We had brilliant training last Sunday and then I followed it up with one of my worst sessions in years. The sea saw of going up and down at different parts when you are preparing for a tournament is normal. Hopefully I'm able to normalise it here a little bit.

A little chat about how prep + performance can be two different things entirely, as well as the fact how some people can just switch it on when it matters most.

and in nothing more than sheer luck, when recording and preparing this episode i stumbled upon a great clip of an interview with Anthony Joshua, where by fluke he echoes the thoughts in this podcast. Lovely stuff.

I've grouped off Three different areas, with a variety of points in each for what is important when you are heading off to compete in JiuJitsu somewhere.

Getting There , Acclimitasion, and Exposure.

or

GTAE for short of course.

There's a lot of variables, and depending on where you are going to these things might not apply. Just some things I have experienced and I would recommend to keep in mind if you are heading off to compete either as a group, or solo.

Thanks to ChatGPT for the cover art, we will work on that.

On this episode, we run over my predictions vs outcomes. from last weeks ADCC Ireland. Some observations from The Shamrock Cup on Sunday, as well as a couple of figures and sums from other tournaments for us to ponder over for a future episode.

Also, in a small social media clip from last weekend, elite black belt Tainan Dalpra suggested "sooner than later" his coaches Rafa + Gui Mendes might return to competition... if that was to happen i let you know how I would like to see it.