Excellent advice. Thanks for sharing!

i am at my mid 30s. I used to practice kick boxing. I got an hamstring injury (tear)... can I get into BJJ ?

65… three stripes in 6 months.. loving it… getting smashed daily. GB Vancouver is the best!!!

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37 after a 2 year break. I only trained for approx 8 months prior. 1 stripe white belt. Barely comfortable with the very basic fundamental positions. Open mat today, god I loved it. missed it. Signing up at a great school, full of these 20 year old killers but even this ADCC badass had a great roll, super moderate pace, he was so nice, gave off the back take multiple times just to feel things out. It was great. I have no offense so I prefer that higher experienced individuals just attack and get creative with their offense while I try to develop some semblance of a defense. Its great to take it easy and slow but eventually everything needs pressure testing, and thats where these killers come in handy =)

Great video, rolling with less experienced people can often bring that random/unpredictable element that makes it authentic if you want a more "real world", self defence approach versus training for competition. Those with less experience can react instinctively and not with programmed/trained responses. It also demonstrates how effective it can be and validates your hard work, which ultimately is the whole point.

You have to do cool down exercises at end of class just like warmup exercises at the beginning, but in reverse if you will.

ok, cross train.. always.. MMA learned that early on... dont put all your self defense eggs in one basket

I find what accelerated my development is taking control of my development. Becoming a self teacher. Developing and mapping out the different techniques and defence in a systemic manner and then drilling it deliberately with partners that provide progressive levels of resistence. My personal opinion is that most schools teach the techniques in a haphazard and disorganized manner and then training is at too high a resistence level. Very view people use the techniques they haven't mastered yet in a 100% resistance scenario.

1. Curriculum: Find a gym with like-minded people that has a BJJ curriculum that you can jump into so that you can have an understanding of how all the moves and techniques connect to each other. 2. Positional sparring: Ask your training partner to start in one position and depending on the position, defend or escape your position, or go for a submission. 3. Flow rolling: Flowing exercises where the objective is not to win (submissions are either removed or not finished), but to roll together with your training partner, going through patterns and different positions. The aim of this exercise is for your body to understand body mechanics through repetition. 4. Work on your defense: By defending, you wear your opponent out both physically and mentally and increase your chances of submitting a worn out opponent. 5. Limiting yourself during training: Roll with people who are less skilled than you so that you are given the opportunity to practice and execute your submissions. If you're a higher belt, give yourself a disadvantage (using only one arm, blindfolding, etc.) to limit your capabilities against a lower belt. 6. Slow down your breathing: Hyperventilating can compromise your performance and strategy, induce panic. Calm state is better for performance.

I agree with the fact that you need to train relaxed. I don't really agree with the "tap early, tap often" mindset. I believe that mentality slows your progress because you never learn to escape submissions. I will say that this is dependent on having good training partners that you trust. When training with spazzy dudes, yea, tap as soon as you know you're at risk, but work your escapes when training with good partners. Really I th8nk you said this later in the video too, but the saying tap early tap often is misleading in my opinion.

Yo ive my first mma ammatuer fight soon what submission is probably best for me to use?

thank you, It made perfect sense to me, Oss

I discovered this myself two or three months and as a white belt. Closing your eyes will instantly allow you to take effective action in time when not taking the initiative.

Half agree i agree with everything about “not tapping” but I think the biggest thing is training with a goal -> to develop a skill and because things are new you will tap often and that’s ok and you are relaxed and you don’t care about getting tapped but you are developing a skill

Well said!

we need more vidoes, coach and thank you so much, that's so helpful

with audio on max volume on my laptop i still wasnt able to hear you..

That's something I needed to hear. I work too hard, and ultimately tap due to fatigue anyway.

This is so true, 46 year old bloke. I practice traditional jits, only because the club suits me with like minded people. I'm not going to or want to be a mma/bjj compitition fighter, I just enjoy it.

Excellent explanation 👌 👏 👍

I've only competed twice in bjj, both times nogi as a blue belt. The first time I won and left immediately not liking the feeling despite winning. The second time it was for a prize at a tournament and I drew a black belt, local instructor, in the first round.

First thing is get in shape! Lose that extra 40 lbs or at least 20 lbs of it. Start walking a lot and start running some as well! Do a lot of squats! Sit ups!

How long should this curriculum be? My previous coach had a 4 month curriculum, for me it was too much. Now I've switched to a teacher who is ecological. Much better.

Great advice

Really helpful video, I’m not quite over 40 yet but not far off and have old sports injuries and arthritis so had thought it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to try BJJ/jiu jitsu now

A spiritual awareness of your opponents while staying calm under pressure and taking action on those windows of opportunities

Great advice again! I dont sleep at all in any situation. If I only wake up 3-4 times, I consider that a good nights sleep. I am blown away by people who say they sleep through the night or maybe only wake up once, I've never experienced that before.

