Frustrated BJJ Student on the Verge of Quitting ( Falling Behind )
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
- Have you ever been frustrated and wanted to quit BJJ? This is a situation a buddy of mine, Mike (who is a coach), is having with one of his students.
In the situation. There are two BJJ white belt students. Both have about the same training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu but yet one of the students seems to be flourishing while the other is having trouble at every turn.
This problem has recently become even more pronounced when one of the Bjj practitioners was bumped up to a higher skill level at a BJJ competition while the other stayed at the beginner level.
The White Belt student who was moved up to the intermediate level won 2nd place while the other lost again.
My buddy Mike who coaches Brazilian Jiujitsu and is a friend of mine. Was asking, "What would you say to a student who is in this spot and is on the verge of quitting?"
So in this video I try to address this sort of issue where someone is thinking about quitting.
Firstly, I would ask someone who is frustrated.
"Did anyone ever tell you Brazilian Jiu-jitsu was easy?"
And along with that, in this video I share some details about how I was in a similar situation, and have been many of times and how I've dealt with it.
Anyways, watch the video! I hope it helps!
-Chewy
-----------------
Free Ebook: www.chewjitsu.net/focused-jiu-...
Grip Fighting Videos: www.chewjitsu.net/products
T shirts: www.chewjitsu.net/shop/
/ chewjitsu
/ chewjitsu
/ chewjitsu
Intro/Outtro Music : www.thesoundproviders.com/#/
If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY. - กีฬา
![[4K] BABYMONSTER(베이비몬스터) “FOREVER” Band LIVE Concert “영원히” 베몬만을 사랑하게 되…💗 [it’s KPOP LIVE 잇츠라이브]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/TQfC0xdpiw4/mqdefault.jpg)
"Why are there so many ambulances?" -guy who trains all the time how to strangle people
Thats what I thought , and oh look an Empty Gym, where are the bodies...
Probably located next to a fire department
Im a blue belt. I had a tournament record of 1win and 2 losses. I got down on myself because i had a losing record. But then a light bulb when off. And i realized that it was better to be 1 and 2, then to be 0 wins and 0 losses. I stopped putting so much into winning and losing and just became glad for the experience.
I've made the same experience with pc games. When I don't go into the action in order not to die, I would still die because players went behind our lines, too, but I make no kills that way. When I go into the action though, yes, I die a whole lot but I also kill a whole lot, resulting in a much better impact on my overall kill/death ratio.
In both cases, you don't have much to lose, but you'll only win by taking that risk.
Push through man. It’s all in ur head
Perspective is powerful stuff man.
WORD
I went a year without getting a tap in class when I started. I walked into a small gym, a busy night would be 10 people. We lived in a small town so that is to be expected. I was not athletic and most of the students had been there for a long time. I was on the verge of quitting because I felt like I was learning nothing. One day some new students walked in and I rolled with two of them. It was then that I realized I had learned much more than I thought. In most cases a more experienced fighter is not going to let you tap them. It can be hard to gauge what you have taken away from hours of sessions at a lower rank and athleticism. I am so glad and lucky those new students walked in when they did. Never give up out of frustration. Just realize you are always learning as long as you put forth the effort. You may not get taps, you may walk out everyday thinking what did I do wrong. As long as you are committed and do your best to stay positive, that question of "What did I do wrong?" is the proof that you are trying your best and one day it will pay off.
What a great comment. Thanks for posting this.
One point to consider as well. Even when you're getting smashed in the school with higher belts, even as a white belt with six months on, you know so much more than the average non trained population.
That’s truly what it’s all about for me. I don’t care if I’m ever “good” at bjj. As long as I can crush people that don’t train. 🤣👍🏻👍🏻
@@pauldigga5419 lol ditto. I'm only 4.5 months in but have so much fun wrestling all my friends at the beach. Makes me feel like a black belt
WORD
Thanks for your honesty, and to an extent, your vulnerability. Role model material mate.
