Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone For Growth in Jiu-Jitsu

Sometimes we get stuck in patterns and comfort zones that are holding our development back. It's important at all levels in jiu-jitsu to learn how to break free of what is holding us back and move forward. BJJ has so much to teach us all about learning how to become comfortable in the uncomfortable. If you break free from what is holding you back you will grow and will never regret it.

[@jeffhelton2097]

I've heard it termed as "The only way to learn to swim is go into the deep waters". I try to always work out of bad positions or submission attempts. I get tapped out a lot, but I'm learning a lot as well. LOVE jiu-jitsu!

[@zerobalasounds]

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[@ashleighpiccinino1849]

So cool!

[@princessepingouin]

I started right after the confinment here in Quebec and i went with my friend, a month and a half in and my biggest comfort zone is my friend, actually. We're matched up with one person for the whole class to reduce Covid's risk, so if you're with someone shitty well, it's an hour of shitty time. When my friend can't come i still want to go to BJJ but i'm anxious because i got hurt a few time with people being super spazzy and rough during drills, so now i'm super insecure to roll with random people. I know it's the sport and i will have to face it eventually but yeah. Thanks for the video! Helped a lot understanding everyone got their own little insecurities, whatever belt they are!

[@droptozro]

I started about the same time as you, but I've been getting light injuries from letting certain limbs go too much in directions I'm not used to almost every other week that would take me out for a few days to a week at a time. Then lately I had a some sort of combination injury that pulled something in my lower back, a shoulder injury(that's still not gone away almost a month later) and a neck issue that came up later where I couldn't even turn my head all the way to the right. I know I'm 34 and I just started this--but I had to take a break already and told my instructor it might be a while before I come back. Thankfully no one in my class that has stayed is really spazzy overall. I'm always training with almost everyone in our class I can to get over it but I get the fear of rolling with much larger people. I got smashed in mount my 2nd week by a guy who was 100lbs heavier than me... that made me want to avoid him or people his size. So I get the fear of not knowing how others roll--but it won't get better til we roll with them eventually.

[@ccohen1965]

You sound like a fantastic instructor. Wish I lived in Ohio.

[@Valkyrie12X]

same

[@user-kp5pk6wm5f]

When I taught kids, I always started from the ground on their backs for the first few months to just learn to keep the people away with their hooks, then let them fall into them roll out and escape. For the first few months no rolling just training. Then phase two just basic techniques of defense make them practice for the next three months. Only then after that we let them roll. Out in California.

[@aaronmiller3590]

Have you ever felt someone was rolling too rough with your wife or one of your children? If so, how did you handle it?

[@cianw10]

How did you and your wife (girlfriend?) meet?

[@Runner8617]

How much knowledge does a person have to have about different techniques BEFORE even going to their first class? Is it all taught in class? I keep hearing all about different belts being paired up, so I'm assuming the classes are mixed levels? Are there classes specifically for brand new people? Or you just have to go to a random class and learn as much as possible about technique from others?

[@user-kp5pk6wm5f]

I tell all my students, too become the best put yourself in bad position. What's the worst? 💂 guard? Right!? Become the best at escape from guard. Become the best buy training with lower belt giving them bad positions learn from it. It only help's. Study with others, ask to do techniques ask them to help you train. On A, B,C, to give resistance and do the same for the other. I would ask her what she wanted to learn. Then we would work on just that. Till I thought she had it down then go to next thing. But only the basic stuff.

[@ArneWidding]

I have 12 bruises across my arms and chest and I couldn’t sleep the night of my training because of pain/soreness. How long does that phase last?

[@ALLSTARDECOURO2]

how long it did?

[@ArneWidding]

@@ALLSTARDECOURO2 Still get bruises and soreness every time and I hurt my rib too 🤷‍♂️

[@user-kp5pk6wm5f]

With white belts, I always only had then drill basic skills for months never let them roll, because they didn't understand basic concepts, 😂 like my training partner. She had been there 6 months, she liked rolling with me because it was hard every time but she always won. Till one day she said your supposed to 'tap' she was trying to do a arm bar but I didn't tap. I laughed, I got out of it and she said you're supposed too tap! I said why? Because I had you, : I said no! Yo I didn't. I said I am helping you train: I have been training since I was three, I taught these instructors father's. 😂 lol she said I beat you all the time how are you teaching me. I said okay! Let's go, I taped her in seconds for the next two hours. Then showed her why her technique didn't work, because she was pulling my arm not using her hips. I did eventually gave her her blue belt. I then after that made her roll with a them new brown belt, ( she didn't want too because she only rolled with me ) It looked like she wanted to cry. But within 2 minutes she won with a arm bar. She was so happy, she couldn't believe it! She was screaming ' I won! I won' she ran to me. 'Did I really win? ' I said who's the best teacher in the world? The brown belt couldn't believe it. From then on she rolled with all the guys. They said she was really good. But that's how I was taught by my dad in Japanese jujitsu.

[@droptozro]

I still can't get over the rolling with a girl issue. It's not really that it's uncomfortable or an issue about her--it's more about the double-standard of the fact that I don't want to go too hard on girl, but at the same time I don't want her to get it too easy either and think she's doing well. Generally(not always, I know a good technique girl could kick my butt) men are stronger--so we tend to use that strength in a roll with a woman much more unknowingly than I would with a guy I roll with and see it NOT working to help me out lol

[@EndrChe]

It’s just a good opportunity to work on technique. Be respectful, focus on technique, and roll with higher belt females. The first girl I rolled with was a 14 yo orange/white, and she had no problem handling me, regardless of physical advantages. 👍👊

[@MADEKUN]

I had a female partner last week for Mount escapes. I didnt want to be the creepy dude but I know how it feels for someone that doesn't want to be your partner. If she is down fuck it. TBH I was more concerned with her size than her sex.

[@privateprivate4315]

Im a little worried about rolling with more experienced people and feeling like Im wasting their time.

[@gregl8514]

Just own it. If they don't want to roll with you then it's incumbent on them to say so. I'm sure that most experienced people will know what it's like to be in a beginner's shoes.

[@EG-fv8uo]

Creation of Culture, is on the instructor. Having more training than sparing. A white belt could be a blue belt in two years, if they only trained. ( Practice concepts ) daily over and over again. Like escaping from guard sweep's shrimping out of guard. I think white belts should only learn to train, concepts and self defense. Then after blue belt, spar and roll.

[@ashleighpiccinino1849]

That’s whenever you need to embrace the suck, and move on.

[@MADEKUN]

I'm confused, by the belts.

[@gregl8514]

How so?

[@MADEKUN]

@@gregl8514 in other videos have they faced that way? I've had my bar face left while on me. I seen someone's face right so the Google rabbit one started and its a mix of both and some said it didn't matter. To me I wanted it to be right and my son TKD classes and now my BJJ it wasn't explained. My goal was to be correct but what that is......