I switch to morning classes because of this issue. I will still practice this breathing method before bed though. Thx

This advice is laid out so perfectly, I can't wait for class on Sunday to use it.

Good perspectives, but I feel you kind of held back telling the truth about just how much pain, suffering and frustration will be involved for those who are older and in poor physical shape. I would even contend that there is a floor of physical strength and resilience below which, nobody should start BJJ. We can argue what it is, but it's definitely higher than most people want to admit - If you actually want to stick with it and not get injured within a few months.

Great advice. One of my coaches made me, for a week, roll with my eyes closed. I hated it at first, but it forced me to feel my opponent instead of looking for something. I still find myself rolling with my eyes closed from time to time.

Take things from jiu jitsu modify it to your use but remeber fist are coming first be aware

My advice is don’t get in the hold in the first place😅

And when you talked about you sunk in a RNC cause you were on HIs back and he didn’t factor in his buddies and they swarm down you like a pack of wolves, blah blah blah. Well that’s your own fault. Jujitsu is tremendous for stand up as well. You didn’t have to take his back, you could’ve went knee on belly or countless other things you could’ve swept him and then got out of there. A good technique at the wrong time is the wrong technique.

There are tons of videos on KZbin with people defending themselves successfully using jujitsu or some sort of grappling. Yeah everyone says they’re going to go for the knockout punch or head but but for the majority of people jujitsu is the way to go. And let’s leave out elite special forces military or people like that. Let’s talk about common people. The training method is fun both people benefit at the same time. These other self-defense systems one person does the technique to the other person, and the other person gets their ass kicked. We’re all the other videos of people defending themselves with Krav Maga or some other art. The writing is on the wall. Most people are shown defending themselves using Jiu Jitsu.

Very good advice! Roger Gracie is a master on those concepts! Learned a lot watching his fights

Those concepts are very well presented, you are of great service for beginners and advanced, we need those kinds of reminders 😊

🤔 I might try an evening class after years of avoiding it

Thanks man!!

I’m 42 and train at the gym with the most young killers. Mostly just defence until they give me an opening and then surprise.

I'm really diggin your channel. I couldn't agree with you more on just about every point you make. I personally roll with careless/dangerous partners without any concern for "winning" the round. If I get on top, I just smash them until the round ends. If they are on top, I'll shell up and simply protect myself. I've been doing this a while so I can typically carefully sweep them and revert back to smashing. They usually get the point after you do that once or twice. We have a lot of young MMA guys in my gym, so I get to practice quite a bit. The stuff about keeping it playful is so right on. It's also contagious so others will emulate you and the whole culture of your gym will improve.

What I needed to hear (again). Super appreciative; keep up with the content!

I am a 54 year old white belt and my instructor asked if I want to compete in a major tournament in a couple of months. I was hesitant at first, but now I am thrilled with the idea. The emotional side is what worries me more, but lets go! 👊🥋

The anxiety of competing is just the worst. It's similar to when I had to start speaking in public. Just horrible. That's why I do it as often as I can force myself to do it. It's getting easier. My coach is much younger than me and competes on increasingly bigger stages, win or loose, he earns my respect. He's also quick to talk about the nerves which again, earns my respect.

I started at 41 and have been training for going on 5 years. So much of what you say rings true with me. However, I think this advice applies to anyone unfamiliar with athletics and not just those over 40. Because I've been active my whole life, I'm pretty sure I've had an easier time than most of the 20-somethings at my gym. In fact I believe the focus on age was detrimental for me early on, I believed my age was a fundamental limitation. I have been amazed at how my body is able to adapt to training. One piece of advice though, you absolutely need to have a maintenance routine (stretching, strengthening etc.) with some focus on counteracting some of the repetitive movements you'll find yourself doing during training.

Great advice. I started a year ago and I found it difficult to find the escape routes because of rushing to try making the escape , rather than waiting for the opponent to make his and capitalize on it

Can you still progress through the belt rankings if you don't compete? I trained 10 years ago and competed a few times aged 30, I won gold in my first comp but my coach said you need to win 2 golds to progress to blue belt, I struggled with the anxiety with comps after that first win. I don't want to compete again but I want to train.

LCCT 62 WB 8 months atm. Oss! I can get my socks on easier now. LOL

My club 5th Element in Durham has a great group of old boys, we even have masters only sessions where the old guard are training for the masters in September. We have a bit of a running joke in the gym where if your going to roll with a killer and you'd rather go a bit easier you say "ive got bruised ribs, can we just chill" 😂😂😂