[Mikey Triangles]

Originally Posted by boboskitchen

hey i think you know one my grappling coaches Anthony, he lives in long beach now?

anthony d'angelo?


lol, yeah. ask him about the time i totally schooled him in a word search at el dorado's. i gave him like 5 mins before i even started too

[Mikey Triangles]

Originally Posted by Push

A quick question, I am interested in participating in the gi and no-gi but I am not involved in actual jiu-jitsu, just no-gi. Can you just buy a gi and white belt and participate without being affiliated with a school?

absolutely

[Mikey Triangles]

Originally Posted by Shadowdean

I am driving one of my friends up and I may compete depending on how my knee feels. Adult advanced nogi, blue belt gi. Featherweight.

cool, did you go? obviously i couldn't compete, but my team-mate justin fought in both those divisions. took third in no-gi because he got trounced by some black belt straight out of the jungle.... not sure wtf happened to him with the gi, but from what i heard he had no energy left after no-gi because he didn't prepare himself correctly.

Originally Posted by Delbjj

The other instructor from my school went, Ken Primo www.takedowns101.com

He won the black/brown belt, not sure what the division was, but he weighed in at 175. Beat Alex Vamos in the first match on points, then a Hungarian Judo guy who is also a Yamasaki Black belt in the final.

He also won the mens Expet Nogi at that weight also.

He has vidoes of all his matches, I'll post em when I get em.

One was a armlock on a guy that pulled upside down guard in about 5 seconds.

i had my eye on him, he was sharp.

[Xxcx]

Who is going to the NAGA in virgina? It's in two weeks. I'm going to do advanced, rather than intermediate, this time. I want to test myself.

[boboskitchen]

I did the teen novice no gi 150-170 and all i can say was SANBAGGING. this was a disgusting display of extreme sandbagging from so many divisions, including the kid i lost to who beat a guy who fucking flew down from british colombia to compete at novie -_-. and also if your willing to cut 12 lbs you shouldnt be doing novice.
But still Im really glad i did this and im happy that i finally have some cometiton exprence

[fastbalej]

i did adult lightweight novice no gi - i won my first match by armbar, i was the first kid to fight in the division.. names eric.. but i lost my 2 in OT by 2 points.. i think they gave the kid 2 pts for a takedown when i claerly jumped guard.. lame.. but i was hoping id do better..

[BB in Crazy!!!!]

I competed in mens middleweight 170-179expert no-gi. I lost the first match to points. I almost got a triangle, but almost got armbarred also. Had a great match and a great time.

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Originally Posted by EternalRag3

Nosebleed? All over your shirtless opponent?

I liked how the ref just rolled up paper towel and jammed it up your nostril.

That must have been pleasant.

nah.. my opponent jumped guard and we bumped heads on the mat. 1 inch cut just above my eyebrow that wouldn't stop bleeding. you're correct about the shirtless opponent, though

[Mikey Triangles]

Originally Posted by boboskitchen

I did the teen novice no gi 150-170 and all i can say was SANBAGGING. this was a disgusting display of extreme sandbagging from so many divisions, including the kid i lost to who beat a guy who fucking flew down from british colombia to compete at novie -_-. and also if your willing to cut 12 lbs you shouldnt be doing novice.
But still Im really glad i did this and im happy that i finally have some competiton exprence

now, now, just because your fighting someone who is willing to cut weight and you are not doesn't give you the right to bash. i agree that novices shouldn't really worry about that too much, especially in teens, but that shit isn't easy and really can give you the edge. and imo is beginning to become a necessary part of competing in this sport like it already is in wrestling and mma.


i think i'm going to cut to the next division down in my next tournament for the first time. i was amazed at the size of the competitors in these divisions. clearly now with day before weigh ins cutting weight is a strong part of many peoples strategy to win.

[boboskitchen]

Originally Posted by Mikey Triangles

now, now, just because your fighting someone who is willing to cut weight and you are not doesn't give you the right to bash. that shit isn't easy, and is beginning to become a necessary part of competing in this sport.


i think i'm going to cut to the next division down in my next tournament for the first time. i was amazed at the size of the competitors in these divisions. clearly now with day before weigh ins cutting weight is a strong part of many peoples strategy to win.

lol you remeber me right man? and the guy i went agenst didnt cut weight he was in my division tho and he got bood off by almost every parent(execpt for his nazi dad) and coach after his second match