What's up guys? So today on the podcast, we're going to talk about getting ready for your first competition. So recently I've gotten a bunch of questions from people and they're wanting to prepare for their very first jiu-jitsu competitions. So Eugene and I put together a list of things that I think are going to be really helpful to you if you guys are getting ready for your first competition. Along with kind of getting into the list that we have, we also kind of throw in a couple little extra tidbits there. So if you're getting ready for your first

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But I've gotten a bunch of requests from people who say that they're getting ready for their very first competition and they're not really sure what they should be getting comfortable with.

One in particular had a really great question. Her name was Nikki and she said, hey, what is it that I need to be comfortable with before the competition? So instead of just saying, hey, what do I need to be doing? Her question was more focused on what do I need to be comfortable with. And so as we let everybody roll in, we'll get started here in just a second. By the way, if you guys see this, this is a Zevia. I don't know if you guys ever had one of these. These are delicious. I've had one. You have to get used to them a little bit. I like these. To me, the Zevi, I mean, the sparkling water is you have to get used to. The zevias, to me, it's like taste. I don't drink sodas very often at all. Maybe once every six months or something.

I'll have like about this much. you have to get used to the zevias to me this is like taste I don't drink sodas very often at all

Maybe once every six months or something I'll have like about this much soda yeah

So this to me tastes just like a soda and there's no sugar it's all sweet and with stevia so

It's delicious all right

Chewy do you remember your first competition man Man, I remember our first competition, yeah.

I do.

I'll talk about it and then we'll jump into the tip.

So my very first competition, it was back in 2003 in May.

No, excuse me, June, 2003.

It was the Nashville Open was what it was.

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Mm-mm.

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