Story Time! Losing my First Ever Grappling Match in Spectacular Fashion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.พ. 2022
- Here is the story of my first ever grappling competition match. I thought I was the shit, expected to win easily, was massively over confident, and got rightfully destroyed. Not only did I lose in a spectacular fashion, I also got injured. Everything about it was the worst case scenario.
Now, did that seem to matter in the long run? Does anyone think I suck because I lost my first match? No one remembers your losses more then you. You're the one beating yourself up over it. Its okay, everyone loses, and the earlier you are in your career the more likely it is to happen. Learn from it, take it as motivation, and absolutely crush your next opponent.
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In my first competition, I actually submitted myself. Everything was going great, I got the takedown and transitioned to the back. The dude was REALLY skinny and so I locked in a body triangle despite never doing it on anyone before. I don't really know what I'm doing and I end up pulling the guy to the side my lock is on. Next thing I know I feel the boniest hip I've ever seen digging straight into my Achilles. I tried for like 20 seconds to move him but I completely trapped my own legs and I ended up tapping and walking away with a limp. The dude was in complete shock and had no idea what happened. I still suck at competition but that one was particularly bad.
I was gonna comment my own story but you win
I got tapped out in under a minute in my first comp as a white belt today. This video really helped me get my mindset back on track. The fact that even this guy got nervous at tournaments….gives me some solace
Took me 8 tournaments to finally find my stride and I ended up taking silver at a blue belt tournament. Was looking forward to racking up lots of tournaments after that at blue to get more experience, but was promoted to purple. Competed two weeks later and got smoked in 30 seconds 😂. No fucks given though, we lose, we learn, we improve, ready to find my stride at purple. Sick video Andrew.
Love this attitude
Andrew is so gifted at story telling. Love hearing these stories. Also, it's good to know even the best competitors had to start somewhere.
Good stuff. One thing my OG mma training partners would do for me is right before competing i would get the jump rope out and skip rope then go hard skipping then slow down then go hard time intervals, this would help with the adrenaline dump so when I competed felt good the whole time and not let the adrenaline wear me out before I could perform. I did this when I won my world championship for the XFC back on HD net tv
How many sets? How much time for the hard and slow skipping?
@@0b3ryn29 it’s kind of like a 5-10 mins of skipping rope. One person watching the timer telling you go to go hard for 10 seconds then slow. Then a minute of regular jump roping then guy on the timer saying go to go hard for about 10-20 seconds. It’s a really good warm up, breaks a sweat, relax the muscles helps calm the breathing and be more focused. During the match you will be more relaxed without being so worked up. After cutting weight for fights me and my team would always go the day after making weight as in the morning of the day of the fight and get 3x5 min rounds of focus mitts boxing to get all the funk out of my body to represent that night. I would recommend get into the routine of skipping rope first, and getting used to this so you don’t burn your legs out before competing.
@@WildCardMMA thanks for the great advice
@@0b3ryn29 anytime brother
how many minutes before the fight would you do this?
My first comp. I had too much adrenaline and lost terribly. Every competition after that I was over thinking and not committing to my takedowns and lost every single competition. I didn't believe in myself, I over thought everything, and didn't have the fight to win mentality and more so did it for fun to cope with my lack of confidence. I even experienced adrenaline dump one time during a match which sucked. In the gym when I roll I'm aggressive and fast and strong. I wanted to get better at competing and consistently kept at it for a little over a year and finally got out of my head and can roll in competition like I do at the gym. I just competed last month and it was my best performance and was really happy about it. Third comp I'm a row where I won gold each time. It was a goal for me to get better and it's paid off.
First things first, It's great to see you back "Alive". Secondly, I also suffered an injury last December of 2021 of a fractured elbow. It sucks and I felt like I lost my edge in comp. I did a JJWL about 2 weeks ago and It was good to myself back In action. Took 3rd place but it;s difficult to get that drive back after a major injury.
Thanks for all the kind words. Been a fan of yours for a while homie!
I think that first first tournament set you up for who you are today. I believe it was meant to happen to make you realize from the very beginning, that you aren't invincible and you can be hurt. If that same scenario were to happen later, you may have been hurt beyond a future career. Plus, going to school with a broken arm, esp in High School, makes you seem more like a badass then just going to school with a story to tell. I'm guessing you didn't get too much flack from anyone.
