Tyler's First Brazillian Jiu Jitsu Tournament

After eight weeks, Tyler finally got his cast off.  He went through a long arm cast, two small casts, and a waterproof removable cast.  As a result of being in a cast, he had to be out of jiu jitsu for that duration which was a shame because right when he had to leave, he was about to test for a yellow belt :(  But, he will get there soon!

Josh mentioned that the academy was doing a fundraiser tournament yesterday and wanted to sign Tyler up.  Me, being the typical mother, didn't see the reason considering he'd been out for eight weeks and only had one lesson before competing.  But it was an internal tournament and was low key.  So, after a private lesson to catch up, we decided it would be a good experience for Tyler.  He was so excited about starting back and doing the tournament!

They broke the team members up by weight and age the best they could.  Tyler was in a team of three kids with whom he competed against.  The winner of the first two would compete against Tyler.  That first match, he tapped out and lost.  I think he was confused and thought it was practice!  So, we explained that he had to try harder, so the next time he competed against another person and won!  The third and final match was against a boy who weighed 85 pounds!!!  My little shrimp weighs 65 pounds!  He put up a great and long fight, but he ultimately lost. 

So, overall he won third...out of three ;)  But we are proud that he won one match!