I competed in over 260 matches as a BJJ blue belt

[@AnaranjadoGuitar]

Proud to have been a dude you ankle locked on your journey lol. JJWL in worcester 2023. Congrats on the promotion!

[@joshbeambjj]

That’s hilarious 😂 that was a fun tournament. Appreciate you following along bro, and also for the match. Thanks man!

[@achunable]

Class act

[@austin4und413]

Congrats Josh! I’m a white belt and this gives me a ton of motivation. Cheers man

[@joshbeambjj]

Thank you, and glad to hear it! 💯

[@matu4251]

Congrats Josh! Well deserved. Can’t wait to see more of your journey at purple! (Miss rolling with you in the morning)

[@joshbeambjj]

Hey thanks brother! Miss ya too, maybe one day we can train again 😂🙏🏻

[@vcuteverything]

God, I miss Atlanta. Born and raised ITP and never thought I would leave. Congratulations on your purple belt! Can't wait to see what the future holds for you.

[@joshbeambjj]

Where’d ya leave to? Thanks a lot! Appreciate that.

[@conphucianism]

amazing journey through blue belt! excited to see what's in store at purple :) congrats and good luck josh

[@joshbeambjj]

thanks man, much appreciated!

[@CreeperMountain]

Congrats on the promotion mate! Good luck at Masters Worlds!

[@joshbeambjj]

Thank you!

[@faburipk3927]

Congrats - well deserved! I like the idea of feeling the moment to be ready. There might be some last doubts, but once you square with other purples in different gyms and you feel that you are on par... that's when you know you deserve that belt (Y) ;)

[@joshbeambjj]

Thanks a lot! Yeah makes sense for sure!

[@alizaki4974]

Late congratulations on the promotion but i’ve just only discovered your channel. Your story is really inspirational and your videos are great! Keep it up man 🔥

[@joshbeambjj]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@RyanJuliano]

awesome video. congrats on the win and the new belt!

[@joshbeambjj]

Thank you for watching! Much appreciated

[@zanejiujitsu]

Your transformation is crazy, I never knew.

[@TrueLegacyStudio]

We finally get to hear the story! Haha congratulations josh on your purple belt!

[@joshbeambjj]

thanks bro!

[@AndreMHA]

Damn mate, appreciate the vulnerability! Great to see you enjoying yourself now.

[@joshbeambjj]

Hey thank you! I appreciate it. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@thelastchimp]

very dope bro, lovely editing and filming looking forward to future posts

[@joshbeambjj]

I appreciate that a lot! More coming soon 🙏🏻

[@jutosgrind]

I had 3 mma fights before and have been doing bjj since 4 months nogi only and in the gi I've been training since 2 weeks. Tomorrow is my first bjj comp!

[@joshbeambjj]

That’s awesome, good luck!

[@seamac7564]

Well? How did ya do?

[@alessandrobellucci8701]

man i first saw u at Gracie gym in Rome, being following u since then , keep it up

[@joshbeambjj]

hey man, yeah i remember you, thanks for following along, hope all is well! appreciate it

[@andrewchen4179]

congrats my brother. A well-deserved purple belch🔥🔥

[@joshbeambjj]

appreciate that! thanks for watching

[@SUCRA]

Hey, I'm going to be at the masters as well, brown belt, master 3. Good luck over there!

[@joshbeambjj]

Ah nice, thanks, and good luck to you too!

[@colesouth]

Epic run, congrats!

[@joshbeambjj]

Hey thank you!

[@Consumer156]

Very cool to watch!

[@joshbeambjj]

Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

[@potroshitel12]

Brother you are sandbagging

[@SKRATCH1988]

how? less than 3 years at blue is hardly sandbagging. doesn't matter how often you compete.

[@joshbeambjj]

This guy gets it! 😂🙏🏻

[@Igoriann]

Lol in my gym, after being a white belt for 2 years, there isnt even a thought of me beibg promoted to blue. When i first joined, there were people there for almost 2 years and are still white belts in my gym. If we dont train 4-5 days a week and regularly compete, we will never get one and those that do conpete and train 4-5 days a week, it still takes them avarage of 3 years to be promoted to blue.

[@moremoney2264]

2 stripe blue belt from Jersey here still grinding! Any advice for me at the half way mark to purple?

[@AaronGiffordOfficial]

Damn you know what you're doing with your filmmaking and story telling I can see your channel doing well if you keep it up

[@joshbeambjj]

Hey I appreciate that feedback man! I’ve def been trying to focus on story, so I’m glad it’s noticed. Thanks for following along.