Would be cool if Bird could tell some of his stories too, I'm sure we're all up for it.
You're a quick thinker, it's easy to tell by the way you talk, and that is what helps you when competing. When others are still trying to figure it out, you already have. Have a good one.
Thanks for posting this I just lost JJWL at beginner adult 1 win by points and 2 losses. Losing sucks but having the right mindset after a loss is the recipe for success down the road. I love how transparent you are man thanks for your video the advice will help me move forward and become a better grappler. 🤙
Love the rant/story time content!
My first tournament as a white (had been training for 5 months) I lost my first match in the gi, really badly. The guy took me down, passed my guard, got knee on belly, got to mount, and then Ezekiel choked me lol and he won the Gi division. Luckily I was able to get another match in the bracket for bronze and the guy took me down and stalled out for the win.
Then in the No-Gi division I received my very first win. The guy literally had a seizure before the match even started, which is a sad and serious thing, but looking back on it is funny to say that was my first win. Then I faced the guy that beat me in the gi. I took him down, he turlted, I took his back, he stood up in the process, and I sunk in an RNC for the win. I took home gold there because there were only four guys in the bracket. Then I didn't compete again till blue belt because of injuries and work. My first competition at blue belt I did alright but didn't medal (did take home a bronze but I don't count it, I got it for another funny reason). I switched schools to one that is more competition based and now I take home gold every time I go to local tournaments.
I believe that if a person trains consistently and frequently leading up to competitions and starts sparring from their feet they will do well eventually in local tournaments for white and blue belt levels.
Hey bro not in a tournament but yesterday I went to an mma gym for the first time and did mma sparring. I got beat very badly tbh and I felt very demoralized after the session. I wanted to quit. I felt embarrassed and ashamed when I left the gym and reflected on what happened on the bus ride home.
Thank you so much big bro. I learn so much from your jui jitsui skills videos but your mentality is also inspirational. Ironically never thought Id say this in a Wiltse video but I learned more from this video on losing and how you took it than any of your others.
This video was very inspirational and came at the most opportune time for me . Ive decided Im going to come back from this let down and use it as fuel to get better.
Good to seeyou back brother 🤙💪
Man the adrenaline dumps in the first few comps are unreal. I'd also love to hear your thought mentality when going into comp and how to take over your gym mentality into the comp mats
Great stuff. Tap early tap often folks, especially to joint lock submissions. We all want to live to train another day and for the long term. Armbars are the first submission you learn but they can also be the most devastating so don't rip them fast in training.
Hey Andrew,
I hope you're doing great and training hard. I'm a big fan of your blog and appreciate the insights you share on Jiu-jitsu tournaments.
I was reading your latest post on how to deal with a loss and found it very helpful. Thank you for sharing your experiences and courageous moments during your early Jiu-jitsu tournaments. This has helped me better understand the mindset and how to deal with a loss.
I'm currently preparing for my first brown belt Jiu-jitsu tournament and I would love to get your advice on the top 3 things I should be focused on, apart form training. Any suggestions on how to handle anxiety would be a golden nugget.
Best regards,
David Symington
Yep I lost A LOT when I first started competing but then I started winning actual matches once I started to realize that it's the small wins within the match that get you to win tournaments such as, passing someone's guard, getting points, escaping bad positions or even just a take down. Those things started to get me confidents and eventually got my hand raised. Tournaments is for sure a different kind of skill that you will learn if you don't give up. So real easy fix on tournaments, keep competing until you start winning...then compete more.
Great story! Thanks!
Competed at blue belt immediately after having Covid (tested negative by the time of the tournament) and haven't competed in a very long time. Turns out Covid destroys your cardio and I was in a round robin style tournament. I most do no gi, but signed up for both.
Gi matches were first, and my division was about to start, but I just couldn't wake up. My first match starts and I was thrown harder than I've ever been thrown by this monster who must have cut some insane weight. Went on to lose 3 of the 4, and with one win due to them basically giving my the guillotine from a shit double leg.
I was so destroyed at the end I had to drop from my gi matches.
Thank God I didn't go against the guy that won the division, because his matches were being filmed by a fairly popular TH-camr for the world to see, my team mate in the same division wasn't so lucky.
