Honestly guys just keep competing regardless of win or lose you'll learn something every time and it'll make you a seasoned veteran in terms of competition
Competing in my first competition in August! Coach told me to build a game plan so here I am, Appreciate all the information. I know this is an older video now but the information's still golden! Thank you for all you do for the BJJ Community.
I have been following you for years. Last year, I finally joined Jujitsu gym. now after a year of training. I will try my first competition, No gi (Adcc). wish me luck🙏🏅
Awesome video as always, Chew! I'm going to compete next Sunday and I've only been doing Jiu Jitsu for about 3 months. I believe I'm a decent guard passer for a white belt, and I'm working on my sweeps, but I never know what to do when I'm in half guard or when someone has me on side control! I've been watching your videos for a while now and they helped me a lot, giving me confidence and motivation, just wanted to thank you for that brother 👍
Competing in the Irish opens in two weeks, This video was very helpful because I wasn't using any game plan I was thinking about just reacting to what happens but now I'm going to work on a gameplan that brings out my strengths with my coach. Thank Chew!
I've got my first competition bas a white belt next Sunday. I've been a bit overwhelmed about trying to out together a game plan but this is really helpful. I'm going to keep it simple and straight forward and hopefully learn as much as possible from the comp! thanks, really enjoy your videos.
Chewjitsu it went well thanks so much for asking. I won my first two fights by points and lost the second two by points. I'm really happy even though I didn't get on the podium. Like I said, it was my first BJJ competition and also my first time ever competing in any sport. looking forward to my next one!!
Great video. I have been planning to really put my game together over the next six months, but wasnt sure how to go about it. This is a simple but fantastic way to do it. looking forward to choosing moves for each position now. Thank you!
Thanks Chewy! I haven't don't a tournament in about 6 years. This certainly helps me break it down into a more simplified and focused approach. I've got just over 2 months until my competition, so plenty of time to formulate a plan and practice.
I remember the first time I seen this vid I only had a few of these things covered n that was my 2nd competition the more I kept competing I watched this vid again n I got a few more things I can do but not everything now that I'm bout to do Pan ams I have at least more then 3 techniques for every position This is another way that ik I have progressed. Thanks chewy you the real MVP
This is great! I'll be entering my first comp as a white belt and your video gave me great insight into what my approach should be! Thank you for this!
@@melanievoltz9844 Went up against a friend who caught me with a triangle that he turned into an armbar. Was a good experience though for sure, keen as to have another go.
@@ipleadguilty4918 Glad you enjoyed the experience regardless! I'm envious. Two weeks before my competition, I got a bad rib injury while training and had to drop out. Still off the mats for at least another two weeks, but trying to take this as a lesson in patience lol
Thank you! This is very helpful for me to think about as I prepare for my first competition as a new white belt. The other aspect that I am thinking about is energy management. When I roll with other white belts they tend to gas out quicker so I hope to take advantage of that if I don't execute on a submission attempt early in the match.
Have my first competition July 28. I’ve been doing bjj on and off for a little over 2 years. I really hope to do well but sometimes when I spar I just feel like I’m floundering around. Idk if that’s just bc I’m terrible at bjj or because I’m a smaller-built female trying to spar with bigger dudes. I’m doing gi and no gi in hopes of winning at least 1 match. Any advice?
Thank you for the tips ! I sort of had a plan like this when I did my first comp in 2019. But I didn't listen to my coach and wrestled too much in the gold medal match and got clobbered by a very technical side control opponent. But ,lesson learned, hoping to compete again, 2020 ? 2021 ? Be safe .
I am going to a Grappling industries event to watch. I plan to see how the competitors do off what you have presented to see how they do it. So do you think that there is an average that it should cost for classes where it shouldn't cost any less than (best idea) or any more than (best Idea).
Hey! I am going to my very first competition in two weeks. What would you suggest eating the day before the competition and on the day of the competition? What would you suggest doing while waiting for your match? What would you recommend to do to calm you down? Thanks a lot, Bernie
what sort of techniques would you recommend for being in that 'getting smashed in bottom half'? While myself I'm quite lanky I always seem to draw those shorter, sronger MMA/wrestler guys in competetion who get the takedown and just all out pressure, their breath sounds like a raging bull in my ear and I'm not in any real danger just, stuck. I manage to always get back a solid half guard/lockdown position pretty quickly which they are more than happy to just hang out in and apply pressure but it's moving on from there. Any pointers? Currently working more from that lockdown with shifting weight and getting to deep half.
