I've been having a lot of fun with it, but I know it makes my mother worry :-(
So when I learned that the 2012 BJJ China Open was to be held in Shanghai on May 19, of course I signed up!
I competed in the blue belt 65kg division. Three matches and done: winner! I won each match by submission (my opponent's gave up) rather than points.
I also competed in the blue belt open weight category, in which I won two matches. The first was by a technicality because my opponent did an illegal technique. The referee disqualified him, but I didn't want to win that way. So I teamed up with my opponent and we both argued with the ref to let the match continue for the remaining minute to determine the winner. But the ref did not capitulate.
I won the next match by a submission, but I lost my next match by points to a man who outweighed me by maybe 15kg. I hate losing by points, but I wasn't able to submit him.
I was really proud of the Frontier Asia BJJ team. Some were competing for the first time, like Sarah, who fought admirably! Overall, we won the team prize for the most individual first-place finishes and medals. Fred has done a great job training us and helping to develop these champions!
The majority of competitors were Chinese people, which is great to see as this sport is still growing in the country. And with such a large population, there is huge potential for the sport to do big things here! I know Frontier Asia BJJ will be at the forefront of any such movement!
Also gotta give respect and thanks to Michael Sullivan and the coaches at FusBoxe where I received the bulk of my training. http://www.fusboxe.com/
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