Representing Ireland in Canada (bjj & sub wrestling)

Gorman

But not winning too much

These are some matches from the Manitoba open. I compete in the 155lb division, there is a 140lbs division that I could enter but there's generally only two other guys that can make that weight and i roll with them all the time.

Anyway, feel free to rip my game apart! watching these again I realise I give my back waay too easily...that's the best thing about taping matches - stewing on the mistakes.

This one I win with an kimura from the bottom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZmADc2v3R4

This one I lost on points, the match time is 5min, I lost it at the end, when the guy got my back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgSkokw_Q44


lost to a rear naked choke, I nearly got the armbar though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teIyDDjnTvM

Lost to an armbar, never really in this match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruaTWu9oOok


A win for me with a choke from the top - its hard to see the choke, you can see the tap though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxWGDxLeWTw

Lost this one to a rear naked choke, I beat him earlier on though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxPeRGIy1Cw

Nothingcompares

You're better than me so I can't really say much but I think you should pull guard less.

In the match in which you almost win by arm bar only to get RNCed you should have scrambled more and got your guard back as soon as he spun out of the arm bar. He obviously had a couple of kgs on you, were you wrecked or just disorientated?

Well done though look good off your back.

Gorman

Cheers NC! you're definitely right about pulling guard less. In fact in the last tournament I made a vow not to do it (which I kept). Pulling guard on somebody that's fresh in a tournament is not the smartest thing, unless you've got a very good guard. The match where I nearly got the armbar and ended up getting RNCed is a good example, I pulled guard on someone fresh, I blew my load on the armbars and I had nothing left when he passed my guard.

At the end of last year I started going to a high school wrestling team for a few practices, literally I was wrestling with highschool kids and getting beat, the classes helped though, now I try to stand and make to other person work. Even if the opponent has a judo or wrestling background, I'm starting to think it's better to make him tire looking for the takedown rather than just pulling guard straight away.

dlofnep

it's all a bit of fun and experience, congrats

Liam_B

Good Idea in taping your fights! I compete with the GI And I can tell you , I loose more than win. But As long as I can pull off one or two moves that ,I've been working then thats a result for me.

You'll learn a lot about your game on those matches you lost. At the end of the day win or loose ,thats what the competition is there for , to put your GAME to the test , then you can analyze, develop and improve.

Well done for stepping up.
Win or loose you've still come away with an improvement in your Game