Got a question: Been purple for a year or so and competed at least once a year since into bjj. At every competition my 1st fight was crap…how can I be „awake“ or in competition mode already at the 1st fight?
Your t shirt is awesome we're I can get one of them I am from the U.K. And have a competition this is my second one been doing bjj for 7 months now and it's amazing your work and video are great 👍
I(white belt) have a competition tomorrow I'll let you guys know what happens. I had one last week but I wasn't happy with my performance. I won both fights but you know.. could have done better in terms of techniques and etc. tomorrow will be a big tournament for me. Oss...
A takedown is when both competitors are standing and one either throws or trips the other one, a sweep is when a competitor on the ground (usually on their back or sitting) trips the other competitor which is standing (or on their knees)
So as a one stripe white belt going in my first competition, how would you approach if I do have a basic one/two move plan from each of those sections, I get into competition and neither works? When I roll and none of my stuff works, it gets very frustrating to have two moves and not being able to pull either. Any advice? Great videos by the way!
The game plan is just a basic road map to get to the final destination. It doesn't mean you might run into road closures that necessitate a change of plans. You have to have plan, but you always have to plan on adjusting to the variables that will inevitably come about.
But given that every opponent is different, you want to tailor your game plan to your opponents weaknesses. Do you see a problem with this game plan being a bit too "one size fits all"? In fact this doesn't strike me as much of a game plan, it's more like "how does the ideal match go?" Yeah sure, take down, position, submit. But what is my opponent going to let me do because he's too incompetent to realise what's coming for him? Or because I've hidden it so well. Though I appreciate how this system makes you think of fewer techniques, and thus lets you focus more on doing a small amount well, rather than a lot poorly.
Hey Chewjitsu. I started jiu-jitsu a month ago and I'm thinking about competing in January (Would be 3 months at that time). some people tell me to go for it and others that's too soon. what do you think?
Never too soon to compete as long as you treat it as a learning experience. Don't hurt yourself. know when to tap (and when not to!). Talk to other people, watch them, and ask questions. And don't be afraid to win. =)
Nice Video and concept. Maybe you could do something like this for more advanced grapplers, e.g. plans long limbed guys, slow but strong guys etc. PS: My brain always interprets the logo on the shirt as "Chew Titsu" which sounds like a Star Wars Strip Club in Japan.
Do people actually use game plans? Even at higher levels? Granted I've only ever been competing once (next one's up in two weeks) but it just seems like it'd do more harm than good, trying to follow a set path like this in the highly dynamic environment that a fight is. But maybe I'm missing something?
I actually found it over whelming trying to figure out a game plan. I sort of worked through scenarios in my head and very quickly realised there are an infinite number of outcomes to any match. I may be wrong but I reckon it just needs to be a rough guideline so you don't go in guns blazing and just freak out.
That might be it, yeah. Like the saying goes: "the plan is nothing but planning is everything". Good to know at least transition from each position to "the next", and some submissions in-between, so you know what to do when you're put in whatever position.
By the time of competition my plan is primed and ready from drilling. In regards to should you have a game plan. While your plan won't always hold up. How's the quote go? "No plan survives first contact with the enemy." You still want a plan when you start the match. You'll probably have to adjust. But having a starting point will help you get going with a bunch of hiccups because you're trying to figure out what you're gonna do. That said, sometimes you'll compete and you'll do exactly as you planned to do. This has happened for me more than once. Also your game plan doesn't change wildly from match to match. It will stick with you because it's your A game. You can't alter your best stuff over night.
Thanks! I'll try it out for my next comp in two weeks. Definitely got my favorite moves and positions already, so I guess I'll just think those through and make sure I have something for everything. Cheers!
If you would like to draw a diagram yourself, use grapplersgameplan.com. I like visualization to identify gaps and write down details of every position.
Your handwriting is infinitely better than mine
Honestly guys just keep competing regardless of win or lose you'll learn something every time and it'll make you a seasoned veteran in terms of competition
Man, I really admire your work. Thanks
from Brazil!
Thank you!
Hi Brazil
Competing in my first competition in August! Coach told me to build a game plan so here I am, Appreciate all the information. I know this is an older video now but the information's still golden! Thank you for all you do for the BJJ Community.
I've got a competition in January and your videos have helped so much, thanks Chewi.
