KF,
Since this thread is about you, even though it's old, congrats on 1st / 2nd in the North American BJJ tournament:
http://www.nabjjf.com/2006NorthAmericanresults.pdf
Maybe there aren't that many old, featherweight, black belt BJJ practitioners who compete, but props for that and fighting out of your weight class at a high level competition.
So I guess the word to the wise here is:
"Don't chi-sau with Knifefighter in a gi"