Fantastic video. I started grappling at 34 years old, and will be 50 this June. I had a decent competitive karate career in MI when I was a teen and in college, but starting BJJ so late meant that competition was tough for me. It took me until black belt to get comfortable enough with BJJ competition, and I am still not great at it (more losses than wins, for sure). I also took between blue and brown belt off from competing due to a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis (autoimmune arthritis). When I came back to competition at brown belt I went to the IBJJF Chicago Open and got MURDERED, lol. Like the intensity was SO much more than I had been used to for the past several years. But due to small divisions I got five matches that day and took every one and learned from them. I promised myself I would work at competing until I was as comfortable on the competition mats as I am in the gym. And I did. I still am no competition killer, but I have a great time and as long as I am healthy I won't turn down a match. BTW - one of our blue belts is from the UP and says he knows you. Also, I met Heath and Spatch at Master Worlds last November, and hope to run into you there next year...? This video is some much needed inspiration and insight and I love the fact that you are down to earth and just yourself on your channel. Thanks again!
I haven’t competed yet, but week to week it’s a mixed bag of feelings after rolls. One day I’m killing it and having really competitive rolls with the higher belts and the next day I feel like I can’t get anything going. Some weeks are better than others, but I just try to practice some self reflection after those bad days and evaluate what I can take away from training.
1st tournament (a month ago), 1st match I came out in a good mindset, but as soon as we tied up I could feel the guy holding on extremely tight. I literally spent time thinking: wow, I guess I should be holding on tight too? So I made the conscious decision to as well . 3 matches later, my arms are super pumped by the end of each one and after that, everyone I go up against from there on is tired I guess so I loosen up and don't get pumped for the rest of night. I still don't know if I should be matching intensity like that. It's so hard to do anything when people are death gripping. I usually do my best being technical, flowing positionally, being ready for the next transition, and catching a sub during that. Seems like there's no room for that unless the other guy chills out. I won against the guys whose strength I could match and lost all the others to guys clearly stronger than me. I feel like I need a lot more reps before I even know how to feel about it. 3-6 was a let down but support from my team helped.
I did my first competition last weekend.
I'm 24, white belt, -185. Super excited/anxious. (Grappling Industries)
I go out, my brain is barely functioning. Win my first 2 by submission in really short matches but I'm already a bit tired.
Have 2 grindy wins by points that completely drain me.
Finals happen (I didn't even realize it was the finals lol) and I lose by sub to the first guy I beat by points.
I'm hoping that I'll be a bit calmer and controlled heading into my next competition and I'm hoping that one gets scheduled in my area soon!
In the meantime, I've definitely got some stuff to work on!
I had medaled in my last 3 tournaments and a few months back I was given my 4th stripe on my white belt. About 2 months after getting my 4th stripe I went into a competition and got absolutely wrecked in the white belt bracket and lost all my matches in my no gi intermediate bracket although I performed much better in the no gi bracket. It was the worse feeling I’ve ever had so far in my BJJ journey. Now I’m working my way back up to compete again next month and hopefully I can get my own head out of my ass and just compete like I roll In the gym.
crazy story bro
My first tournament (Blue belt) I pulled to quarter guard. Proceeded to get passed to mount, my arm pinned and into a mounted triangle, which I sat in for about 30 seconds before having to tap. Had to have a sit down after that.
I did my first jiu-jitsu tournament as a 44 year old white belt and had zero idea what I was doing, lost due to triangle. My next as a blue belt went better, never won a medal, but it definitely helped me figure out my game better.
Do more storytimes
My very first amateur mma fight. I had been training on and off for a year at the time. They found my opponent and told me he had been training a couple months. We touch gloves I popped him once and the part left out in his description showed up. He had been wrestling since he was 5 and currently a college wrestler. He went on to earn his black belt and have a successful pro mma career making it to Bellator and winning.
Fast forward to now. He’s one of my best friends. My brother in law and my jiu jitsu instructor. After taking some time away he just awarded me my blue belt last week.
OSS just lost my First match was at blue belt my first blue belt tournaments Missouri state championship Fuji one of your guys was in the bracket Wesley I believe his name is was the first points scored on me and my first loss the mental game is real thank you for sharing
I refuse to believe Andrew Wiltse ever lost a match
He has! There's one at Brown belt where the guy holds him in 50/50 and wins by advantage. There's not many but it's happened.
