Took third in my division this weekend at the Copa Atlantica (NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS) and put my opponent to sleep in the open before bowing out to a teammate (Decided WAY ahead of time that the persons who won their divisions took precedence over those of us who didn’t).
I’m furious and here I am into the next day. I went against the same guy who I let beat me 3-2 at a different tournament so I am now 0-fer-2 against him. Worse, he beat me with the same ****ing mat strategy. I let him stall me for the first 4 minutes even though I knew he didn’t have the energy to compete with my conditioning for 7 minutes straight (and he didn’t–I told my teammate to bust his ass and my teammate beat him).
The difference between the top 1% and the top 5% is all mental, and champions pull the trigger from the first ****ing moment.
This weekend, I’m murdering my opponents at the NAGA…
Practice diligently and intently a different strategy for him. Try to identify how he neutralized you and look how you can use THAT to set up for your move.
I’d go into more detail, but A.) you know the ground game probably much better than I do, and B.) My long winded speech on strategic options would probably be a rehash for you MP.
If you guys tape your matches, watch those tapes. And prepare that strategy. Find the psychological hole you can lead him into, and you will be victorious.
Practice diligently and intently a different strategy for him. Try to identify how he neutralized you and look how you can use THAT to set up for your move.
At this point, it’s an issue of my mental game. My technique is fine (can always be better of course) my conditioning is fine (couldn’t be better unless I became a full time athlete). But I LET this guy stall me out because I became more concerned about what HE was doing that what I was doing.
And that’s an issue of training your head to a championship level. My GAME is good enough… now, I have to be just as good as my game.
At this point, it’s an issue of my mental game. My technique is fine (can always be better of course) my conditioning is fine (couldn’t be better unless I became a full time athlete). But I LET this guy stall me out because I became more concerned about what HE was doing that what I was doing. [/B]
I’ve been having this same problem in rolling lately. It’s got me seriously ****ed at myself, and it’s probably irritating the shit out of my coach, too.
I’m spending this week trying to snap myself out of it and practice kicking it into gear as soon as the match starts. I hope I can manage it, and I hope you do, too. Good luck.
And that’s an issue of training your head to a championship level. My GAME is good enough… now, I have to be just as good as my game.
Out of curiosity, do you train using any awareness type drills? If so what kind? I try a few, but would like to hear what others do as well…
Also, since you brought up the I, do you differentiate mental and emotional? By that, I mean, are you making mistakes because of a lapse in mental accuity, or are you becoming frustrated due to the circumstance and reacting accordingly?
Was is Justin “Quadzilla” Garcia u went against or another dude?Justin is a strong mofo but i know 100 fold that your technique and conditioning is better then his. He does do a hell of a job on using his strategy and making people do what he wants them to do if it’s him.
Nah, it wasn’t quadzilla, LOL. Although, he was there. This guy’s name is Brett Thompson. He’s very good–took three matches in the purple belt absolute at the world’s.
I refers to being “there” as soon as everything starts. I have the ability to dictate the pace of the match but I was too hesitant. At purple belt, there are no easy matches. Everybody wearing a purple belt has the basics down and can do some subset of things very very well. At that point, the dividing line starts to become mental.
MS Too,
My favorite? Without a doubt, Lloyd Irvin. Shameless plug for the grappling blueprint. It’s working for me, and I say that with all sincerity. His program is all about CHOICES.
Hey CSN… stopped by your kwoon on saturday. Shifu Hwang is a great guy. Ya’ll have a nice set up in there. Shifu Hwang hooked up my broke ass toe with some acupressure and dit da jow.
I’ve been having this same problem in rolling lately. It’s got me seriously ****ed at myself, and it’s probably irritating the shit out of my coach, too.