Simon Elof appreciate the kind words brother.
Roll model* (I'll show myself out...)
@@SevenRiderAirForce Literally thought the same thing lol
1:05 "is everyone dying?" 😂😂😂
he's killing me sometimes :-)
They need to do more jiu jitsu lol jk
Well, yeah, everybody dies 🤷🏾♂️
I had to check the date on this
Quitting is underrated.
Not that I would ever quit jiu jitsu myself, but I've quit all sorts of things in my life... some of which I've spent hundreds or even thousands of hours doing.
Jiu jitsu isn't what everyone needs in their life.
I agree. I just believe that succumbing to frustration along is a bad precedent to set.
It's like with everything. Never stop on a bad day. But if it's a good day and you still want to quit then do it.
LemonNation thats how I feel about boxing bro I love boxing I can't quit but I wanna learn ju jitsu
TRAP MONEY BOY CHEEK, *w h y d o n ‘ t y o u j u s t l e a r n b o t h ?*
@@Chewjitsu Well put. I don't believe in quitting anything based on emotion or frustration.
What is fascinating to me is that many people who reach a high level of proficiency in any discipline, not just BJJ, are not necessarily the most gifted or "naturals". Now, I'm not talking about the apex predator, top of the heap people who eventually become pro fighters since you need to be genetically and physically gifted as well as having a passion for it.
But in many areas, a good deal of people who seem to reach an expert level are those that just hung in there. It's not just working through the lows either. These people genuinely love each and every moment of their passions even if they are not the best in the class. They just show up everyday with a smile on their face. Even the most mundane things are fun or rewarding to them. A passionate runner who runs the same field in circles day after day and love it. What makes them tick?
And the opposite is also true. Some of the gifted people drop out because they come flying out of the starting gates, have a fast learning curve, then peak, then get bored or frustrated and quit.
You have to enjoy whatever you are doing in order to keep doing it. The million dollar question is how some people just never get bored doing the same thing?
Learning is the one thing you can never get bored of. If you think you’ve arrived, you stop learning. My 2 cents.
Man... 44 year old white belt 1 stripe 8 months in.. I feel like quitting all the time! What keeps me going is a few things. The community is amazing. And I refuse to be another statistic. Thanks for this video!
I like your mindset.
What helped me is concentrating on self-progress, technical execution and strategy planning. This all takes time and multiple repetitions. As we say "a thousand more times, and you will get it".
Just keep training! I started when I was 44 and trained 4 times a week for ten years. At 54, I received my Black Belt from Ralph Gracie!! Never give up!
The ambulances are rolling up to the parking lot because that "No Liabilities" dude came up and kicked Adam and Chad's ass.
Damn. . . that's harsh. That leaves me by myself to fend him off. 0_0
You should have made up those "No Liabilities" T shirts and sold them while you had the chance. That way you guys could pay your medical bills.
Haha. I laughed out loud to that.
Chewjitsu "No liabilities". 😂😂😂 that was hilarious.
One of my favorite video of yours, so relevant to most things in life. I love hearing about the masters' struggles: everyone is human, everyone doubts everyone is or was tempted to quit, it's very important to show everyone has weaknesses. Keep it up!
Thanks for the positivity man, I have a lot of rough days and I really like to hear you talk. Motivating!
2 year white belt here. 0-16 tournament match record. Honestly, I am just not a super competitive person and I like to do tournaments for the experience and getting to be around people that share a love of BJJ. Keep having fun with it! Sure, it is frustrating but it is really all about your personal approach and preferences. Maybe you're not destined to be a strong competitor and that's okay! Not everyone in BJJ will be. Maybe you will continue to compete because you enjoy it, and you'll be a killer at purple or something.
