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[tallgeese]

Hey, win lose or draw it sounds like it was a great experience. Heck, let's face it, the actual competing percentage of BJJers is probably pretty low, not to mention stepping onto a mat of that level is pretty high speed.

Who cares about the outcome, just being part of it was pretty neat. Glad you came away with some things to work on. Nice job.

[DWx]

Sorry about the loss but sounds like you had a good time anyway and came away from it with stuff to improve on

[ps1]

Turns out I was in some pretty rare company!

Cameron Knight (Ground Zero - Huntington, WV)

Nick Cimmarusti (New Breed - Chicago, IL)

Bill Jones (PCBJJ / Pedro Sauer - Youngstown, OH)

Eric Ramsey (JG MMA - Cincinnati, OH)

Josh Souder (Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Cincinnati, OH)

Jeremy Good (Strong Style / BRASA - Cleveland, OH)

Rodger Ketchman (Ann Arbor Jiu- Jitsu - Ann Arbor, MI)

George Oiler (WV MMA - Beckley, WV)

Dan Hornbuckle (ATT - Indianapolis, IN)

Anthony Crites (Triangle Club - Lima, OH)

Keith Herbert (Ohio Combat Sports - Columbus, OH)

Dan Head (Garra BJJ - Kokomo, IN)

Darrin Branch (Evolution BJJ - Cleveland, OH)

Danny Midell (New Breed - Chicago, IL)

Kevin Holmes (SRJJA - Toledo, OH)

AJ Agazarm (Gracie Barra - Tampa, FL)

Thanks for all the words of encouragement!

[pittbullJudoka]

Congratulations, good luck and have fun. And video please I love seeing comp. videos from high levels than myself.

[ps1]

Congratulations, good luck and have fun. And video please I love seeing comp. videos from high levels than myself.

I'll keep an eye out for them.

[ShoriKid]

ps1,

Better luck next time and sounds like you have a very solid fix on what went down for you. That's a big leg up on most people when they get done with a competition. I'm betting on a much improved performance next time around just from looking at your list.

Just to put this out, from your own break down of the 10 things to work on. Sounds like you've gotten stuck in the "instructor" mode. It happens when you've been teaching for a while. Found it happening myself before in stand up work. Remembering to flip that mental switch is tough.