Gracie Barra in-house to celebrate the re-opening of their Bellevue chapter was this last weekend. To kick it off, they had an awesome in-house tournament. System was 5 minute matches, 1 point to each competitor in case of a draw, 3 to the winner in case of a submission. I ended up in a 7 man bracket, leaving me with a possible 18 points to earn.
I ended up with 16.
I steamrolled through the white belt division, after a slow-start which ended in a draw I hit the collar choke, D'Arce choke x2, collar choke, straight ankle lock. I tore through my division with ability and confidence, and am proud as hell of my performance. There is a special joy that comes from making people tap out or pass out, and I got to experience it 5 times this weekend. This resulted in me winning my bracket, making friends, and being congratulated by the owner of the academy.
Long story short: I always have a path to the back, and if I am on your back,it may be in your best interest to save us both the trouble and start tapping now. I actually felt bad for how hard I strangled a few guys this weekend, because A) They were all legitimately awesome people and B) it was malice that entered the picture, at times. If you had put me in a bad spot, I had been upset about it, and I wanted you to feel fear over the idea that I wouldn't quit choking just because you tapped.
...the malice part will need some working at.
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