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Informed Performance Submission Mini Leagues 2- November 27th

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  • #92
    SanoVitae
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭SanoVitae


    DavidPhelan wrote: »
    I only started training in September, competed in the Irish championships in October and got bronze, then competed in the informed performance comp a few weeks ago and got gold.

    You are BJ Penn and I claim my €5!

    Fantastic work - I definitely think competition would inspire me.


  • #93
    DavidPhelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭DavidPhelan


    SanoVitae wrote: »
    You are BJ Penn and I claim my €5!

    Fantastic work - I definitely think competition would inspire me.

    Not quite BJ, I did say Irish champs!! It's split by both weight and experience so you wouldn't be out of your depth! It probably depends on who, where your training, I'm lucky to have a savage coach and great training partners!


  • #94
    Banks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Banks


    DavidPhelan wrote: »
    I only started training in September, competed in the Irish championships in October and got bronze, then competed in the informed performance comp a few weeks ago and got gold. Basically, competing has helped me improve hugely and it's good for finding out where your weak points are. Already I know that my top game is weak as hell and I instinctively pull guard but this became far more apparent in competition.

    Most importantly, comps are fun!!

    Do you have a background in any other martial arts? Started a month and half ago and still trying to get the basics!


  • #95
    DavidPhelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭DavidPhelan


    Banks wrote: »
    Do you have a background in any other martial arts? Started a month and half ago and still trying to get the basics!

    Well I had done Karate for a few years but that doesn't help whatsoever. I suppose I had watched a lot of videos like the submissions 101 vids on YouTube. My brother also does it so I had someone to practice with. It's all about time really, I'm still learning the basics too! You can still compete and do well if you have a few go-to moves, escapes and a gameplan.


  • #96
    Banks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Banks


    DavidPhelan wrote: »
    Well I had done Karate for a few years but that doesn't help whatsoever. I suppose I had watched a lot of videos like the submissions 101 vids on YouTube. My brother also does it so I had someone to practice with. It's all about time really, I'm still learning the basics too! You can still compete and do well if you have a few go-to moves, escapes and a gameplan.

    Yeah I know its all about the hours!! Doin about 4-8hrs a week at the moment but hoping to do alot more in Jan as Im moving to the states for 5 months, so ill be training here http://www.teammegaton.net/

    Im sure that will improve my game!!

    Where u train?? SBG?


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  • #97
    DavidPhelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭DavidPhelan


    Banks wrote: »
    Yeah I know its all about the hours!! Doin about 4-8hrs a week at the moment but hoping to do alot more in Jan as Im moving to the states for 5 months, so ill be training here http://www.teammegaton.net/

    Im sure that will improve my game!!

    Where u train?? SBG?

    Then your doing as much, if not more than me! I'm jealous, would love to go over to the US to train but haven't got the money! Thinking of maybe goin over to Roger Gracies in London next summer.

    Im training in Next Generation but would also train in SBG if/when I could afford both. Where are you training in Ireland?


  • #98
    Banks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Banks


    DavidPhelan wrote: »
    Then your doing as much, if not more than me! I'm jealous, would love to go over to the US to train but haven't got the money! Thinking of maybe goin over to Roger Gracies in London next summer.

    Im training in Next Generation but would also train in SBG if/when I could afford both. Where are you training in Ireland?

    Done a few classes in SBG, but have done most of my training Tony Souza (Black belt) in Kokoro and train in Informed performance so gona start BJJ there as well!

    What weight u come 3rd in the Irish open??


  • #99
    Chris89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Chris89


    Off topic but megaton is easily the most badass nickname in the world.


  • #100
    Killme00
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭Killme00


    Chris89 wrote: »
    Off topic but megaton is easily the most badass nickname in the world.

    Cyborg


  • #101
    Banks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Banks


    Chris89 wrote: »
    Off topic but megaton is easily the most badass nickname in the world.

    Yeah agree!


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  • #102
    EnjoyChoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭EnjoyChoke


    Chris89 wrote: »
    Off topic but megaton is easily the most badass nickname in the world.

    Close to being a ROFL... close.


  • #103
    J_K_W
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭J_K_W


    any results from this tournament up anywhere yet??


  • #104
    DavidPhelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭DavidPhelan


    Banks wrote: »
    Done a few classes in SBG, but have done most of my training Tony Souza (Black belt) in Kokoro and train in Informed performance so gona start BJJ there as well!

    What weight u come 3rd in the Irish open??

    White belt 70kg Division but it's down on the IBJJF website as Blue belt for some reason!!


  • #105
    NG-DOC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭NG-DOC


    DavidPhelan wrote: »
    White belt 70kg Division but it's down on the IBJJF website as Blue belt for some reason!!

    I guess there is no way of solving the problem that the IBJJF (international bjj federation) and the IBJJF (irish bjj federation) have the exact same acronym.

    Suppose ROIBJJF is a bit much, and Iceland, Ivory Coast and India are going to have similar problems :D


  • #106
    bjj-fighter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭bjj-fighter


    The Irish one is the IBJJA though, is it not?


  • #107
    DavidPhelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭DavidPhelan


    bjj-fighter wrote: »
    The Irish one is the IBJJA though, is it not?

    My bad, got my letters wrong!


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