![The beginning of the match. Vincent and I starting on our knees.](http://inghh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mevincentstart.jpg)
This video is of my 3rd jiu-jitsu competition at CCSF on Friday Aug. 21, 2017. This one we started on our knees as some of the students didn’t have much training with falling.
There were a few divisions based on weight and then one division he called blue belt which is the one that I completed in. There were maybe 5 other people in that division that included white belts like myself with quite a bit of experience, 2 judo brown belts and one jiu-jitsu blue belt.
![Me doing a collar choke on Vincent. I won with a collar choke like this, however I don't think this one was the one. It doesn't look quite deep enough.](http://inghh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mevincentchoke.jpg)
Matches were 3 minutes long. I had one match that finished with a tie and then we went like another 4 minutes until I got a submission.
This took place at CCSF city college in San Francisco.
I won three by submission: collar choke, armbar from guard and kimura. I lost 2 by points. Sensei said I lost my last match because I didn’t attack… I played defense.
![Triangle choke from the side. I let go of his arm you can't see and did a kimura on his arm you can see.](http://inghh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/medylanarmbar.jpg)
When I watched the video I look pretty half there. Friends said I looked pretty gased out.
![Richard taking my back.](http://inghh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/merichardback.jpg)
I wasn’t sure if I was going to compete in this one as sensei asked on wednesday if I would ref. I also tweaked my back and thought it might be wise to rest, but then come Friday sensei said Robert would ref and I should compete.
![Me going for an armbar and Richard defends.](http://inghh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/merichardarmbar.jpg)
So I did.
It seemed long. I did 5 matches and one lasted nearly 7 minutes.
I edited this video to make it short and just focused on some of the techniques being done.
![Getting promoted to blue belt. Sensei, myself and Samir. Both are judo and jiu-jitsu teachers at CCSF.](http://inghh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mesamirsensei.jpg)
At the end of the match sensei promoted me to blue belt.