Blog 17: Fourth Interview

1. When preparing for the Pan Americans, how might a student best prepare?

2. What techniques as a blue belt should the student already know? 

3. What techniques as a blue belt should he learn in order to have better competition sparring?

4. How much control should a blue belt have of his body if he's been training for 8 years?

5. What submissions should I already know?

6. How many times should I be drilling these movements before I get them perfect?

7. What moves should I learn for tournament sparring if I want to keep up with all the fancyness of other competitors?

8. How much should I be training for this tournament? How many times a week?

9. What should I be doing to mentally prepare myself for the tournament?

10. How do I mentally prepare myself for being in a bad position? 

11. When going for a submission, does the blue belt go for it right away or do I go to control first? 

12. Is control more important than goes for the submission? Why or why not?

13. How long should I hold the position before going for the submission? 

14. Should I stay basic with my submissions or should I go for more advanced moves that they don't see coming? 

15. Are advanced movements more dangerous than your basic Jiu Jitsu submission moves or movement?

16. Why when in a tournament, are more advanced moves more dangerous? 

17. Do your health choices make a difference in your performance as in how fast you move or think?

18. What should you eat the day before the tournament?

19. What should you have to eat in the morning of your tournament? why?

20. How many times a week should you be training for, before you compete on the day of your tournament?