What I learned my first Month of BJJ

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#brazilianjujitsu #jujitsu #brazilianjiujitsu #bjj What i learned the first month of Brazilian jujitsu. Starting as a white belt. Blue belt, purple belt, brown belt, white belt. #jiujitsu jiu jitsu
From the leg-breaking Muay Thai kicks of Buakaw to the earth-shattering strikes of Mike Tyson, there are over 180 martial arts in the world, each with thousands of variations and unique coaches and teachers. But there's one martial art that stands out as very different from the rest: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Ever since i was a kid I have always been fascinated with martial arts
From fight club, the last samurai, rocky, karate kid and creed
Fighting has been depicted in many ways and many forms
while writing this script I was trying to find fight, real life or Hollywood the depicted Brazilian jujitsu
And after hours of searching there was one clip that keep coming to my mind
Let me show it to you
Now this obviously isn’t Brazilian jujitsu
but there’s something about this strike right here that has stuck in my memory for over twenty years
I want to pose a question to you
What can you see in this single strike that reflects itself in jujitsu
We’ll come back to this in a bit
Unlike other martial arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not flashy. You'll never see a dramatic win, and to the untrained eye, it just looks like two people rolling around. But in a world where almost every martial art focuses on speed, strength, and size and beating your opponent with your hands or feet, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu requires none of that.
I weigh 200lbs of mostly muscle, and I was submitted multiple times by a man 20 years older and 50lbs lighter than me.
This video is for anyone who is thinking about getting into jujitsu or any martial art.
In this video, I'll show you everything I learned in my first month of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
I remember my first day walking into the jujitsu gym
Now I’m definitely not foreign to gyms. I’m currently sitting at 200 pounds and prepping for a bodybuilding competition in 11 weeks. I have been strength training and lifting for 10 years and playing sports since I was four.
But I’m not gonna lie walking into the jujitsu gym for the first time felt a lot like being 10 years old and walking into elementary school for the first time as the new kid.
You have all those ridiculous anxieties like what is the kids don’t like me? What if they’re mean to me?
Or even worse, what if you get beaten up by a girl
There’s a lot of reasons to be nervous when joining a new gym. I can assure you though, all those reasons are ridiculous
I found nothing but nice and welcoming people and had an absolute blast my first day.
I knew by the end of the first class that I was hooked in to doing this for a while. And I have had absolutely zero issues or incidents with anyone. I haven’t even seen other people have any kind of issue with one another. There’s a tremendous amount of respect shown in my gym and if you ever join a gym that doesn’t have a high degree of respect between members, find a new gym.
Now, if you’re thinking about getting into jujitsu, you can usually walk into any gym and they’ll let you roll for free for a class or two just so you get a feel for it.
Now I can only speak for my gym but I’m assuming most gyms are ran similarly.
The first classes are very low energy. Basically just practicing technique. There’s no sparring or competition style rolling. So you absolutely do not have to worry about your skill level or not knowing anything. All the drills are very slow and methodical to train technique and form
Class two is where you learn submissions and chokes
and class three is open roll where I get to be tapped out 5 times and headlocked for 3 of the 6 minute rounds
It’s a blast
Cardio, weighted carriers & front Squats
Now if there are two sports that don’t go together it’s definitely bodybuilding and jujitsu
They could not be more polar opposites on the spectrum of what is required for their competition.
Immediately, I realized that my cardio is trash in the style of strength training and lifting I was doing was not adequate for jujitsu
Bodybuilding focuses on size, extremely low body fat, and overall symmetry of the body. It cares nothing about your endurance, mobility your flexibility.
On the other hand, jujitsu requires extreme endurance and cardio, as well as high mobility and flexibility.
So here’s a few of the things I switched in my fitness routines so that I can compete in bodybuilding and jujitsu
Cardio
20 pound plate vest mile walk in the morning
One hour on the stair stepper or treadmill with a 15% incline with a 20 pound weight vest

[@theflyingcarshow-allthelat9743]

Tks for touching on the mental health aspects. Needs to be talked about more & ur doing great things Garen!

[@michaelbruce3773]

Good analysis. Started BJJ 13 years ago overweight and out of shape. BJJ is a superpower over others and will humble the best of us. While many gyms just train the grappling aspect, it's important to also incorporate striking on and off the ground for defense purposes. When rolling, you have the ability to put people in situations where they can't defend themselves, allowing you to do anything you want.

[@CCW1911]

Excellent quality and inspiring.

[@meowwow5310]

Cool vid, have had an interest in bjj for awhile, vid adds to that interest considerably, gonna check out your other vids see if any head designs/ perf. auto stuff.

[@divyanshsharma4671]

Amazing video ,inspired me to learn learn muay Thai

[@tokolohoreginald8775]

Best video bro 🤞🏽🔥

[@kyuubimitch]

This was inspiring dude! It’s honestly made me want to give a class a shot. I’d love to see more stuff like this, or fitness related vids. Always stoked to see one of your vids hit my notification bar!

[@ihatepolice5459]

did you do it it’s free

[@kyuubimitch]

@@ihatepolice5459 I haven’t yet, but thanks for the reminder!! Have you gave it a shot? :)

[@meowwow5310]

Hi,just curious if you're still focused on the rotary valve engine heads?

[@peterzsiros3179]

A truthism for rolling: "You either win or you learn."

[@cookingwithzahra459]

Great sharing sir ....enjoy your day stay happy and blessed🇵🇰💙👍🧡

[@smyliejo]

The girl made me nearly die from laughter 3:34

[@u0sx350]

I think striking the shield as he did was an impractical use of a sword to most people and I think that is easily comparable because of the way you are able to use every single aspect of your body to get a one up on someone in jujistu.

[@b_reynolds7403]

Awesome video and have been considering starting BJJ. How often do recommend taking classes to improve at a good rate (1x week?) and how much does a class/membership typically cost? Thanks! 👊🏼

[@GarenPhillips]

I went every class for the first three weeks. M, T x2, W, T, S 3hrs each. Focus on repeating the drills over and over so ingrain the muscle memory. Before been I’d even redo visualization of the drills. Read a few research reports that visualize increased mind muscle memory by like 40%. I also started competition/spar rolling on week two. I just jumped into the deep.

[@peterzsiros3179]

I'd recommend starting at one or two days per week. Then ramp it up as you feel ready, but make sure you allow your body time to recover.

[@tonyb.3902]

Last fight scene in the movie lethal weapon. Mel Gibson does an arm bar on Gary Sinise Rorian gracie actually consulted for the film.

[@konradmaximilian3037]

Good video. The only thing is that size, age, and strength are as important as skills. BJJ competitions have divisions according to belt, weight and age. just saying.

[@YeYe-wz1wi]

Whole lotta yapping

[@bryanwalker6400]

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