Seb Bosman result?
Lukez0409 loss due to ref decision
I have been following you for years. Last year, I finally joined Jujitsu gym. now after a year of training. I will try my first competition, No gi (Adcc). wish me luck🙏🏅
dude your handwriting is fine. its on a board so you get a pass
Thanks for the pass haha.
@@Chewjitsu I got a question about the armbar,when you finish the armbar do you place their arm on your groin?
Daniyal Ahmed how else would you do it?
@@Muppen01 you do it on the side of your hip so you dont destroy your stuff
Awesome video as always, Chew! I'm going to compete next Sunday and I've only been doing Jiu Jitsu for about 3 months. I believe I'm a decent guard passer for a white belt, and I'm working on my sweeps, but I never know what to do when I'm in half guard or when someone has me on side control! I've been watching your videos for a while now and they helped me a lot, giving me confidence and motivation, just wanted to thank you for that brother 👍
You still train?
Thats what I wanted to know. 6 years later, how you doing?
You still train!??
Competing in the Irish opens in two weeks, This video was very helpful because I wasn't using any game plan I was thinking about just reacting to what happens but now I'm going to work on a gameplan that brings out my strengths with my coach. Thank Chew!
Good luck brother!
I've got my first competition bas a white belt next Sunday. I've been a bit overwhelmed about trying to out together a game plan but this is really helpful. I'm going to keep it simple and straight forward and hopefully learn as much as possible from the comp! thanks, really enjoy your videos.
Hope it went well!
Chewjitsu it went well thanks so much for asking. I won my first two fights by points and lost the second two by points. I'm really happy even though I didn't get on the podium. Like I said, it was my first BJJ competition and also my first time ever competing in any sport. looking forward to my next one!!
My first competition will be this Saturday, this video was extremely helpful...
Very helpful! Thanks, Chew. I heard your interview in Grappling Central Podcast, you are a Legend mate.
Fernando Granata thanks brother!
Great video.
I have been planning to really put my game together over the next six months, but wasnt sure how to go about it. This is a simple but fantastic way to do it. looking forward to choosing moves for each position now.
Thank you!
Thanks Chewy! I haven't don't a tournament in about 6 years. This certainly helps me break it down into a more simplified and focused approach. I've got just over 2 months until my competition, so plenty of time to formulate a plan and practice.
Thanks brother! Got the pdf! I’ll compete for the first time in July. Thirty nine year old 3 stripe white belt.
I remember the first time I seen this vid I only had a few of these things covered n that was my 2nd competition the more I kept competing I watched this vid again n I got a few more things I can do but not everything now that I'm bout to do Pan ams I have at least more then 3 techniques for every position
This is another way that ik I have progressed. Thanks chewy you the real MVP
Phenomenal wish I had thought about that before my first couple of competitions
This is great! I'll be entering my first comp as a white belt and your video gave me great insight into what my approach should be! Thank you for this!
Extremely helpful 5 years later as I'm prepping for my first comp. as a white belt. Thank you!
Got my first comp tomorrow, should be sweet.
@@ipleadguilty4918 How'd it go?
@@melanievoltz9844 Went up against a friend who caught me with a triangle that he turned into an armbar. Was a good experience though for sure, keen as to have another go.
@@ipleadguilty4918 Glad you enjoyed the experience regardless! I'm envious. Two weeks before my competition, I got a bad rib injury while training and had to drop out. Still off the mats for at least another two weeks, but trying to take this as a lesson in patience lol
that is fantastic handwriting chewy.
Thank you! This is very helpful for me to think about as I prepare for my first competition as a new white belt.
The other aspect that I am thinking about is energy management. When I roll with other white belts they tend to gas out quicker so I hope to take advantage of that if I don't execute on a submission attempt early in the match.
Very informative and helpful. Thank you.
Always solid advice. Thanks for the venerable contributions to us all grasping for knowledge, sponging what we can through our jiu jitsu journeys!
This guy is a legend. Thanks bro
So it's helpful with the order shown. but if we could see it in practice by example. Both by step and maybe at full speed.
Thanks
Very helpful, thanks Chewy!
Have my first competition July 28. I’ve been doing bjj on and off for a little over 2 years. I really hope to do well but sometimes when I spar I just feel like I’m floundering around. Idk if that’s just bc I’m terrible at bjj or because I’m a smaller-built female trying to spar with bigger dudes. I’m doing gi and no gi in hopes of winning at least 1 match. Any advice?
