Need some competition tips from you Judo guys !

[Karim Graham]

Howdy folks,
today after practice my judo teacher told us that hes looking to arrange a visit to a proper competition about a month from now and really wants us to compete. we would be competing against guys who've had about as much mat time as us (its a college judo program, once a week). I'm both excited but nervous already, i dont wanna get smashed and i've never competed in any kind of sport since i played football (soccer) when i was little.
any tips on preparation, gameplans and how to act etc would be really helpful as i dont get much time to talk to my teacher because we try to get as much judo squeezed into the 1 hour we get alotted. i'd appreciate any advice
thanks a bunch

[nathan orchard]

man dont worry about getting smashed too much. thats when i usually learn the most. just go out there do your best and have fun. (:

[Chris Herzog]

Focus on establishing your dominate grip, move then attack. Make sure you commit when you attack! Dont focus on a large number of throws, work on 3 to 4 that all build off of one another.

[Dylan Ehrnreiter]

Don't count on your ground game to win. I'm not sure about where you are, but the judo tourneys around here only allow a few seconds of the ground before they stand you back up. Abandon the mentality of "it's ok to be taken down because I can work from there" because of the whole win-by-ippon thing. Get caught be a clean throw and the match is over.

If you want to work on your grips throw your gi top over a chin up bar, establish the grips you like, and get as many pullups as you can.

[DrainChavezGarcia]

Sick I need to try doing some gi-ups

[Dylan Ehrnreiter]

^I think I have a vid... I'll check in a bit and post it if I do.

[Tim Bruhn]

Like Herzog said, commit to the throw. Think it's only natural when training to not 100% commit to a throw on your training partners, but in the comp just let it go, cause your opponent will be.

Win or lose you will learn something you wouldn't have learn in a training environment so compete every chance you get IMO.

[Dylan Ehrnreiter]

Couldn't find it so we shot this tonight. I'm grabbing the sleeve with my left hand and the collar with my right. Be prepared for your fingers to be stiff when you get down

[Karim Graham]

Awesome Dylan thanks a lot for that vid, i could barely manage one straight pullup a month ago(im heavy), now im doing about 6 unbroken so i'll definitely implement these into my workouts
and thanks to Zog, Nathan and Tim for the advice, i've noticed i get pretty indecisive and hesitate a lot, but today was a great practice, my throws and trips are feeling much smoother and powerful. just wish i could get some reps in over my 2 week break i got coming up. guess its solo drill time for me lol if anyone gets bored and doesnt mind typing lots, i'd love to hear about your first time competing, judo or bjj, just having an idea what to expect will help my mind a lot i think.

[Dylan Ehrnreiter]

If you have trouble doing them just get your grips and jump up and try to hold on as long as you can until your arms can no linger stay flexed.

Best of luck!