Videos of my Gracie open matches.

Some vids. Did all right, took 2nd place. My butterfly sucks and needs a lot of work, and I should maybe attempt a takedown sometime in the future. Tore some cartalige in my ribs the week before but I felt great during the match. I feel it now, but I don't think it affected my matches was taped up pretty well. In the finals I got stuck/I caught a calf slicer at of habit but it was illegal in this division so ended up being tied up for the last bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVqXUsG_mEk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKhqS7NIe5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66qjLjqtYlY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVqXUsG_mEk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKhqS7NIe5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66qjLjqtYlY

Great job man that dude in the finals was just stalling otherwise Im sure you would have beat him too but over all great performance way to represent

Good JOB Kevin. I liked the triangle you got in the first match.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Elizondo

Great job man that dude in the finals was just stalling otherwise Im sure you would have beat him too but over all great performance way to represent

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that and I tend to shut down when it gets to the finals, a mix of nerves and taking it to seriously. The first two matches I wasn't really thinking, just going for it, but in the finals I tend to overthink and shut down. My girlfreind called me the Michelle Kwan of jiu jitsu,always make the podium but never get the gold.

In the beggining of the first match it looks like you could have had the duda.

That was insane the way you held on to mission controle and went to crack head controle while he was holding you in the air great matches man!

Good Job!

Jonathan- Compression locks were illegal in my division, and I was actually trying to hit the crocodile from retard control while midair. Not the safest of moves in retrospect but it worked out in the end.

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Originally Posted by Kevin Gibbs

Jonathan- Compression locks were illegal in my division, and I was actually trying to hit the crocodile from retard control while midair. Not the safest of moves in retrospect but it worked out in the end.

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when I said insane I ment it was impressive as in the strenth, flexability and leg dexterity it took to pull it off. I hope you didnt take it the wrong way.

Funny, it didn't even occur to me that you might have meant it that way. It was just my attempt at some false modesty. In my head my actual response was "I know right? that was insane, I got me some flying crack smoking crocodiles. Thats what he gets for trying to work a weak ass rubberguard in his first match. I am the shit everyone else sucks even the guy that beat me and I am awesome." Its usually best not say those things out loud, or type them...

lol, ok

How did he win? It looked like the score board said 0-0

nice job. It was fun to watch you roll back n forth into positions. Only thing i can see is in Mission controll, roll on to your right hip a little more. then when you clear the neck your left leg(or NY side if opposite) will be further over his back and less of a streach. Thats something i been working on and its helping. It also gives you more leg for Kungfu to GoGO and makes it easier to hook crack head.
I think Eddie mentioned it in the Crackhead controll portion of the dvd. Great, now im pumped, i better go roll.

Nice smooth controlled transitions. I like.

Way to represent. No shame in the finals match. You were the only one trying to advance position or finish.

Great job .. you were offensive the whole time and the dude in the finals stalled his way to a victory.

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Originally Posted by Aaron Wood

How did he win? It looked like the score board said 0-0

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I thought he got an advantage for a near pass but Denny said that they gave him an advantage for getting underhooks in my half guard.


3rd time I've been shut down in the finals of a competition and lost by an advantage or two, which leads me to believe that its an issue on my side. Thanks everyone, for the encouragement though.