This is HUGE. Thank you Chewy! Will buy some shirts to support your efforts, most obliged sir.
As a white belt, I really appreciate that you raised the point about being crushed in the bottom of half guard. It happens to me a lot.
Thank you!
Awesome video helped a lot.
First competition this saturday..yikes. Thanks for the tips!
paul Good luck!
thank you!
How did it go?
how did it go?
@@user-zt4lc8ep9s got 2nd out of 9 competitors, damn what a throwback lol
Thank you for the tips ! I sort of had a plan like this when I did my first comp in 2019. But I didn't listen to my coach and wrestled too much in the gold medal match and got clobbered by a very technical side control opponent. But ,lesson learned, hoping to compete again, 2020 ? 2021 ? Be safe .
When he said my first name at the end, I pooped myself
It is.
Good video, thanks pal
Nice work Nick !
Thanks Barny
just got back from competition :D
How'd it go?
pretty cool actually, I got new things to learn. it was fun, even tho I've lost bronze I counted on.
Rhowski awesome man, thanks for sharing your story, wish more would do the same
Hi Chewy; another great video - thanks! Can you reshare the pdf; I can't download from the links.
it should send to you once you join the Chew Crew email list.
Nice one mate 👍
It's pretty legible thanks!
I am going to a Grappling industries event to watch. I plan to see how the competitors do off what you have presented to see how they do it. So do you think that there is an average that it should cost for classes where it shouldn't cost any less than (best idea) or any more than (best Idea).
Really liked this video!
Great video!
Great video, as always! Appreciate it!
awesome! Can you suggest a basic guard pull/technique for a beginner to start with? and can you suggest one from combat base? (sorry ;) )
Hey! I am going to my very first competition in two weeks. What would you suggest eating the day before the competition and on the day of the competition? What would you suggest doing while waiting for your match? What would you recommend to do to calm you down? Thanks a lot, Bernie
what sort of techniques would you recommend for being in that 'getting smashed in bottom half'? While myself I'm quite lanky I always seem to draw those shorter, sronger MMA/wrestler guys in competetion who get the takedown and just all out pressure, their breath sounds like a raging bull in my ear and I'm not in any real danger just, stuck. I manage to always get back a solid half guard/lockdown position pretty quickly which they are more than happy to just hang out in and apply pressure but it's moving on from there. Any pointers? Currently working more from that lockdown with shifting weight and getting to deep half.
Thanks
Got a question:
Been purple for a year or so and competed at least once a year since into bjj. At every competition my 1st fight was crap…how can I be „awake“ or in competition mode already at the 1st fight?
Your t shirt is awesome we're I can get one of them I am from the U.K. And have a competition this is my second one been doing bjj for 7 months now and it's amazing your work and video are great 👍
Game plan A: ankle picks/sweep singles & throws
Game plan B: Jada Smith, gimme them ankles
thank chew for the tips answers all my questions that's part of my goal list... Subscribe for life
Great vid
Thanks Levi.
Thanks for this information 👍🤘
Your handwriting is better than mine
I(white belt) have a competition tomorrow I'll let you guys know what happens. I had one last week but I wasn't happy with my performance. I won both fights but you know.. could have done better in terms of techniques and etc. tomorrow will be a big tournament for me. Oss...
man i just had a comp yesterday why didnt you release it a day earlier lol just kidding. awesome stuff
Haha sorry about that Dwight.
Chewjitsu Hey chewie whats the diffrence between takedown and sweep?
A takedown is when both competitors are standing and one either throws or trips the other one, a sweep is when a competitor on the ground (usually on their back or sitting) trips the other competitor which is standing (or on their knees)
So as a one stripe white belt going in my first competition, how would you approach if I do have a basic one/two move plan from each of those sections, I get into competition and neither works? When I roll and none of my stuff works, it gets very frustrating to have two moves and not being able to pull either. Any advice? Great videos by the way!
The game plan is just a basic road map to get to the final destination. It doesn't mean you might run into road closures that necessitate a change of plans.
You have to have plan, but you always have to plan on adjusting to the variables that will inevitably come about.
thanks bro
Dude his handwriting is not that bad at all
post part 2
any tipps for nausea in competition (before fight cause of stress or what ever and after or in fight cause this get mixed with exhaust ) ?
uipize gum helps me to calm down.