One of the frustrations that I have is that I know I'm improving, but so is everyone else around me. I think that this masks the gains that I'm making. I'm better, faster and stronger, but so is everyone in my gym. It can make it feel like I'm stuck in place. However, when a new guy shows up or when I visit other gyms on my work travels, I can see my improvement. Really it is the relationships and encouragement of the higher belts that help me through those mentally tough days. Jiu Jitsu is so much fun for me that, it'd be a shame to wreck it by feeling frustrated I'm not progressing as quickly as I'd like. So I'm grateful to the guys in my gym for that.
Tracewell you know what bud you should be the weakest link in your chain. if you were beating the people at your gym all the time then how would you become better? its like a black smith with his sword. he heats it up and beats it repeatedly with his hammer and the cools it off in the water. your teamates are making you all the more stronger trust me bro.
To anyone reading this comment, I'm a 2 month white belt with no prior Martial Arts at age 32, everything is new and awkward for me. I just bumped up my training to 3x a week. It's 1 on 1 for 2 of those days and a 3rd guy comes in on the other. I recently got complimented on my improvements by the 3rd guy, maybe that's what you need some time is a guy who isn't there all the time and can say, hey you have really improved in this particular area. Even though I felt as though my defense had gotten tighter it is still nice to have someone pat you on the back and affirm it isn't all in your head. It's a real boost! But then again I don't care too much because I have been putting in a lot of effort, purchased books by some of the greats and actually reading them, trying to accelerate my progress with what I have available lol.
RSPR5 DRST I’m glad there are teenagers and white belts in my gym as well as blues. So there are people who I’m miles ahead of behind in one place.
after 3 classes of getting "khabib smeshed" in my class, last day a new dude walked into our gym. now i train in Russia where white belts spar with everyone from the first day.i got to roll with him at the end of the class and i submitted him twice in 3 minutes via RNC. literally the ONLY submission ive learned in the past 3 classes except for triangle which i can't do against a resisting opponent yet.
made me so proud of myself i forgot about all the pain i went through in every class getting ass whooped by tough dagistanis and chechens xD
"Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately in love with suffering and that is a fact." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
It’s awesome to hear you give your perspective. Having you in the trenches with us and constantly learning and improving with us is a huge advantage of our gym and overall environment. Lucky to train at the best gym around with one of the best BJJ practitioners and people. Thanks buddy.
Love ya big guy, U'm glad you're a part of the gym. :)
Brother I can't tell you how much I needed this video right now. Thank you.
I feel like you always know what people are thinking. I’m glad I heard this video. 🙏🏽
Thanks for the pep-talk. Though not related to BJJ, I've been frustrated to the point of feeling ill from stress about not getting into the IT industry. Hearing your story will help me put things into perspective. I appreciate that.
Believe me - you do not need that IT industry, there is nothing exciting, only a lot of time spent near the computer without socializing
I'm glad this showed up in my recommendations. I've been training for a little over 5 years, 3 stripe blue belt, and this year with starting a new job my training went from 4-5X a week to 1-2X a week. It's been tough to watch people that I once could run through or give a tough time to pass me up. I haven't had thoughts about quitting as much loosing motivation to get to class. The new job also makes it so i have to train at 6:30 am which can be rough some mornings. Enough venting. Thanks for the video.
@Wytchfinde mate I am 50 / 50 aboit quitting it's so fkn hard and I don't get enough guidance just smashed in rolls
But I think I can have the fortitude to at least show up and step on to the mats. Fuck it.
Thanks brother for your comment it really helped me decide what to do. hopefully If I keep showing up things will turn for me
Thanks Chewy, this video is motivating. I just got off the phone with my instructor and talked about me quitting. We came up with a solution.
I love your videos Chewy. I’ve been watching them since before my first competition as a white belt and they’ve given me valuable advice about BJJ and life as well. I hope I’m able to meet you at a comp one day. Keep doing what you’re doing!
Love the videos man, really changed my perspective on how I approach training and my fellow practitioners, great stuff!
