Subfighter recently had a women’s only tournament at their gym in Laguna Hills. Their women’s classic has a special place in my heart, as it was the first tournament I ever competed in! I believe it was at the end of February last year, and I had only been training for 8 weeks! Anthony suggested that I do it so I could get the competition experience right away. My first match I won by points with a takedown, second match I got arm bar’d, and third match I got triangled!! It was quite a day, considering I had so little experience. But it definitely pushed me to work harder in practice so that I could be better in the next competition!
Below are the photos from this past weekend 🙂 I won first match by arm bar, second match by points, and third match was a friendly roll with my teammate. I placed first!!
Amanda R. Brown Tortorici, PhD, MS, RD, CSCS 