HUGE DILEMMA- Need help in trying to advance JJ career

[kevinculp]

As someone who lives in the south and has 4 world champions on his team. One at Blue. One at Purple, one at Brown and one at Black I think the only major reason you have more champs in the big cities is that you have more people training. We also had a Ultimate Fighter Champ come out of our school. Bruno Malficine has his Aliance school in Orlando as well. So you don't even have to go to South Florida to find monsters. I'm sure once our numbers of competitors reach that of California you'll find the South just as dominant as SoCal.

[Tori Applegate]

Tori, get out here to SC and do some tournaments. Sara Mcmann competes at local tournaments around here. Having trained with both of you, I think you two are a great matchup. I know it wouldn't be high status competitions, but you would get to compete against Sara.

I have competed against Sara before. It would be cool to do again.

Tori, I honestly think you'll go far. And I 100% disagree that you need to move to accomplish that. LA and NY may be the hot bed now but that doesn't necessarily mean that is the model everyone has to follow to become the best of the best. You keep doing you and you keep training like you are and the nay sayers can look back and say "shit I was wrong".

Thanks Brent. You're the man.

[Tori Applegate]

tori, get out here to sc and do some tournaments. Sara mcmann competes at local tournaments around here. Having trained with both of you, i think you two are a great matchup. I know it wouldn't be high status competitions, but you would get to compete against sara.

tori, i honestly think you'll go far. And i 100% disagree that you need to move to accomplish that. La and ny may be the hot bed now but that doesn't necessarily mean that is the model everyone has to follow to become the best of the best. You keep doing you and you keep training like you are and the nay sayers can look back and say "shit i was wrong".

as someone who lives in the south and has 4 world champions on his team. One at blue. One at purple, one at brown and one at black i think the only major reason you have more champs in the big cities is that you have more people training. We also had a ultimate fighter champ come out of our school. Bruno malficine has his aliance school in orlando as well. So you don't even have to go to south florida to find monsters. I'm sure once our numbers of competitors reach that of california you'll find the south just as dominant as socal.

agreed.

[sean applegate]

The truth is, if this was 6 months ago, you wouldn't have even said N.Y. was a hot bed. Every region has guys on that level, there at just more in some places.

[John Mejia]

The truth is, if this was 6 months ago, you wouldn't have even said N.Y. was a hot bed. Every region has guys on that level, there at just more in some places.

6 months ago, I would have for sure said NY is a hotbed. It's been a hotbed forever. So I disagree with you on that. SoCal, NY, Miami in my opinion are very much on par for the TOP places to train. There's tons of killers in those areas! I feel like you can totally grow wherever you are and achieve your dreams, but heading to those places are going to speed up your development. Thats my two cents

[Jeremiah Macy]

[QUOTE=Tori Applegate;254264]I have competed against Sara before. It would be cool to do again.



I can let you know next time we do a tournament. Also, I wonder if there's a way we could set up a super fight. What weight do you compete at?

[Tori Applegate]

[QUOTE=Jeremiah Macy;254306]

I have competed against Sara before. It would be cool to do again.



I can let you know next time we do a tournament. Also, I wonder if there's a way we could set up a super fight. What weight do you compete at?

Been competing at 135 because that's what most girls fight at. I'd like to do 125 for smaller tournaments and possibly 115 if the bigger tournies have that weight available.

[Pat Campagnola]

[QUOTE=Tori Applegate;254310]

Been competing at 135 because that's what most girls fight at. I'd like to do 125 for smaller tournaments and possibly 115 if the bigger tournies have that weight available.

Sara is 135 too! For about 5 minutes....