Awesome video. Your content is getting better as it doesn't only encompass bjj content but "life" issues. And BJJ is like a microcosm of life. In regards to this video, I am inspired by your journey, man. Being content with the journey... not being overwhelmed with comparison is something that is essential to growth.
Glad you enjoy the videos brother.
Cheers, Chewie. I really needed to hear this right now. 🤙
I've been doing martial arts for years (from 12 yrs old to 45 now) and have black belts yadda yadda... Just recently started bjj and I'm a white belt (of course) this shit ain't easy, but martial arts is what you put into it,physically, mentally spiritually. If you only focus on the physical, then you are missing out on building your mind and spirit. Approach it like the old school masters used to.
Bush Ninja you wont cause its impossible being always right. The moment you stopped learn and correct youre mistakes its the moment you will plateau
Aesthetic Path I agree with the replies
How do you grow spiritual in martial arts?
Soy tu papi By not winning every fight
Let's roll.... I will kick your ass!
I appreciate your videos brother, I have watched quite a few in the last 2 days. I feel like shit for not training consistently, I have probably lost my game, lost my stripes, but most importantly I lost my best friends.
When I wrestled I lost almost every match my first two years then as a junior I did a bit better but nowhere near a champion and as a senior I won the conference championship at 145 lbs and qualified for the state championship and was ranked 12 in the state in the 3a North Carolina high school athletic association state championship!!! Never give up I never did and I prospered because of it!! You will take your lumps and loses on your way to the top just believe in yourself and keep grinding!!
3:20 I know you were probably just running out of air, but the tone that "why is he getting better?" came out as resonated with me emotionally. True in the feels on the mats stuff
Thanks for this video #chewjitsu ... I'm a bjj blue belt and it crossed my mind when it gets tough to quit but I have kept going.
I have lost all my tournaments... but have grown from this experience.
From Mr Waratah from Australia
Thank you Chewie i needed this video. I'm a whitebelt on the verge of bluebelt in a gym that's notoriously hard to get promoted in rank. There's been a few students fast tracked for their athleticism and wrestling talents. Sometimes I feel disheartened that I'll be a whitebelt forever. But this video put everything into perspective to me. It's not about the destination it's about the journey. Oss!
Or, if you listened to what he actually said, he said it's about being present and appreciating every moment because the Jiu Jitsu experience is NOT a journey because as he said, a journey implies a destination and there is no end point in self development and skill acquisition. It's the focusing on the end point and comparing yourself to others which brings frustration, makes you tense and that tension, physical and mental takes you away from being in the moment, from"immediacy", from "what's happening now".
Gonna be 1m subs within 2 years. This is quality media. Please keep it up!
It's the struggle that enables the progress. Without struggle there is no progress. EMBRACE THE STRUGGLE!
6 months in and I tore my meniscus! I can't wait to get back. Honestly, I love how difficult it is! That is my motivation, if it were easy I'd probably be bored already. Great video!
Youre crazy 😂 I hate hospitals
Right on man. Quality 10 minutes.
I love your channel , I’m a 34 year old blue belt that just got back into it after five year absence.
You explain Jiu jitsu so beautifully
Chewy and the ambulances is like Elliott and the garbage man lmao
same look as their eyes follow the sound haha
more like adam and eve
Hhahhahahahaha
Man if Chewy's life story was a anime I would watch the hell out of it.
Thanks Chewy! This is just what I needed, off to roll I go!
at first when I saw my first video off your channel dude I must admit I was not a fan of your type (wrestler and aggressive) but I have gotten better at bjj and for some reason I always come back to your videos there's is just a hand full of people who I pay attention to and dude I must say now that you have got a lot of truth and you speak from that which I respect a ton hardwork now my biggest fear is quitting and I prey 🤞that I will have the the honor to stick to bjj till I die, I am a 35 year old 3 stripe white belt and im proud of it and I hope I can always digest out of my system that quitting bug
You are the Elliot Hulse of the bjj community.
