I have such big respect towards everyone living life of busy person with job & family life but still not giving up on their passions. You're completely right that there are levels to this and there's a point where the Weekend Warrior just cannot keep up.
But as you said - weekend warrior is not doing it for championships right? He's doing it to test and learn about himself. That's why he's doing it and what makes him happy. And if you look on the picture of yourself in the post, I think you're exactly that - you're happy there. Soo fuck championships and belts and continue doing what you love because of its true deeper meaning/purpose...Belts are just a creation of the modern society...
Regarding that round, I think it could have gone either way really.
Thank you so much for that, you really get what I was putting putting down. I do love this and will continue to compete, however I will only pursue BJJ because with 2 wins by Sub and only loss a decision title fight, the only matches that will stick will be tough and require a training camp that I no longer have the time to put in. With BJJ I can train at my leisure and stay competitive in the Masters Purple Belt or Nogi expert division. As for your thoughts on the round I agree. If you look on YouTube you can find the first and second. I won first, he won second. I made a mistake in the first round when I had him snap down I should have taken my time before speaking to his back and the flight might have gone very differently. Oh well to the next competition.