Merryprankster
10-05-2003, 03:16 PM
Another Tournament.
Took First Loser and got a medal to go with it. It'll find its way into the common pile at Lloyd's.
First match went down with me up by triangle to kimura to armbar combo off a failed sweep attempt. It might have been off a failed omo plata to traingle to kimura to armbar... I dunno. I'll review the tape later.
The second match was a war. I had a very tough opponent in Brett (Don't know the last name) from Linxx Academy of VA beach. He passed my guard for 3 and I swept him for 2. I had a series of submission attempts including an Omo Plata that I screwed up--needed to WALK my belt grip up to his gi collar/shoulder to leverage myself up into the right place--Instead, I relied on hip pressure and let go of his sleeve, and that was it for that... Missed a guard pass because I didn't pin his leg down hard enough--you can see his right come up with me on the tape as I jump to pass. Very annoyed about both of those.
More annoyed about not pulling the trigger soon enough. I came up top at the end and had a guillotine sunk, but I needed just a sweep to win....and time ran out just before I drove him over off camera. If I had concentrated on the sweep--and starting moving balls out sooner into the match, I'd probably have won. Could've, should've, would've... didn't. And 3 to 2 it stayed for the loss.
Brett's a stud--he won three matches in the purple belt absolute at the world's and has vicious pressure and passing. That's about the 6th time I've had my guard passed in competition and it was TIGHT. Getting out from under him was very hard.
Taking nothing away from him--I don't mind getting beat, but I hate losing close matches on mental mistakes--the pin down, the omo plata, the guillotine instead of the sweep--all things that were potential tide-changers. Folks, that's what separates the top 1% from the top 5%. Sooooooo.... it's off to fix my head :D.
On another note, for those of you who follow this stuff, Mike Fowler, resident purple belt phenom, beat both opponents by submission this weekend.
Took First Loser and got a medal to go with it. It'll find its way into the common pile at Lloyd's.
First match went down with me up by triangle to kimura to armbar combo off a failed sweep attempt. It might have been off a failed omo plata to traingle to kimura to armbar... I dunno. I'll review the tape later.
The second match was a war. I had a very tough opponent in Brett (Don't know the last name) from Linxx Academy of VA beach. He passed my guard for 3 and I swept him for 2. I had a series of submission attempts including an Omo Plata that I screwed up--needed to WALK my belt grip up to his gi collar/shoulder to leverage myself up into the right place--Instead, I relied on hip pressure and let go of his sleeve, and that was it for that... Missed a guard pass because I didn't pin his leg down hard enough--you can see his right come up with me on the tape as I jump to pass. Very annoyed about both of those.
More annoyed about not pulling the trigger soon enough. I came up top at the end and had a guillotine sunk, but I needed just a sweep to win....and time ran out just before I drove him over off camera. If I had concentrated on the sweep--and starting moving balls out sooner into the match, I'd probably have won. Could've, should've, would've... didn't. And 3 to 2 it stayed for the loss.
Brett's a stud--he won three matches in the purple belt absolute at the world's and has vicious pressure and passing. That's about the 6th time I've had my guard passed in competition and it was TIGHT. Getting out from under him was very hard.
Taking nothing away from him--I don't mind getting beat, but I hate losing close matches on mental mistakes--the pin down, the omo plata, the guillotine instead of the sweep--all things that were potential tide-changers. Folks, that's what separates the top 1% from the top 5%. Sooooooo.... it's off to fix my head :D.
On another note, for those of you who follow this stuff, Mike Fowler, resident purple belt phenom, beat both opponents by submission this weekend.