{"id":4592,"date":"2019-10-23T19:46:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T19:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbsainteanne.ca\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:32:56","slug":"bjj-student-question-should-i-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbsainteanne.ca\/en\/bjj-student-question-should-i-compete\/","title":{"rendered":"BJJ Student Question: \u201cShould I Compete?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The majority of a Jiu-Jitsu school\u2019s students choose to not compete. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. There are many reasons why people decide to train Jiu-Jitsu and entering a Jiu-Jitsu tournament is but one. Many students love Jiu-Jitsu for the self-defense aspect, the physical fitness, the challenge of learning a new skill and many other valid reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But competition is great for athletics in general, and this is also very true for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are undecided and considering if you might want to try a BJJ competition, here are some reasons you might want to set a goal to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 Push to a higher level.<\/strong> There are few things that will light a fire of motivation under you like the commitment to compete in an upcoming tournament! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 \u2013 For the lessons from the competition. <\/strong>Numerous high level GB competitors have talked about the impact of the lessons learned from their competition matches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 \u2013 Functioning under pressure. <\/strong>Most competitors will tell you that the intensity level of a tournament match is something completely different from the friendly rolls that you have in class with your best training partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, it\u2019s up to you. If you decide to take on the challenge of competing, you will no doubt emerged having learned a lot about your Jiu-Jitsu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: G<\/a>raciebarra.com: 3 Reasons You Should Compete <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The majority of a Jiu-Jitsu school\u2019s students choose to not compete. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. There are many reasons why people decide to train Jiu-Jitsu and entering a Jiu-Jitsu tournament is but one. 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