Looking back through these blogs, I’ve noticed that quite a few of them are about competitions and the importance of competing. That should go to show just exactly how important it is to compete if you want to get serious with jiu jitsu. If you’re somebody who is a hobbyist and just wants to do it for fun, that’s awesome. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if you’re one of the people who want to take their training to the next level, you’re going to want to keep reading.

We have decided to form a competition team. What exactly is that, you ask? Well a competition team is a group of jiu jitsu practitioners within the school that dedicate extra time and training to go compete. Now, everybody is welcome (and encouraged) to be part of the competition team. That being said, if you commit to being a part of the team, you will have to honor certain requirements that come with it.

Those requirements include (but are not limited to):

You must compete at every local tournament.

You must compete at at least 3 prestigious tournaments in a calendar year. (Worlds, Grappler’s Quest, NAGA, etc.)

You must be at every competition specific training day.

You must be a pro member of the 10th Planet website.

Now then, who wants some?