Join us for an exciting episode (with coffee shop ASMR included free) as Wash Your Gi (minus Grant!) heads down for a weekend at the IBJJF London Fall Open, which some regard as the UK World Championships. In this episode, we each discuss our performances in our respective divisions and our very exciting results, including areas for improvement, the pros and cons, and the differences between competing at the IBJJF and local events, as well as the benefits of competition for jiu-jitsu practice.

Throughout the episode, we also explore the nuances of competing at different levels, the importance of having a layered training strategy, and the lessons learned from both victories and setbacks. We touch on the camaraderie among competitors, the emotional rollercoaster of competition day, rubbing shoulders with Roger Gracie and Adam Wardziński, and the mostly chicken-based post-event celebrations that follow.

Eddie picks up a new rival on the circuit, who was apparently half lion, has a near-cataclysmic wardrobe malfunction, but does finally manage to say "IBJJF" without twitching and smoke coming out of his ears.

Jack secures a significant result, and we also practice some newly learned Brazilian phrases. All this with a very special guest who also competed and joined us for the trip. Parou, parou, parou