A Simple But Effective BJJ Tournament Preparation Guide

Use this to get ready for your tournaments next year.

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Most beginners get ready to compete in Jiu-Jitsu and they have absolutely no idea what they’re signing up to do.

I know this because when I first started competing, my preparation (if you can even call it that) was complete guesswork. I did crash diets and made-up strength workouts, and I had no idea how to “peak” for a competition.

For most tournaments that I did, I’d have a bad performance the first time around and then generally would improve a lot with each ensuing attempt.

The first time I did an ADCC Trials, I lost in the second round. Then, the next time I finished in the top 4. These gradual improvements continued until I reached the top 4 in the ADCC Worlds last summer.

Similarly, I won an IBJJF no-gi world championship at purple belt despite not even winning the IBJJF New York Open a few months earlier.

Today, we’re talking about peaking, improving, and how to build the perfect “training camp”.