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3 month(s) ago • 114 views • 4 replies

Levi
Levi
Blue beltPending14 forum posts820/200
3 month(s) ago
I'm am 15 years old and I competed in the adult division for the first time last Saturday and won!! I just want to ask as a young athlete what is the best way to get my name out there??
Joe Cavett
Joe Cavett
Purple beltVerified433 forum posts4005/400
3 month(s) ago
Keep winning. Participate in promotions like Fight 2 Win. Put some effort into your brand on social media. Make yourself memorable to those that you encounter on the journey. For example, if a kid asks you a question or for an autograph don't just answer or sign and move on. Make them feel like they are as important to you as you are to them. If you're at a tournament and see someone without a coach in their corner, offer to coach for them. Promoters typically either see these things or hear about them and they want those kinds of people in their show.
Matt Guyer
Matt Guyer
Purple beltVerified1133 forum posts23230/400
1 month(s) ago
Maybe find someone in your area that has an interest in photography/videography and see if they will document your training and competitions so you can grow an Instagram/Tiktok/Youtube.
William Murphy
William Murphy
Black belt 5th degreeVerified2143 forum posts25730/1000
1 month(s) ago
I would not be in such a rush.

I am of a different generation, but I prize my privacy, and my quasi-anonymity.

By the by, it is pretty easy to take a 24 years old male who is technically sound, well motivated, and relatively free from injury and put them on world championship podiums.

But, many athletes who are over trained and over competed at young ages become collections of very bad injuries, that often prevent them from doing or enjoying daily life activities, and often cause them to not reach their full competitive potential rather than the reverse.

Many of the athletes who were over trained and over competed as juveniles end up with substance abuse issues as well, for whatever reason.

So, when a 15 year old competes in an adult division, I don't see that as an impressive 15 year old, I am blinded by what led the adults to put a 15 year old to compete with adults in a sport where people will injure their opponent, sometimes permanently, for the most idle of reasons, and even no cash prizes.

Good luck with your Jiu-Jitsu training, and I hope you have great success in your other life endeavors beyond recreational sports.
Justin Ungar
Justin Ungar
Black beltVerified268 forum posts4385/1000
1 month(s) ago
If you place your focus on winning and "getting your name out there" rather than improving and just constantly getting a little bit better you may run the risk of burning out too quickly.

In my opinion, which certainly isn't the only opinion and you definitely don't have to take it, just stay your course man.
Just keep getting a little bit better every day. every class. Every competition. Every seminar.

Don't close your circle. Learn from everyone around you. Stay a student as long as you can.

Despite what some people believe, you cant buy talent, but you can foster it. Like watering a plant.

Strong trees don't grow overnight.

Best of luck on your journey young brother.

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