Six Minutes In Paradise

Six minutes....six minutes is all that i get. Once I step out onto the mat, nothing else matters. That right there, is six minutes in paradise. All of the training, drilling, strength and conditioning, and long hours that I have spent at the gym on a daily basis are over. There is nothing else left that I can do to prepare myself. Yet, I feel as prepared as I ever have for a competition. 

The Worlds Championships in Long Beach, California is one of the biggest tournaments in the jiu jitsu community and is spread out over a four day period in order to fit in all of the divisions. Just competing alone is a great experience, but to see all the other talented athletes going at it for the title of becoming a World Champion is incredible to watch.

Here is the schedule for the week(California Time):
THURSDAY MAY 30

9:00 AM	Blue Adult Male - Rooster and Light Feather
10:20 AM	Blue Adult Male - Feather
11:40 AM	Blue Adult Male - Light
	White Adult Male - Rooster
	White Adult Female - Light Feather and Feather
1:15 PM	Blue Adult Male - Middle
	White Adult Male - Light Feather
2:45 PM	Blue Adult Male - Medium Heavy
	White Adult Male - Feather
4:00 PM	Blue Adult Male - Heavy and Super Heavy
	White Adult Male - Light and Middle
5:20 PM	Blue Adult Male - Ultra Heavy
	White Adult Male - Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	White Adult Female - Light to Heavy
6:40 PM	White Master
	White Senior

FRIDAY MAY 31

9:00 AM	Purple Adult Male - Rooster and Light Feather
	Blue Adult Female - Light Feather
	Purple Adult Female - Light Feather
10:30 AM	Blue Adult Female - Feather and Light
	Purple Adult Female - Feather and Light
11:45 AM	Purple Adult Male - Feather
	Blue Adult Female - Middle to Heavy
	Purple Adult Female - Middle
1:15 PM	Purple Adult Male - Light
	Purple Adult Female - Medium Heavy and Heavy
	Brown Adult Male - Rooster and Light Feather
	Black Adult Male and Female - Open Class Registration
3:00 PM	Purple Adult Male - Middle and Medium Heavy
	Black Adult Male and Female - End ofOpen Class Registration
4:45 PM	Purple Adult Male - Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Blue Adult Male - Open Class
6:20 PM	Brown Adult Male - Feather and Light
	Blue Adult Female - Open Class

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

9:00 AM	Brown Adult Male - Middle to Heavy
10:45 AM	Black Adult Male - Open Class
	Black Adult Female - Open Class
	Brown Adult Male - Super Heavy and Ultra Heavy
	Brown Adult Female - Light Feather and Feather
12:30 PM	Brown Adult Female - Light to Heavy
	White Juvenile 1 Male
	White Juvenile 2 Male
	White Juvenile 1 Female
	White Juvenile 2 Female
	Blue Juvenile 1 Male
1:10 PM	Blue Juvenile 2 Male
	Blue Juvenile 1 Female
	Blue Juvenile 2 Female
1:50 PM	Black Adult Male - Rooster and Light Feather
	Black Adult Female - Light Feather to Heavy
2:50 PM	Black Adult Male - Feather and Light
	Purple Adult Male - Open Class
	Purple Adult Female - Open Class
4:45 PM	Black Adult Male - Middle and Medium Heavy
	Brown Adult Male - Open Class
	Brown Adult Female - Open Class
6:45 PM	Black Adult Male - Heavy to Ultra Heavy
	Blue Juvenile 1 Male - Open Class
	Blue Juvenile 2 Male - Open Class
	Blue Juvenile 1 Female - Open Class
	Blue Juvenile 2 Female - Open Class

SUNDAY, JUNE 2

10:00 AM	Black Belt Male - Adult - Rooster and Light Feather - Quarter Finals
10:40 AM	Black Belt Male - Adult - Feather and Light - Quarter Finals
11:30 AM	Black Belt Male - Adult - Rooster and Light Feather - Semi Finals Black Belt Male - Adult - Feather and Light - Semi Finals
12:20 PM	Black Belt Male - Adult - Middle and Medium Heavy - Quarter Finals
1:00 PM	Black Belt Male - Adult - Heavy, Super Heavy and Ultra Heavy - Quarter Finals
2:10 PM	Black Belt Male - Adult - Middle, Medium Heavy, Heavy, Super Heavy and Ultra Heavy - Semi Finals
3:00 PM	Black Belt Female - All weight divisions - Finals
4:40 PM	Black Belt Male Finals - All weight divisions and open class Black Belt Female - Open class final

Good Luck to everybody competing throughout the week. It's time to make my way back to California for the third time this year. I will be competing at 10:30 am on Friday in the adult women blue belt featherweight division. Keep an eye out for me! Ouss! 
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--Morgan Beverly