assignment 11

this past saturday, i went to my gym for the first time in a few weeks.  everyone seemed was very excited to see me and wondered where i've been.  i told them how it was hard to come train everyday with all of the work given at school.  so after training, i pulled coach aside and had a talk with him.  i was telling him how i only have a few more weeks left in school and then ill be back almost everyday to continue training.  i also asked him if he though i would be ready to have either an ametuer or pro fight by the end of this summer.  when i asked, it seemed like his face lit up and he was silent.  i didnt know what he was thinking so i was confused and silent.  then he told me that we would take one quick detour before i have a fight.  he would sign me up for a grappling tournament which is a jui-jitsu tournament.  jui-jitsu is a fighting style that we use in mixed martial arts (mma) and is a neccessity to be a successful fighter.  he said the purpose of me entering this tournament is to see how i react to sparring with other fighters that i dont know.  when you train with the same people, you tend to learn their style and can almost predict what theyre going to do next.  so first i need to get my weight back down to 175 lbs. and start running more to get my cardio back up.  the tournament is sometime in june so i have plenty of time to prepare.  if i do well enough...pro fight here i come!!!