Thanks for the video. I’ve done two private lessons and I have my first public class today.

bro your ass took HALF THE VIDEO. HALF THE VIDEO TO GET THE THE POINT. Nobody cares about your yappatron buddy, get to the point or don't make the video at all. Idek why you're making this as a BLUE BELT, you can't speak for anything even with your "research".

Good info. What's funny is the same exact thing happened to me with bare feet in the bathroom. The only difference is one of the black belts called me out loudly in front of everybody and said "no shoes in the bathroom, that's f***ing disgusting!". I then inaudibly murmured"yeah it is, proceeded to turtle into my GI and died in the corner. Lol ok I wasn't that bad but still sucked. Hey, when you're all excited from your first few rolls you do weird things sometimes. Just happens. Thanks for your content. As a middle-aged man almost forty, just glad there's those who tried this before me.

No.

Also thank you for the content I'm almost 40 getting into this stuff.addicted

Thanks for letting us know about a father's roll

Amazon takes like 3 days

The best trick and solution is just quit BJJ, you will be back healthy life again, trust me , I did it and it works lol

Excluding sucker punches is a big hole in the argument IMO. Geoff Thompson uses the term 'the sniper option' to describe the sucker punch as a defense tactic where - * the atttacker is within conversation range * the attacker has breached 'the fence' at least once * the attack is inevitable (see above) * the defender engages the attacker's brain with a question before throwing a premptive knockout punch (the sucker punch)

First class 46 yrs old I showered still smell like my rolling partner! Mat burn in my big toe. Had a blast

In ju jitsu you can only fight one attacker at a time. That’s the difference. In real life if you hit someone fast and hard he will usually be disoriented for a minute and you can deal with the next guy. A lot of people on the street will give up quickly. You don’t want to be wrapped up with one guy. You’ll get kicked in the head by their friend. No good.

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I trained with Royler and Rolker Gracie in Rio, Gracie Humaita. Helio trained these guys since before they could walk, awesome skills. The philosophy was that you would train and compete, you had to do both. If you could compete and beat the belts above you then you were ready for promotion. I was promoted from white to Blue in 5 months after competing and winning competitions in Brasil, also consistently submitting blue belts in the academy. Had guys 10 years in blue and guys taking 5 years to get to black, these guys were strong athletes and trained 6 hours a day, morning and afternoon sessions. Basically went through a belt a year, competed in most competitions, placed medals, beat superior belts in academy, you couldn’t deny their promotion. Can you hold a guy down when he constantly submits superior belts and wins competitions? Time has nothing to do with it, it’s about your skill set, which for most can take a long time. But the true deciding factor is your skills, Helio and his sons believed that if you walked in and submitted Purple belts you deserved a Brown belt, if you submitted the Brown belts then you deserved a Black belt. Some academies, when you visit, don’t honor your belt as a guest. They give you a neutral or Blue and then honor your belt based on your proven skill set once you roll with some of their Brown or Black belts. Helio believed in winning fights, skill set was everything, not time in or money spent. When I first returned to the US after time in Brasil, 2010, I was submitting Black belts as a Purple belt, at many different schools, it was embarrassing to see these schools out here promoting based on time. obviously you want to train with recognized teachers or you’re wasting your time.

IBJJF regulations change, always check. Now (2025) they require the gi to have the weight printed on jacket and pants and rules about the cuff depth. My best advice I'd give is Always get 10oz pants, 8oz turn into a wet napkin after 15 minutes of rolling. Same happens with the lighter jackets but the lapels usually solid enough.

i’ve been doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu for about seven months now and I’ve done over 100 hours on the mat and I don’t even have a stripe yet the white belt! This is not really accurate also, I’m doing about 5 to 8 classes a week sometimes 10 classes a week

That was helpful . Thank

What's happened to this guy?

White to brown almost 3 years

Happy that I found your channel. Could you tell me how do you use the cbd oil? By rubbing it on your fingers or supplementing it? Thanks!

Subbed 🔥

With respect, every school is different when it comes to white belts coaching. The school I attend takes it on a case by case basis. I'm a fourth stripe white belt, currently involved in the gracie fundamentals/intermediate sport jiu jitsu programs in my school. Our school is a gracie garage, not a CTC. I think with us, it depends on the white belt. If they've been around long enough and show that they know what they're talking about (when it comes to fundamentals only) then they can coach the new guys a little bit. I'm the senior most white belt at our school (been in Jiu Jitsu for just over three years) and have become the one they send new guys to. The senior belts have told the new guys right in front of me that they "were in good hands". I've got 34 years of martial arts training under my belt, two black belts out of five styles that I've studied (including BJJ) and have experience with teaching. I'm one of the few men that the ladies will roll with because I have more control over my body and they know I won't smash them. Make no mistake. I'm not some awesome BJJ practitioner. I still suck, but at least I don't hurt them. Even the purple belt coach at fundamentals will look to me once in a great while when she's having a brain fart to see if what she was doing is correct. From 1-3 stripe, I felt REALLY uncomfortable with giving ANY advice, because I felt like I wasn't knowledgeable enough to do it. But once I got my fourth stripe, the head coach pulled me to the side and told me that I'm basically breathing on blue belt because of what he's seen and my experience. I just need to roll more with bigger guys to build up that pressure tolerance (I myself am 6'4, 225 and am bigger than most of the folks in intermediate). In fundamentals, if I'm instructing a new guy and one of the coaches come up, I shut my mouth and let them speak. Whatever they say goes, period. But it goes without saying that in intermediate, I keep my mouth shut unless it's to ask questions. If I talk during rolls, it's with someone junior to me, and that's only if they're obviously struggling...otherwise I'm just giving them words of encouragement, because let's face it, we could all use that.

