No One In Your Division? Do This

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You signed up for a tournament and nobody else is in your division. Bernardo Faria gets this question from his students all the time, so here is what he tells them.

At small tournaments, especially in the masters divisions, it happens a lot. You have three options that make sense. Go up one weight class: a heavyweight can do super heavy, a lightweight can do middle, and the difference is real but not huge. Go down one age division: if you are masters 4, do masters 3. Or do only the open class, as long as you are not too light. If you are a rooster, light feather or feather, Bernardo would rather see you fight someone a little younger at your weight than a 250 pound guy your age. From middleweight up, the open class is fine, and two or three matches in a small tournament is enough.

The one thing he would not do is go to the adult division. If you train two, three or four times a week as a hobby, there is a big chance you will face a 19 year old who trains three times a day, does not work, assists at his school and dreams of being a black belt world champion. That is not a fair fight, and the chance of getting injured is high. The only exception he can see is a brown belt around 31 who trains twice a day and teaches jiu-jitsu for a living.

One more tip: people sign up at the last minute. If your bracket looks empty a month out, check again one or two weeks before the event. Very often one, two, three or four names show up. Do not skip the tournament. There is still a chance to compete against someone your level, your age and your weight.

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KEY CONCEPTS IN THIS VIDEO:

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Nobody In My Division, What Should I Do?
0:25 Why This Happens At Small Tournaments
0:35 Option 1: Go Up One Weight Class
0:51 Option 2: Go Down One Age Division
1:02 Option 3: The Open Class
1:12 Too Light For The Open Class? Go Down One Age
1:35 The One Thing You Should Not Do
1:46 Hobbyist vs The Kid Who Trains Three Times A Day
2:22 Not A Fair Fight, And You Can Get Hurt
2:48 Recap: Your Three Options
3:23 The Only Exception For The Adult Division
3:47 Who You Will Face In The Adult Division
4:12 What I Tell My Students
4:26 Check Your Bracket One Or Two Weeks Before
4:49 Do Not Skip The Tournament
5:12 Jiu-Jitsu For Old Guys
5:26 Fast Track BJJ

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Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001. After receiving the Black Belt from his first instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, He moved to Sao Paulo to join BJJ legend Fabio Gurgel and his Alliance team. After many years of training and winning many major titles, Bernardo moved to NYC in 2013 to train and teach at Marcelo Garcia Academy. In 2015 Bernardo achieved his dream of winning the IBJJF World Championship Open class title and his division, doing the double Gold and becoming the 1st in the IBJJF Ranking and also chosen as the best athlete of 2015.

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