Herzog, devil's advocate here, we're talking about a comp, so there's not much to save him from. A couple tapouts early in his career aren't that big a deal. And I have a lot of trouble with the notion of any instructor, no matter how great, having the final say on anything I do in my life. Teaching is a partnership. I'm paying you to teach me and advise me, but ultimately I make choices. When I make dumb ones, you might have known better, but I will have learned.
That said, the real issue here is what kind of instructor do you have? Will doing your own thing risk your training relationship? Is that worth more than one single tournament?
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