Top 10 BJJ Tips For Beginners

Here are my Top 10 BJJ tips and recommendations for the beginner student & white belt, aimed to help them make the most out of their BJJ classes, stay injury free, and stick with Jiu-Jitsu for the long run, based on my 23 years of experience with this beautiful martial art.
I'm professor Gustavo Gasperin, 3rd degree BJJ Black Belt, and have been teaching BJJ for the last 15 years.
1. Be a good drilling partner 0:19
2. Tap on your partner, NOT on the mat 1:28
3. Don’t wait until it hurts 4:15
4. Master the bridge and the hip escapes 5:23
5. There is no magic pill 6:22
6. Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast 7:15
7. Master how to do break falls and forward/backwards rolls 7:48
8. Be open-minded 8:30
9. Don’t compare your progress to others 8:57
10. Don’t let your emotions take over, especially when you are in a bad position 9:28
11. Bonus tip 11:54
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[@stevenconnolly28]

I never realised I was claustrophobic until I started jujitsu. It's getting better but sometimes it gets uncomfortable. All part of the journey. Thanks

[@MMALeech]

All part of the journey indeed Steven!

[@gigachad6757]

This is normal as I do juijitsu as well and know the feeling of claustrophobia, but you get used to it and it’s one of the things juijitsu teaches you in the real world, another example being discipline.

[@yeetfeet1878]

After the pandemic I am starting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!

[@MMALeech]

Awesome!

[@dylanlhotak7522]

Do it now!!! There is plenty open!

[@MMALeech]

@@dylanlhotak7522 true!

[@humanityenslaved3380]

Experts say the pandemic will never leave. Find a gym now and start training.

[@yeetfeet1878]

Thank you for the support but I do want to be safe. I already wrestle so I believe I might have an advantage. Cases are going down where I live so it will be soon.

[@markryan9445]

Thank for your simple tips! 👊🏻🙏🏻

[@ernestomaestas963]

Great points!!

[@ZakHumphreys]

Im about to go to my second class , Glad to have a new pursuit in life that interests me , Thankyou for the videos man i'll be sure to check more out when i have time !

[@MMALeech]

Awesome Azor, good luck on our journey!

[@svdamhd]

Today, 23 years old, I am going to start my BJJ journey. I am hyped!!

[@svdamhd]

@@BarHarborMoOse Hey man! I feel you, all the bruises on my body is a surprise. But I really stoked and hyped for the sport. The people are so nice and everytime if I think I figured something out, there are like 100 more things I do not know.

[@chrismalp7702]

Hi Are you still doing bjj?

[@svdamhd]

@@chrismalp7702 hehe yo champ. Yes i do, 26 now, blue belt and still cruising the bjj wave.

[@chrismalp7702]

@@svdamhd my respect to you brother, I am over 45 and I am nearly to start my journey, provbably I have to before, but the moment is now

[@svdamhd]

@@chrismalp7702 Just do it! Besides being a great exercise, it's also a nice way to meet new people. You may suck at first, I still do, and almost all of us do. But that's the fun part of it :) Enjoy the journey

[@Eruptionvr2000]

Nice one bro , thanks for the info

[@TonyFernandezjkdjedi]

Excellent tips..explained well, thank you! Oss.

[@MMALeech]

Glad you liked it Tony!

[@nonyabiznas4986]

thanks for the vid it is full of things that create a great mindset

[@MMALeech]

Glad you liked it Kyle!

[@iluvubb247]

Thank you for this video 🙏

[@MMALeech]

You are welcome!

[@ParadymShiftVegan]

Thank you so much for sharing this extremely valuable content! 🙏🙃 I've been advised by many people to learn Brazilian JJ and am very excited to begin my journey (: it means more than I can say that you are creating these excellent videos. I hope your channel blows up so much more! I'm totally a subscriber now (: Blessings always brother ^-^💯 you da man!

[@MMALeech]

Go in with the right mindset and I'm sure you are gonna love it brother!

[@ParadymShiftVegan]

@@MMALeech Mercí my dude 🙏 I feel that. I'm definitely very excited to get started. So far I've got Braz JJ to start (unless you include my 3 years of traditional kenpo almost a decade ago) then I hope to focus on Boxing and/or Muay Thai, after that is Krav Maga, and finally I'd like to train in modernized Aikido and probably definitely develop my own techniques/version. I've also considered Judo after Aikido. What do you think of this mix? These are the ones that have attracted my attention and in the order I'm hoping to learn them. Wishing you the best of happiness, fulfillment, and success dudebro. You totally deserve it! 💯🔥🙌

[@MMALeech]

@@ParadymShiftVegan I think it's great, the more you learn/know the better, and you will definitely see similarities between the different styles, especially on principles and concepts.

[@ParadymShiftVegan]

@@MMALeech Thanks for the feedback. I'll bear that in mind. I imagine that there will be similarities all around the board with probably some suffering philosophies and pathways taken to explore and achieve efficacy. mahalo for the valuable replies

[@Exploremorefishing]

Some of these rules can even apply to upper belts 👍🏻 thanks for sharing ✌🏻

[@MMALeech]

Thank you!

