When will our team be competing?

If you were wondering the IBJJF has now released the schedule for the Las Vegas International Open.  Our team members will be competing at these times:

Weights
9am - Doug @ 194.5 and Lucas @ 154
115pm - Dave @ 207.5
150pm - George @ 207.5 Darren @ 167.5

Open Class
4pm - Doug, Lucas
520pm - Dave, Darren
610pm - George

Ebbs and Flows

Tonight my mind is preoccupied with the ups and downs of training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu full time. Before I continue I just want to note that the downs are not "bad times," they are all good times. What I mean is I am plateaued and not learning at the rate I normally do, or I feel like my timing is off etc. When I reach this stage I am always raking my mind, looking for ways to break through it. But, like anything in life the answer is something obvious and simple, also something I cringe at. The cure is to take couple days or three off.  This is something that I think many of the friends I have met training and competing over the previous few years can relate to. We are addicted to training BJJ and it is a painful thing to take a day off not to mention three. So how do I do it, decide when it is break time? Well, I do the wrong thing, I wait till my body feels like it is on the verge of shutting down, and it seems like every move I make on the mat is going to injure me. At this point my fear of not training for a month or more due to injury overcomes the mental anguish of not training for a few days. I know this is probably the worst way to go about it, so that is why I decided to reach out to my fellow BJJ addicts for help.  I have admitted I have a problem and am now asking for assistance... Lol sounds so bad. Anyways how do you guys and gals decide when you need to take a break? Let me know, please!!!

Las Vegas International Open

We have a team of five people going to compete in the upcoming IBJJF tournament. George Andersch, David Tofte, Darren Coombs, Douglas Cuomo, and Lucas Wertman will all be flying down to Las Vegas next week and staying in a awesome 7 bedroom mansion complete with its own pool and hot tub. Its time to test all that hard work and dedication to training and learning on the line in an highly respected international tournament circuit. The best part of putting together a team to compete at a tournament like this is realizing the dedication of the people behind the scenes! The team here is much larger than just 5 people of course, there are currently about 140 people from all walks of life that are part of the BJJ team, and they are the people that make the team great, and soon many more will be joining the competition team! Stay tuned for results soon after the August 13th tournament!