5 Mistakes I See BJJ Students Make In The First 2 Years

The first 2 years are the most challenging training Jiu-Jitsu. There are many mistakes BJJ students make regularly.
This phase is undeniably the most challenging part of a BJJ student's journey, in my view.
Statistically speaking, students who persevere through the first two years of their Jiu-Jitsu journey tend to have a higher likelihood of attaining sustained success.
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00:00 Problem outcomes
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[@ChasenHill]

What are some of the biggest problems you've had?

[@KazzArie]

Cutting weight as a 40 year old and training with injuries, haaaands down! Another problem is the place I go that’s 5mi from my house, instructors are amazing, the people couldn’t be better, but there’s a lack of similarly skilled white belts. You addressed the drawback with that: rarely do white belt moves work on an upper belt. It’s been a slowish progression but over the past 15 months my defense has become *not terrible* and I’ve been getting compliments from them like, ‘you’re no longer a rest round for me.’ One thing that helped me over that hurdle has been visiting other gyms’ open mats. Going to just one school, everyone is on the same curriculum, so it’s sort of like going against yourself. Rolling outside was a real eye opener and showed me a lot of things I know some don’t have a defense for and some things they know I don’t have a defense for.

[@Blinkz]

Not understanding the importance of drilling vs rolling. Was rolling mostly without working on specifics.

[@derrickrobinson7269]

Finding out my style for my body type. I'm 6'1 155lbs and purely into NoGi. I really had no one to model after besides Ben Eddie but I'm nowhere near that flexible. But after almost 4 years of trial, error, research, & experimenting I'm finally settling into a game that works for me.

[@KazzArie]

@@derrickrobinson7269 good you stuck with it that long! The first months are a bit of torture but the more we learn what works for our build the more fun it becomes

[@danguillou713]

I’m 53, came back to martial arts after a 15 year break and got my first stripe on my bjj white belt after 8 months training. My primary problem is low grade injuries. The first couple of months I put some work on grip strength, but the joints inside my left hand started hurting, I read something about early onset rheumatism in bjj and backed way off: it’s only now starting to get better. My right shoulder hurts when I lift or roll. My left calf won’t let me run, jump or squat deep. And that’s what I got going on right now. My 53 yr old body is more fragile and heal slower than the one I remember. Managing injuries and recovery takes much more thought.

[@danielsimon7743]

Thank you for an amazing conversation !

[@noobzoar]

Imagine there being a curriculum that covers all of these issues.

[@craigsmith9553]

1 year in, biggest thing I wished I had focused on is 'relaxing' during rolling!

[@Scotty-BK]

Good stuff to keep in mind, Chasen. I definitely have struggled with what to focus on, but luckily have found great advice from an instructor and higher belts in my age group.

[@graciecatanddad4089]

Thanks for the video content. I’m going to start following your podcast. 4 months into my BJJ journey.

[@Blinkz]

Id say I’m a “seasoned”white belt coming up on 2 years, and I do wish I had this kind of spoonfed info for slower ones like me self 2 years ago. Nice stuff. 🤙

[@peppertime1]

Your psychological approach goes against the usual grain…. I like it alot. Im getting as much infos on problems/quitting/motivation to have as much tools as possible when those troubles will show up…. Like doing ALOT of bottom side control time as a 50 -2-wb for now 2 years…. Oss.

[@3nt3rtain]

Every move in jiu-jitsu is infinitely deep...Knowing a blueprint for a move is vastly different than learning when and how to use it, which is different from executing that move on a skilled opponent... It's an infinite path. First survive. Then control. Then submit. My third degree instructor is constantly talking about new concepts and variations on techniques. I say all this to express jiu-jitsu is a long game. Be patient. Best wishes on your journey!

[@NextScamdemic]

Been training a year. My goal from the outset was to make it to purple. My thinking is the day I get my purple belt, is the day I'm a bona fide BLUE belt, which I would be happy with. I'll likely want to keep going once I reach that, but that's my current goal I'm focused on

[@vincechanhealthy6373]

not a big fan of long videos, but this one was actually pretty good

[@davane7882]

no-one noticed he spelled "Expectations" wrong at 3:36. He still has great advice.

[@pitbull1975]

I find it funny in my fundamental class they will be doing these 3 or 4 step moves and I am like, "Hello, first day of class here" . Often times it makes me feel like I am slow even though its just i am new. Its kind of disheartening at times.

[@alphabromega859]

I don’t want to train anymore. I am just not having fun at all anymore. I have absolutely no desire to be on the mats. This is the first week I have ever intentionally skipped class in 7 months. Can anyone relate?

[@davane7882]

I can relate. Maybe you've hit a plateau. That can be very frustrating. Take some time off, it's "ok". Are you overtraining? Bjj + weights+ biking + job etc. Sometimes when I have those thoughts it's because I'm overtraining and pushing too hard to "get better". Try to think back of why you started and how much you have learned and the people you've met. Maybe change up you class day or time and switch to NoGi or try a Gi. Good luck

[@3nt3rtain]

I can't relate, but I absolutely can relate... I'm openly up for a promotion to purple 💜 soon. I've been injured, trained through covid, I'm older, married, kids, professional, etc. I have wondered what I'm doing... I've FORCED myself to limp into class, skipped rolls and watched others train... I've lost my joy a couple of times... It is hard. I'm going to black 🖤 I'd love to see you get your blue belt 💙

[@thylabyrinth]

Do you ever regret going after training‘s done?

[@azzatee318]

If you are not having fun even after training or have that feel good feeling well don’t feel bad as you’re not the only one. I truly believe the ones who stick with bjj truly loves it. You can’t force yourself to love something. Everyone loves the idea of bjj but to love it day in and day out for years and years not just months… is the reason why people get to higher belts.

[@NextScamdemic]

I'm curious, what are the top 3 or 4 things you dislike about training?