{"id":19273,"date":"2023-05-21T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=19273"},"modified":"2023-05-24T18:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T23:20:00","slug":"first-bjj-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/first-bjj-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Prepare For Your First BJJ Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a highly competitive sport, and tournaments play a significant role in its popularity. Even white belts and beginners have frequent opportunities to compete against people of similar skills, so every practitioner has thoughts of entering a competition. But should you do it, and when?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can participate in your first BJJ tournament as early as 3\u20134 months into training, but there is no set time you should start competing. Once you are committed to a tournament, you should train hard, know the rules, make weight, and do your best to follow a game plan. Most of all, you should enjoy the experience. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tournaments can be a daunting but a rewarding experience. The matches themselves are hard enough, so it’s best to have all the preparation on point and not let minor details or missing information ruin your first BJJ tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen Should You Do Your First BJJ Tournament<\/h2>\n\n\n\n