[@CurrySmith-vc4xl]

Brandon is amazing, expect to see some Bermuda Triangles in the future

[@joshbeambjj]

Haha hell yeah!

[@zanejiujitsu]

Great video!

[@joshbeambjj]

Thanks man! Love seeing you put your stuff out there too

[@30percentlife]

How can you edit so many videos and still train this much? Both are extreme amount of work.

[@legitprowrestling6653]

AWESOME! 😁😁

[@joshbeambjj]

Thanks! 😁

[@lucianowebdev8686]

Inspired by this channel, I’m competing once a month for the next year. I’m also going to be at Master Worlds, I hope I can see you there!

[@joshbeambjj]

that's awesome man, glad to hear! Cool see ya there!

[@KodiakCombat]

Man, I wish I had a competitive mentality. You've got enough for any three people, though.

[@joshbeambjj]

Lol, my body is not happy with me, though…

[@thelogicalcaveman9139]

You ever on the East coast of nc homie I would love to roll with a fellow Vet. You living the dream I wanna haha

[@joshbeambjj]

haha i'll put out the word on IG if i'm ever on the east coast!

[@thelogicalcaveman9139]

@@joshbeambjj Congrats on purple also homie

[@theshark6149]

hi, saw your account and it's very inspiring to me as a 1 y white belt. I don't feel rushed to get my blueb as I know that if i get strong foundation i will progress faster in the distant future. Your "nomad" life for bbelt, was it pricey, cheap, normal ecc...(asking because as I will transfer nations basically for work plus university, I feel like doing 10+ comps at wbelt could help me create a very good system. Sorry if my comment was too long and ty for the eventual response) 😇🤙🤙 for info i'm 22

[@joshbeambjj]

Hey man that’s awesome to hear! It’s expensive to travel, but there are ways to minimize that. If you can find a competition buddy and split hotel expenses, that helps. Ideally though if you can stay in a more local area and hit all the comps there, that is usually the least expensive

[@nickc3250]

My man.

[@joshbeambjj]

🫡🫡

[@thafluffinator1262]

As a lightweight master 1 purple, hope to get a match!

[@joshbeambjj]

are you signed up for master worlds? lol

[@Kin__]

Bro are you still in the UK?

[@Kin__]

Congrats on Purple bro!!

[@joshbeambjj]

Hey thank you! I’m not in the UK rn, I was just there a handful of times. Did we meet there?

[@MichaelJames707]

🙏🏼

[@HaroldBluetooth-uz1zz]

Goddamn 260 matches is a lot!

[@joshbeambjj]

Yeah my body is not thanking me for it 😂

[@sherpajiujitsu]

🔥🔥🔥

[@joshbeambjj]

Thanks for watching!

[@GuillermoSanchez-jr6mp]

Didn’t you get kicked out of a Jiu Jitsu gym by Caio Terra?

[@joshbeambjj]

No 😂 I quit CTA. Where’d you hear that?

[@GuillermoSanchez-jr6mp]

@@joshbeambjj 🤷🏽‍♂️you got kicked out and your butt buddy followed you in support and he decided to take online classes from the gym you went to in Atlanta

[@joshbeambjj]

Lol that’s an interesting story you’ve made up. Why are you so upset?

[@GuillermoSanchez-jr6mp]

@@joshbeambjj Bruhh🤣I didn’t make it up and I’m not upset 🤣🤡 why are you assuming using emotional reasoning that I’m upset 🤣

[@Haraldo-l7w]

I’m sure you’re an awesome jiu-jitsu athlete, but don’t you think the belt colours get a bit ridiculous? Most people seem to peak skill-wise at purple, with brown and black just formalities for time served.

[@joshbeambjj]

Thanks! Interesting argument, I mean I think purple is definitely the first like intermediate/advanced phase, and I've seen a lot of really good purple belts who might as well be black belts, but I feel like there's levels to it, especially in the bucket of black belt competitors.

[@TheLencho]

super duper paratrooper

[@joshbeambjj]

yezzir! were/are you?

[@brienmacgearailt7801]

260 matches isn't blue or purple....ridiculous

[@joshbeambjj]

What do you mean?

[@831liftingalot]

He's just yapping

[@PanicGiraffe]

Bro don't be friends with your ex wife.

[@HaroldBluetooth-uz1zz]

Yep, that’s a hell of misery.

[@JEFFMAN90]

Congratulations on your purple belt bro

[@joshbeambjj]

Appreciate that 🙏🏻🙏🏻