2024 Nagase Cup Veterans 35-40 YRS 100+ Match 1

As I get older, my competition will just continue to get younger and I'm going to have to adjust and get better. As you can see, David is quite large. He's easily 4 inches taller than me, and probably 50-70 lbs heavier. Watching this today, it's not as bad as I thought originally. I'll fight a lot of people who are a lot bigger than me. I need to just stay in good position, and the focus REALLY has to be on getting them in motion for my attacks to work.
THINGS I DID WELL:
I did a decent job of coming out, getting my grips and for the most part, controlling the movement. Evidenced by the fact that he got a shido for backing off the mat
Even though I'd miss my attacks, and that would put me into ne waza, I defended well and got brought back up to my feet.
I lost this match off of my own attack. Went for what looks like some form of uchi mata, and wasn't able to move him off balance. He planted his foot and drove me back to my back for ippon.
THINGS I NEED TO IMPROVE:
As I watch this, I'm just looking down at his feet. I need to quit that. The feet are where they are, and they'll be there if I'm looking down at them or not.
Whenever I "bang feet" my hips go back, so even if a foot moved, or I wanted to attack, I'm out of position. Also, I'm way overextending my attack which leaves me with my left foot way past my right or vice versa.
Koshi garuma wasn't there, but I was determined to find it anyway.
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