By no means is competition required, but it is highly encouraged. Competition will force you confront your own shortcomings while showing you what your strengths are. As Bill Cooper famously stated, "One competition is worth a month of classes". We have a few students that will be competing at the upcoming Grappling Industries tournament on April 1 so if you are intereted please sign up and let us know. The result doesn't matter so much as the experience you gain from it, and that experience is priceless! If you were to take the same athlete and keep everything the same except one competed, you'll see that the competition group improves exponentially faster.