Ruben Guevara love this strength camp reference
Elliot never actually answered the questions that people asked him. He just rambled on about bio-energetics and breathing into your balls.
He did actually answer questions from his fans early into his youtube career. Now he's just crazy.
Thats an insult
The ambulance reminded me of an Elliot House video but these stories have relevance
I really like this guy! He is a real person. Thanks
Man I love your perspective on everything!
Needed to hear this, thanks.
I'm not a BJJ player but this is an awesome life lesson. Thanks.
Well said chewy, oss.
I love you man. This was so inspiring....
This is the truth. Video is spot on!I just got my blue belt last month. Thursday night I had a stellar class. I was hitting everything right. Rolled with a state champion college wrestler and he shot for the single, I sprawled and took his back. Then I rolled with a four stripe brown belt and while I didn't submit him (I did sweep and briefly mount him), he also didn't submit me.
Fast forward to today where I got tapped by a white belt! Lol its like a sine wave. Up and down. Can't stop, won't stop!!
Everybody was kungfu fighting.. a few blocks away
this is really good advice for any sport or skill.
I'll use a quote I heard. "Nothing worth doing is easy". And that has always stuck with me because it is the most truthful statement I have ever heard.
Scrubs?
Thank you, this video is gold brother
You're welcome.
This video is a very good commentary on how you need to prioritize things, there is no tracked
Path documenting rolls or tournaments it is just improvements, if you win a white belt tournament what did you really accomplish
In the future it’s going to mean nothing.
I needed this. Thanks.
Vote your best line of the video
Is everybody dying?
Or
Sailing ships...ships with a sail
Great video, this will also be a great one for the next blooper edition
haha. I found them funny so I left them in.
Great stuff !!
That sailing analogy was amazing
You are so well spoken and articulate. Please consider writing, if you already aren’t. Also badass perfect beard
I write weekly emails for my email list and am putting a few things together in the future.
Great 👍🏼 analogy with sailing ⛵️...
You're my therapist... I just started about a month ago and I am 56. A ton of excuses come in my head. Jitsu is physically tough but just as tough mentally.
Man, almost threw my white belt out the window on my drive home today because I had a bad last two days. In my head I thought after just over a year I should be better. All the purple belts keep telling me I am doing really good and when I said something today they all laughed. I get it now. Thanks, I needed to hear this.
There is a sign up in the studio where I train that reads "Don't Expect, Don't Compare". I've found that to be very helpful.
Great perspective
DONT FOCUS ON OTHERS.. FIGHT AGAINST YOUR SELF....WE ALL LEARN BY LOOSING AND MAKING MISTAKES...YOU WILL EXPIRIENCE PROBLEMS ALL YOUR LIFE.. AND ITS OKAY COS WHIT OUT THESE PROBLEMS AND DISOLVING THESE PROBLEMS.. THERE WILL BE NO SATISFACTION. 🙏🙏🙏
Awesome video man. When sailboats turn to catch the wind it's called tacking and gybing depending on whether they're heading into the wind or running with the wind.
Haha cool. Thanks for the info. I couldn't remember. :)
Starting at 1:36
Literally explains all my friends, family, co workers and anyone I've spoken to. How they see Jujitsu
Hey Chewy, I really enjoy your videos, even though I am not a Jiu Jitsuka (yet).
I feel like a lot of the advice you give can often be applied to other Martial arts, or even just every day stuff.
I'm thinking getting of started doing Jiu Jitsu, and after finding your and a few other channels, I've been getting the vibe that BJJ practitioners in general tend to be really passionate about what they are doing. So now I pretty much can't wait to get started.
However, I do have some concerns.
One of the main reasons I've gotten into martial arts are for the health benefits. And while BJJ in short term may be a great workout, I'm worried that long term it might be really bad for the joints.
Looking at a few different forums, It wasn't hard to find an uncomfortable amount of people with all sorts of long term injuries.
