or so into training. That gives them enough experience to have a chance of doing fairly well. I think after at least one belt test they've got some experience performing under pressure. Blue Belt - Gracie JJ 3rd Degree Black Belt - Shorin Ryu Red Belt w/ two stripes - Soo Bahk Do
thayrea Spectator 31 posts	Tuesday 11th December 2007 at 16:08 Thanks for the help, and Rob don't get me wrong I know i'm not going to start and automatically be brilliant at it and I wouldn't start without getting a few belts passed first. Like I said I think it's a good way of honing what you've learnt and it helped me when I was in karate, I was thinking about it perhaps too early but in karate they had seperate sections for different belts and even at a second or third kyu there was something you could do. Thanks for the help people! know your limits
ninja9578 Regular 92 posts	Tuesday 11th December 2007 at 20:25 Ju jistu competitions separate by rank too. Or you could go to an open competition, 10th kup is 10th kup no matter what the colour of the belt. Blue Belt - Gracie JJ 3rd Degree Black Belt - Shorin Ryu Red Belt w/ two stripes - Soo Bahk Do
Prof. Akers Spectator 15 posts	Sunday 16th December 2007 at 20:02 By all means go in for a comp. if it is belt sectioned but remember you only learn when you lose! Win and you learn nothing except you love the adulation.
thayrea Spectator 31 posts	Wednesday 19th December 2007 at 15:51 Cant get truer than that!! know your limits
xhunter Spectator 7 posts	Thursday 10th January 2008 at 13:10 I really have no intent on competing at all, Im just learning BJJ for a better physical and mental confidence for myself...
egosi Spectator 2 posts	Sunday 20th January 2008 at 20:27 That would depend on your attendance level at training and your fitness level and the amount of newbies at your club really imho Evening all

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Spectator

31 posts

Monday 10th December 2007 at 20:32

For not starting yet I'm posting a lot!! Anyways i was wondering how long you would have to wait to participate in competitions, I think it's a good way to discover your strenghts and weaknesses. Cheers.

know your limits

Robsco

1319 posts

Monday 10th December 2007 at 22:02

My god you're keen! :o)

The only problem I see in starting too soon is getting shot down, and your dreams being shattered, would you go again?

Atleast give youself a fighting chance.

If you think you're better than everyone in your club, then maybe jump in to competitions, but otherwise you simply run the risk of getting your arse whooped, then feeling too defeated to try again.

It would be a good (and maybe severe) way of seeing yourself progress, but only if you've got the sort of personality to constantly lose to start with.

I don't think many of us have that.

The Admin Guy

ninja9578

Regular

92 posts

Monday 10th December 2007 at 23:41

I recommend that students don't start doing competitions until they're about six months or so into training. That gives them enough experience to have a chance of doing fairly well. I think after at least one belt test they've got some experience performing under pressure.

Blue Belt - Gracie JJ
3rd Degree Black Belt - Shorin Ryu
Red Belt w/ two stripes - Soo Bahk Do

thayrea

Spectator

31 posts

Tuesday 11th December 2007 at 16:08

Thanks for the help, and Rob don't get me wrong I know i'm not going to start and automatically be brilliant at it and I wouldn't start without getting a few belts passed first. Like I said I think it's a good way of honing what you've learnt and it helped me when I was in karate, I was thinking about it perhaps too early but in karate they had seperate sections for different belts and even at a second or third kyu there was something you could do. Thanks for the help people!

know your limits

ninja9578

Regular

92 posts

Tuesday 11th December 2007 at 20:25

Ju jistu competitions separate by rank too. Or you could go to an open competition, 10th kup is 10th kup no matter what the colour of the belt.

Blue Belt - Gracie JJ
3rd Degree Black Belt - Shorin Ryu
Red Belt w/ two stripes - Soo Bahk Do

Prof. Akers

Spectator

15 posts

Sunday 16th December 2007 at 20:02

By all means go in for a comp. if it is belt sectioned but remember you only learn when you lose! Win and you learn nothing except you love the adulation.

thayrea

Spectator

31 posts

Wednesday 19th December 2007 at 15:51

Cant get truer than that!!

know your limits

xhunter

Spectator

7 posts

Thursday 10th January 2008 at 13:10

I really have no intent on competing at all, Im just learning BJJ for a better physical and mental confidence for myself...

egosi

Spectator

2 posts

Sunday 20th January 2008 at 20:27

That would depend on your attendance level at training and your fitness level and the amount of newbies at your club really imho

Evening all