After a lot of soreness and teaching and back in track, I get some time to write about the Worlds.
First off, thank you for all the support from my fans, It is great how much all of you remain on my side.
In this case, sometimes for me (that is not used to lose), is hard to take something good. But after all, I really enjoyed compete at the worlds and was an outstanding experience for me…… For the first time I walked out without a gold medal, but in the end I felt like a champion. After 2 years coming back and taking 2 medals is awesome, “but my gold… It’s all the love and support I felt in all my 8 fights” . Now I will really feel what is to be respected in the whole term of the word, because when you win is easy, but when you lose…. everyone go away, And in the end… You all stayed, and I felt great, even on defeat.
There are no excuses for the loss, and Im fine with it… but not happy, I will train harder and harder everyday and will be back.. with same attitude and love on the heart.
8 fights, 3 subs and great opponents. I m so stoked.
And now about the tournament, Unfortunately we didn’t see too much Jiu-Jitsu… the real one… BJJ rules are messing up what jiu-jitsu really is. People are fighting for the advantage, for the point and for the win…. but… what about attacking the arm, triangles, chokes, collar chokes…. now jiu-jitsu/BJJ is all about the sweeps, about holding the legs and stalling….. nobody attacks anymore. Please people, lets fight, lets see the truth… I miss times when we saw closed guard and a blitz. Now Jiu-Jitsu is reduce to halfs, fiftys fiftys, 1/4 guards, Oh my God , this is terrible, they are ruining the ART and the Sport is boring…. Where are the Takedowns?… no no… flying half guards and siting on the butt. Where are the hands in the collar, x chokes , triangles?… no no… only holding half, 50/50s, sleeves.
You that is reading, Im not against the new stuff, they are great, and I love it… but Jiu-Jitsu, the real one is about Submission, takedowns , Dominance…not points. People hold halfs, 50/50s, sleeves for 5 minutes, That is TERRIBLE!!!!!
2 things…. or the rules change , or WE CHANGE… so lets sart with US. Lets take people down, lets go for submission, that is the evolution.
Jiu-Jitsu must remain real, must remain with the roots, Jiu-Jitsu is life.
Taking all the drama out… My props for Roger, he really proved MY Point what Jiu-Jitsu is… simple, efficient… beautiful… I wish I had fought him, next time…. and for now he is the man, and real Jiu-Jitsu is in great hands.
Thank you all
Love you always
Xande
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Xande, Thanks for being such a class act! At the worlds I saw a lot of bad sportsmanship and bad attitudes. In my opinion you and Saulo are what jujitsu should be all about. Honor and integrity. It was an honor to get to see you fight in person. No matter the outcome of that last match your still the man, and always a winner in my book. Points can be argued, but no one can argue about your heart. You have the heart of a champion. We all know you’ll be back next year!
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i 100% agree with Xande, all the lighterweight fights were extremely boring, i was excited to watch rafa vs cobrinha but it was 50/50 the whole time and failed toe holds, plus in the gi you cant heel hook which is the 50/50s greatest weapon so it is pointless in a gi but to stall and maybe get a sweep
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