Of course, I don't know much about how, and with who they've been trainning, if they are stubborn when it comes to tapping and such. But still, it's concerning.
Another concern is the chokes. Should I expect to end up unconscious once a week? Every other month? Twice a year? how often do people get choked unconscious?
I would love to hear about some thoughts, and experiences with these things.
- Keep up the good work.
It's a long answer served for another video. But in short.
1. You will experience injuries. But you'll get injured doing weight lifting, running, being alive, etc. No way around it. Our bodies break down.
2. You won't go unconscious unless you don't tap. Most people never go out.
So true my friend, 9 years doing Judo and my body is so broken (I have 38 years old) but I never going to quit, for example now all black belts on my dojo respect me :D and it only cost me 4 broken toes, 2 bulge disks, a couple broke fingers, several concussions, etc. But I am so happy :D Big Hugs from L.A.! (sorry for my bad English I am still learning it)
Dude, I love that ship analogy!
You are like a big beardy Yoda... Love the inspiration your videos give me
Hey man love ur vids, i started training 5 months ago and i feel like slowly i am getting better, and i wanna do some competitions but i dont know if i am good enough. When do u think a white belt should compete?
To the person having doubts: some unsolicited advice.
I've been there! I'm a little over 4 years into training, and it took me FOREVER to start to "get it." I wanted to quit many, many times. There were times when I thought things would never click... I just kept getting smashed, smashed, smashed. Even now, I have good days and bad days. But I kept going, and things did change.
I eventually found my own way of moving that made sense to me, and my game sort of developed out of thin air. Slowly, but it developed.
This art is incredibly personal, and each person has their own way of interpreting it, feeling the movements, reacting… not to mention different levels of athleticism, time, etc.
I know this sounds like a cliché, but just stick with it! the rewards will come. Really.
Stay strong, brutha.
I was seriously going to quit man but your comment gives me some hope that maybe soon things will turn
I want so bad to learn JJ but it's so fucking hard and my body hurts all the time I feel lile I am not learning anything in the rolls
Thanks for your comment I am just going yo force myself to go tonight and hope I have a good night because it's really no fun at all!
@@whoozworldizthis4221 so I'm going through this right now after two years training I'm thinking of quitting. Did you stick with it, if not do you regret quitting?
Thank You Chewy. OSS.
Sometimes a new gym can bring a much needed change. All depends on why you want out.
Great concept. Get tough, and pass through it. BJJ DO change myself.
You start witg motivation.
When you push trough it changes to détermination, and from there finally to habitation.
"..you'd be so just..wishing you could have another rough day on the mats" fuck yea thank you brother. as an overwhelmed white belt, this is the perspective I needed.
I know you hate it when ambulances go by during your videos but I always get a chuckle out of it purely for your reaction and “bambulance”. I work in EMS and think of bambulance when I play my siren haha
Haha. I don't "hate" it. It's just always seems like there is something trying to prevent me from concentrating on the videos. What Steven Pressfield calls resistance. :)
i'm at the point of quitting. i'm a skinny dude ( 1,75m, 70 kg ). 2 years of BJJ and still a 3 stripe white belt, inconsistent training because life gets in the way (change jobs, change rent, injury sometimes). Never acted as a douche, never bragged when i tap someone, when i get tapped i blame no other then myself for not working hard enough.
I roll when anyone, any colored belt, any weight : every roll is a learning opportunity. I tap, i ask questions and i try to retain and apply to my best. All i want is to learn.
But now it's different. I get wrecked, i get no constructive criticism or advice just mockeries. I feel like i don't progress. My coach not only favors the competiting students and the ones paying privates but also called me a pussy during a roll with him and help colored belts beat me during rolls ! Now i even get DM from other team mates calling me girl names. wtf?
So in your opinion, should i quit? is that a process some black belts went through? Is that part of the learning process?
Personally i don't believe toughening the caracter makes up for better technique but what do i know, right?
