My ibjjf gi-match

[Niko Rotko]

Hello buddies! Here is my ibjjf national championships match. I got the back from electric chair and end up in 3/4 mount. Got one advantage and my opponent got 7 points. My sloppy rg-game turned the match but watch it your self and let me know what you think. And friends: Please remember to drill side control escapes. That is what I am going to do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS0xwUiMKec

[Brent Smith]

[Cora Sek]

@ 3:20 mark, I think you could have end him if you take your time and double bag and get to invisible collar asap. We find that when get to invisible collar the chances of finishing the fight increase dramatically. That is what we been working on, getting to the invisible collar and wearing down the opponent. Double bag EVERYTHING.

[Niko Rotko]

Thanks Brent
Bruce, you are absolutely right. I think it is mostly my problem with adrenaline. When I am nervous I always rush things. I double bag in the training all the time. I hate while in competition I think my mind goes black and I lose so much my technique. I think it will be easier if I compete more and more. Anywhay Cora doesn´t seem to have similar problem. I think she will have bright future. I wish all the best, keep on the good work

[Kevin Bergdorf]

First of all- thanks for posting this I really enjoyed it. Here are my thoughts:

Obviously I can't feel what is going on, but you immediately pulled half guard and then stayed in a compromised traditional half guard position for about the first 2 mins of the match. It's not until 1:51 that the lockdown is actually locked in for the first time… and when you hit it the dude literally turned around to look behind him to see what happened. That was the moment to surprise him and hit old school. I mean he literally took his eyes off you LOL. After that I don't know about giving up the back take in exchange for half guard top. Being a points match I think you gotta get your 4 points from there before you transition. So he is in half guard now, he gets the underhook at about 3:00 and transitions immediately to Dogfight and then he hits the sweep from there! The most important moment in the match though was clearly at 3:20 just like Bruce pointed out. Dude has both hands firmly planted on the mat! You gotta hug the knee there and get settled in. He popped out as soon as you pulled the foot across because, well, he could. escaping side control-Gotta get that underhook in. RESPECT for getting out there and for implementing the system in the gi. I dig it.

[Cora Sek]

Thanks Brent
Bruce, you are absolutely right. I think it is mostly my problem with adrenaline. When I am nervous I always rush things. I double bag in the training all the time. I hate while in competition I think my mind goes black and I lose so much my technique. I think it will be easier if I compete more and more. Anywhay Cora doesn´t seem to have similar problem. I think she will have bright future. I wish all the best, keep on the good work

I'm sure you don't go to a tournament by yourself. So have your friend help calm you down in situation like this. For us, its hard enough to get kids in Cora's guard nowadays and especially when they have both hands on the mat. Got to seize the moment... The only thing that I do is I make sure Cora doesn't rush through situation like this. Once she have someone in mission control, I tell her, she got him now and to take her time and set everything up, make it tight, double bag everything. Once she get to invisible collar, I just tell her to take her time and brake their spirit a little and curl really hard. Then she can transition to anything she wants. Its better to do it the right way the 1st time then to throw up something sloppy really quick and hoping to catch it.
Another situation that's been working great for us is I slowed down her triangle set up. Most of the time I see kids throwing up sloppy triangles from guard and hoping to catch that neck. But when they don't get it, they always get pass. So now when she can't break their posture for rubber guard, we been working on her going from regular close guard shrimp out a little and with one of her leg trap one of their arm and hold on to the sleeve and going back to close guard. I call this the "handcuff". Now all she have to do is sit up and break their posture, as she falling back to the mat, her leg that trap their arm comes to their neck and grab it right away similar to rubber guard. This make a very tight triangle. This way is a longer process to getting the triangle but once you get it, you got it...