Bro, if that handwriting on the board is yours, its WAY better than mine. Mine legit looks like wingdings font
any recommended grappling dummy drills or exercises?
Check my solo drills on a heavy bag. :)
But given that every opponent is different, you want to tailor your game plan to your opponents weaknesses. Do you see a problem with this game plan being a bit too "one size fits all"?
In fact this doesn't strike me as much of a game plan, it's more like "how does the ideal match go?" Yeah sure, take down, position, submit.
But what is my opponent going to let me do because he's too incompetent to realise what's coming for him? Or because I've hidden it so well.
Though I appreciate how this system makes you think of fewer techniques, and thus lets you focus more on doing a small amount well, rather than a lot poorly.
Hey Chewjitsu. I started jiu-jitsu a month ago and I'm thinking about competing in January (Would be 3 months at that time). some people tell me to go for it and others that's too soon. what do you think?
100% go for it, you might not tap everyone out but you'll definitely learn what some of your weaknesses are and that on its own is a win.
Thanks for the advice Yousif. We win or we learn.
Never too soon to compete as long as you treat it as a learning experience. Don't hurt yourself. know when to tap (and when not to!). Talk to other people, watch them, and ask questions. And don't be afraid to win. =)
Thanks James. I really appreciate it.
If you've been training and rolling. Do it! Walk in with no expectation and have a blast. You'll learn so much. It will change you.
Love ❤️ ya Brotha please more
Nice
From guard the shoulder crunch sumi gaeshi
Or double butters
Your handwriting isn’t bad it’s just not good either😂 definitely better then mine
Nice Video and concept. Maybe you could do something like this for more advanced grapplers, e.g. plans long limbed guys, slow but strong guys etc.
PS: My brain always interprets the logo on the shirt as "Chew Titsu" which sounds like a Star Wars Strip Club in Japan.
I've done some coaching over Skype for that stuff before. It's a person to person thing though for sure.
I wouldn't go to a Chew Titsu strip club lo.
And I’m bakinggg in the sun! 🎶
My son is 5 and being doing BJJ we are from the UK I would like to train with him at home. What videos should I start with on your channel?
His being doing it for a few months
What would i do for all that money?
Be on the bottom in side control.
I'll take my reward in $20s
Got my elbow completely ripped apart at a comp. Off work for 3 months +. FUCK going to comps if you have a family to support.
+2 points for controlling the white board
woah your printing is so similar to mine, maybe slightly better haha
good vid btw. got some gold in there.
Do people actually use game plans? Even at higher levels? Granted I've only ever been competing once (next one's up in two weeks) but it just seems like it'd do more harm than good, trying to follow a set path like this in the highly dynamic environment that a fight is. But maybe I'm missing something?
I actually found it over whelming trying to figure out a game plan. I sort of worked through scenarios in my head and very quickly realised there are an infinite number of outcomes to any match. I may be wrong but I reckon it just needs to be a rough guideline so you don't go in guns blazing and just freak out.
That might be it, yeah. Like the saying goes: "the plan is nothing but planning is everything". Good to know at least transition from each position to "the next", and some submissions in-between, so you know what to do when you're put in whatever position.
By the time of competition my plan is primed and ready from drilling. In regards to should you have a game plan. While your plan won't always hold up. How's the quote go? "No plan survives first contact with the enemy."
You still want a plan when you start the match. You'll probably have to adjust. But having a starting point will help you get going with a bunch of hiccups because you're trying to figure out what you're gonna do.
That said, sometimes you'll compete and you'll do exactly as you planned to do. This has happened for me more than once.
Also your game plan doesn't change wildly from match to match. It will stick with you because it's your A game. You can't alter your best stuff over night.
Exactly. As I said in the ebook resource. It's not
Your whole game. Just a fraction to give you a begining point.
Thanks! I'll try it out for my next comp in two weeks. Definitely got my favorite moves and positions already, so I guess I'll just think those through and make sure I have something for everything. Cheers!
hand writing isn't even bad
Shouldn't all the arrows in the flowchart point to: Have a beard?
If you would like to draw a diagram yourself, use grapplersgameplan.com. I like visualization to identify gaps and write down details of every position.
I'm just an ordinary guy
Maybe he lost his pen licence and never got it back 🥲
*Cough*Dyslexia*cough*
lol yeah that does look like 3rd grade handwriting