In such case, should i still stick to that gym?
I'd try to find a new gym that was more supportive.
Oh boy that's me, thanks for the advice
The ambulances are for the dude who took Chad in the parking lot! #noliabilities
I think he almost cried there. I love that he cares so much
Thanks for being you
man... So many videos have ambulances that roll by.
I'll see myself out
Awesome insight
Well said.
In it for self defense. Maybe once in a great while I might compete, but that will be an exception. I am worried more about being able to survive from my back now. It is what I am worst at and I will make it a strength.
It’s like setting goals vs setting intentions. At the end of a goal you become lost and the high of achieving the goal vanishes but each day you set an intention and if you hit it that’s great if not you set a new intention the next day. Live your life intentionally
"Why are there so many ambulances?" Man, I was JUST thinking about how your videos probably get interrupted by ambulances more than any other person I watch on here, haha.
The unique thing about jiu-jitsu so that is is evolving. It's evolving faster than I'm evolving. Blue belts are getting better, purple belts are getting better all the time. The standard for black belt is crazy now a days. The art is actually evolving faster than I am as a practitioner. Realistically I think I can train for the rest of my life and not get to black belt. I'm inventive and have some talent for jiu-jitsu but I don't have the natural athletic ability and I'm a slow learner (still don't have a decent guard pass after 2 years) but I don't let that get to me. I think once you stop caring about chasing belts and just enjoy it for the fun of the game, it frees you to do so much more. But this is just my perspective as someone who doesn't really have a competitive nature.
Do you work on your guard passes a lot? I would do a ridiculous amount of guard pass attempts even if they all fail
You remind me sooo much of Elliot Hulse and his good old videos explaining everything from his garage gym
Nice sailboat analogy!
Haha thanks!
“Everyone’s just dying.” Killed me 🤣
Dont Quit! Embrace every loss as a learning opportunity, and then your "losses", will actually become moments of growth. The most important part of BJJ, SHOW UP. Whatever you do, dont stop showing up.
it helpful, thank you. Nearly i have similiar case like that people, indeed i want to quit my judo class because most of all black belt and coach choke me out when newaza (ground sparring like bjj) whenever i got tap from my opponent, those people in my judo class keep choking me until i get nap.
The rules in that dojo is suck, then i try to move out and try bjj class with my friend and i feel good and comfortable.
The bjj coach always told me what is mistake i've done when i roll with my partner so i can improve my technique very well in bjj, while in judo my judo sensei/coach never tell me what should i do on the mat or when i roll.
They always laughing at me after i get choked out by my opponent, i feel sad. They never listening to my question or even told me where is my mistake when i rolling with someone, only my bjj coach told me well about my mistake move and what should i do when i roll with different position.
Likely i think bjj is more friendly and educated, should i quit judo?
I always think emphasizing the journey rather than the competition is key.
Osu I'm a bb (brown)... I recently got back into jiu-jitsu training again after a four month layoff... I'm in my fifties and I at times feel my timing is off... I remember my go-to moves and my escapes but man it's very hard now. When I begin rolling I get frustrated with myself constantly... Not so much of my endurance because after a four month layoff it's expected... It's the fact that know I rolled better than this and now I feel it's a huge challenge for me now... I say I'm getting old for the sport and I should just except getting tapped out by younger/ranks or just plain getting hammered. But I know in my heart I could really get back into shape and roll better but it's too hard now and I'm getting impatient. Even though I know I shouldn't. All I could think about is how long will it take for this fifty something year old man to get back into the grind again... Is this normal. I need to know. Phillip from NJ
I love your videos, this positivity and meaningful life lessons. How has bjj changed you?
Puffy clouds and honey is what the body feels when you're passed out from a choke. AHAHA! ;)
generallychillinLA so true 😂
CHilliN Everytime Ive been knocked out I think Im waking up and trying to figure why all this crap around me is in my bedroom.