I know it's not about belts, but it is embarrassing still tying a white belt around my waist after 3 years of training a few times per week consistently. I am at the point where a few of the blue and purple belts are asking when I will be promoted to blue, saying it feels like they are rolling with a blue belt against me.

Did you quit at blue belt lol?

Just turned 53. Some pretty big injuries in the past but in pretty good shape. Fascinated by BJJ. Is it too late for me. Wish I was 25

It has been a half century, so I needed this video. The one through the loop looks great. Thanks

1st time seeing this video. I'm from Indy. I am considering Krav Maga, BJJ, and Muay Thai. If I could afford to go to 3 schools, I'd do all 3. Thanks for the info in the video and if you have any local recommendations, I'd appreciate it.

I roll with everyone at my gym, i don't even think bout it wether its a teen or a female and both. To myself i see it disrespectful if i deny a request when someone asks me to spar with em, unless one of instructors tell me not to because I need more training for competition to spar ppl closer to my weight. At the end its a good opportunity i should relay on my technique more not my gorilla strength

I’m in pretty good shape and 50. I’m going to my second class tomorrow.

I put my 2 kids in it and I will likely start end 24 because of school. And thanks for the tip on the book too, now I know how to use it.

hi 2 stripe blue belt. BJJ is tough! I struggle to get the tap and often get tapped by white belts - they're usually bigger and younger

Started at 47. 49 blue belt. Feel amazing. The best crew daily - such an awesome thing. I add lifting in 5 x a week but I love BJJ.

Don’t worry about it. Just do it.

Awesome mate

Is it normal for BJJ schools not to have air conditioning.?

If you have a concern about self defense I would take krav maga first. It equips you with practical defense tools in about 5 sessions. BJJ is a long slog and requires much more time and effort. But they are very different . BJJ is 90% on the ground and KM is 90% on the feet. So they complement each other very well.

Being well rounded helps

To add on for the females: please wear a bra (both gi and no-gi). Even if you dont need the support you do need the extra coverage that a tshirt just doesnt provide. Most awkward roll ever...

I'm about to buy this gi. Thanks

When his majesty the instructor grants you permission

48 and started a month ago. 2-3 days a week and loving it. This is after having both knees replaced.

Great video. Thanks

Like three months now

I been a been a blue belt for around 7 yrs. I switch schools. Being 50 yrs old, I stop caring and just enjoy the ride and kee learning.. The way O see it. Is I always had a tuff time in class as a kid, a tuff time in sports. Like wrestling and football. So i figure my journey is always tuff, might as well keep learning in BJJ... Like your videos

studied jiu-jitsu in a club in high school, got my blue belt sophomore year. After I graduated I wasn't able to find another gym nor could I practice, and only recently have gotten back into it after 10 years. It's not about the belt for me, I want to be able to submit anyone despite ranking.

I also like both styles, it's undeniable that BJJ is much quicker to learn

I haven’t watched the video yet, so my guess is: new skin, Sports tape, Tooth brush and paste, Deodorant, Nail clippers, Percussion massager. After watching the video, you need a percussion massager. I was debating skipping tonight’s practice because of an old bicycling Olecranon (elbow) fracture. After aggressively massaging my tricep (targeting the area that hurt when massaged) for 5 minutes the pain in my elbow is gone and I feel like I can do pushups.

I think that i can take down a black belt jui jitsu even if i dont know anything about this sport any challenger ?

How often does it happen that someone that is extremely unathletic or old stays at white belt (or a white belt skill level) for 5 or more years despite putting in a consistent 3-4 classes at week? I understand that the belt isn’t important but to play devils advocate, if someone stays at white belt for say, seven years is it likely that the upper belts (and prof) will start giving that person a hard time and harass them, making fun of them for not improving etc? Also if someone like that is never promoted but stay consistent in the gym for ten years will they be better than an untrained person since they have ten years worth of their academy’s jiu jitsu curriculum?

Results are amazing. Started with the bar just to learn how to move Slowly but surely you will get there

Thanx bro