[@robertnoriega1388]

Thank you sir 👊

[@justanotherguy3816]

After 3 years of muay thai started bjj yesterday loving and learning every class

[@JcArn-du5iq]

I got about 13 Months in gi. I wonder why I do bjj often but this video made me realize all the techniques I’ve learned this year . Thank you

[@MMALeech]

Glad you liked it!

[@samuelhernandez2030]

Thanks for the help :D

[@MMALeech]

you are welcome Samuel!

[@kenc8472]

Thank you 👍

[@Maximo10101]

I just started bjj and this is really helpful. Earned a sub from me :)

[@MMALeech]

Glad you liked it Maximo!

[@jdjdjdndxnxnndndnxnxn2135]

Me to how old are I'm 16

[@marvingallegos4840]

Gonna start my first class today! Lookin forward to it

[@MMALeech]

Awesome, hope you like it!

[@SkiLLz0O93]

been 5 months! Have you been consistent ? How has it been ? What have you learned!

[@marvingallegos4840]

@@SkiLLz0O93 Yes! Is really fun, I’ve learned a lot I got my second stripe a week ago!

[@babu25557]

@@marvingallegos4840 youre still a white belt?

[@marvingallegos4840]

@@babu25557 Yes, I haven’t been consistent lately, life has been kicking my ass lmao gonna go for that third stripe tho, wont give up!

[@nicolasa6789]

Thank you sir

[@MMALeech]

You are welcome Nicolas!

[@TrickyyRicky]

Just started today & im nearly dead absorbing as much info as I can🙏🏽

[@jellie33414]

Signed up for class today, I’m watching vids now. How’s the class?

[@ernestomaestas963]

Be patient.. Don't go too deep into video - data overload.. lol Enjoy!!

[@uptome4399]

Me too my head was spinning

[@atrustworthyfellow6887]

good shit. thanks

[@MMALeech]

You are welcome!

[@pansellinishow]

Good one as always brother. Sharing.

[@MMALeech]

Thank you Tony!!

[@jonathanscott5932]

I’ve just started BJJ, I wanted to make sure I wasn’t a spazzy white belt. Wasn’t sure if I was until I rolled with a spazzy white belt.

[@alexlawrence6220]

Carlos lastra falling off the three stair at Braille yesss

[@leatherface1136]

Got any tips for coming back to Jiu Jitsu after taking time off? I haven’t been back since I got my blue belt, it’s been a few years.

[@stevenconnolly28]

Just go back. You are obviously good at what you do so don't waste any more time. Just go for it

[@courtport6957]

I’m a powerlifter starting jiujitsu next week. I took some classes a few years ago and I roll with my husband for fun sometimes but I mostly use my strength to just ‘muscle around’ basically. But also, I’m hyper mobile so I feel like I just flail everywhere. In fact, I KNOW I do because my husband talks about it. I accidentally hurt him constantly... so I’m nervous I’m going to be a burden because I’m a danger in my own way😂

[@MMALeech]

I think you will do well Courtney, just focus on the technique, you already got the athleticism.

[@imivaxo9225]

6:48 🤗 waldoooo

[@TK-se8jq]

Asking any experienced BJJ experts!! I just started my second class of Gi Bjj and rolled with someone who was a purple belt he had about 100lbs or over on me. As an inexperienced player I don't know to many submissions so at this point I just try and survive. This purple belt was submitting me like nothing it got to a point where the he cranked my knee so bad I felt a popping sensation. Is this normal or was he an ass and going to hard on a new member. Thoughts?

[@krb0123]

He was 100% a dickhead.

[@blueseaturtle6031]

3:36 what with the zoom up

[@ismailhassan4935]

How long does it take to see progress as a beginner in bjj

[@MMALeech]

Since day 1, beginners make the most progress since they are starting from scratch.

[@ninjayt7305]

Tem em português?

[@warrengardner]

I thought I'd been doing BJJ long enough not to panic, but I have to admit I felt a little panic when I saw that picture.

[@MMALeech]

Heavy guys are not easy to go against

[@humanityenslaved3380]

5 months in. DONT IGNORE YOUR INJURIES.

[@matthewcornwell1038]

3 weeks in and I most definitely agree

[@tristanclaxton9329]

I'm a blue belt have been draining prove 3 yours I was hoping a brand new person in the gym I was giving feedback and doing everything that you said in Letting him work But still trying to stay safe We were working back mounts Back takes so I rolled and Lanka let him take my bank he ended up putting his foot on my spine and pulling as hard as he could To get a rear naked choke I calmly said like a it's not gonna work The way you have it come down

[@isaacgarcia2979]

Gotta drain daily, good for for the prostate

[@mailorderknifeset]

I’m 25, is it too late to start taking BJJ lessons?

[@MMALeech]

Never too late Will! I started when I was 22

[@rickyalvarez4682]

About to get my black belt in another art this is my last art and that's it .

[@MMALeech]

Awesome!

[@jsealejandro06]

A decade well spent. At least

[@6bullets903]

Osss

[@MMALeech]

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