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reference: arrow choke
the next stop was a little better. i got matched versus and ex team member and the fight didnt go that well. I ended up losing 11-0 after falling for an ankle pic and the getting my guard passed, knee on belly and getting mounted. It was awful but hey!... at least i didnt tap.
Finally, today was the last tournament of the year and i can say that i won a match. The goal that i had come up with was acomplished and it felt good, not as much i had think but good. After that i realise that i wanted to win all... one victory wasnt enough now. btw, i won the match 2-0. i got the points when my oponent tried to pull guard, i ended in his half guard and tried to pass and came really close to do it but somehow he recovered and i got stuck in his close guard. The time went on and i couldnt pass him and also i didnt want to risk a sweep so i defended the position for like 1:30 min. From time to time i tried to open his guard but he was really active and it was too dangerous.
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reference: passing half guard
The second match.... that second match guys... i could have won it. I lost 2-0 after being "ahead" for like 4 minutes. My oponent tried to do a throw and i defended and went to his back. I kept control in that position moving around no letting him recover. I got one hook in but he defended the second hook with his life... i was soooo close a couple of time but i couldnt complete the position.
After that and with like to minutes in the clock my oponent manage to get up and throw me, i pulled guard buy couldnt do anything to get the points i needed to win. The funny thing is that i wasnt mad... i was laughing with my oponent after the nice throw he did.
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reference: back mount... you need both of your feet "in" like in the picture to get the points
well... progress is progress, maybe next year i can get in the podium or even better, defeat one of the top guys.
Just stay patient and persistent , your time will come!