Competing in my first comp on March 6th. I’ll let you know how it goes 🤝
First tournament we slap hands and I get the most aggressive guard pull I have ever felt in my four months of training. I manage to fight off a collar choke despite not knowing where I am and what is his deal wanting to murder me. I stand up to open his guard and reach my arm behind me thinking I couldn't possibly get triangled, turns out I could.
I love the story! I will compete next weekend after a long time off so i guess i will have a similarly hilarious story to tell after that :D
Where are you competing bro best of luck
@@darrenlivingston7786 Thanks man! It will be a Grappling Industries event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands so it will be fun regardless the results ;)
@@kevmen5777 that’s so cool I’d love to grapple over there I’m looking at going over in may next weekend I’m competing in Manchester gonna be fun first one comp at blue belt
@@darrenlivingston7786 Good luck man! As long as you manage the mental side well, i am sure you will be fine
I pulled side control lol
Coffee addicts unite!
coach andrew lets go lol
I competed for the first time in eight years this weekend. I lost in 58 seconds. My wife now goes around the house calling me “Mr. 58 Seconds”. FML.
I would divorce over that
I hope your doing the west coast trials wiz....
you should name your channel the wizards sleeve or call one of your tech videos that Lasso guard DVD called "The Wizard's Sleeve" OSs
I have my first tournament this weekend, i'm expecting to get yelled at if I loose (based off my teammates interactions, I also don't feel bonded to my coach) - not sure how my anger will handle my coaches reaction 😬I have a hard time holding my tongue when most people do. what's some advice for how to handle dramatic coaches (one who has to have a strict control of the atmosphere on the mats)?
Are you gonna get angry and just see red bro?
What I would recommend to you is to use perspective as a tool. What is the most important outcome of all of this ? What kind of memory would you like to hold from this event? Then do your best to respond favorably to the event and to those questions.
Just bang bro
I really don't think a coach should be yelling at a student for losing. Not if the student really tried. Maybe if they fucked off and didn't train before the tournament, but even then yelling would be the least effective way to communicate
..... I would stop training there. If your coach is yelling at you for loosing, that is really toxic. You shouldn't have to be stressed about your coach's reaction on top of the normal stress of competing. It is a recipe for disaster.
I just did my first competition at white. I won my first match by scraping out a win in the last 30 seconds. I listened to what everyone said about staying calm and honestly I didn't feel nervous going in to the competition. That being said at the end of the first match I was utterly exhausted. My mouth was dry and I felt light-headed and it really wasn't that intense of a round. I went into my second match completely exhausted with a few mins rest and managed to fight off attacks from inside the closed guard for maybe a minute before I finally got caught in the Ezekiel. The adrenaline dump is real and I didn't even notice it was happening. I also fucked up my shoulder and it took me over an hour for me to feel any pain. Adrenaline is a bitch y'all.
🤘🤙🧡
Just lost a match at AGF and so I'm here because of that lmao.
I wanna see Wiltse vs Tonon
Do you still get tunnel vision? If not, how did you stop it from happening?
Try Wim Hof Method before the match to calm yourself.
Well it’s not Jiu Jitsu but when I was 10 I did karate tournament and did shit in kata, board breaking and weapons but I was awesome at the fighting and they had a belt and I was telling myself I need that fucking belt so after going to the finals we kept trading each time so it ended up being a sudden death, who ever got the last point won and as we went on my parents screamed at me to do some type of move as they started the match I looked over and got side kicked then I gave up karate. But now I do bjj and muy Thai. Today is gonna be my first day back to karate so we’ll see how that’ll go
Imagining you at 160 is terrifying….
Whatever happened to that dude that broke your arm….we want a rematch!
Pretty sure he went to prison or something 😬
@@WiltseBrothers ahhh yeah. This is double talk for "I tacked him down and tapped him out... forever".LOL.
Say ya to da U.P. eh! 906
Yeah my third tournament i won my first match (for some ungodly reason they had absolute first) against this 230lbs behemoth, then proceeded to get smoked the rest of my matches, AND I got staph. Good time 😂😂
Got my ass kicked at my first two bjj competitions. Turns out I just suck.
Treat this channel to one of your first rolls, you know you want to wiltse (or put it on patreon if you want to make some $$)
Andrew, I’ll give you 2 pounds of Orange Chicken. Send me the video.
hmmmm...
@@WiltseBrothers Let's do 10 pounds. That's 32 portions of large orange chicken. I can place an order for Mt. Vernon or do 1 portion a day for the next month =)