Why I Quit BJJ After 2 Months

Sean is 46 and trained two months at a local BJJ school that didn’t have any structure and had beginners sparring from day 1. Then he saw an Instagram video of Rener’s that told him to give jiu-jitsu a second chance, amd we’re glad he did. For everyone else, if you’ve had a similar experience, tell us about it.
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[@ThatKenpoGuy]

My frustration trying out BJJ was not that I was losing but that without a foundation of techniques I didn't even have something to productively work on during sparring. I was basically just a grappling dummy.

[@spiritsplice]

Its called paying your dues. Everyone did. Getting a foundation takes 6 to 12 months.

[@chadbrambers8346]

every person you see in there with a belt higher than yours did that for six months straight.

[@nyet_maker7948]

​@@chadbrambers8346 Which is a huge waste of time when u dont have anything to work on. Thats his point. Why repeat their mistakes?

[@wotdefookbruv]

Paying your dues or unstructured teaching program? Med school and law school and even some gym bros program has more structure of progressing than 3/4 of the BJJ schools ​@@spiritsplice

[@spiritsplice]

@@wotdefookbruv doesn't matter what is taught, you will always suck when you roll for a long time. structure won't fix this problem. its' like learning a new language. no matter what phrases or words you are shown, you still can't have a conversation for a few years. there is no way around this.

[@Komodokhan148]

I remember my first day as a scrawny 15 year old white belt. Felt like I was thrown into a lions den. 8 years later I'm now a three stripe purple belt and still going strong. I'll be training BJJ for the rest of my life.

[@benjobopper5447]

hey, i’m a scrawny 15 yo, just started last year and i’m loving it. good training brother

[@odindhillon3239]

@@benjobopper5447 I’m also a scrawny 15 year old lol 😂 and I started a week ago my dreams to be an mma fighter one day but I wanna focus on just jiu jitsu but my dojo says if I’m consistent I can get a blue belt in 8 months but only if I’m really consistent usually a year tho

[@ernestkhalimov9574]

@@odindhillon3239 dunno what gym your going to but you need to be at least 16 for a blue belt and 1 year is definitely not enough for a blue belt even with consistent training

[@odindhillon3239]

@@ernestkhalimov9574 but who assed u nigga get out

[@biggooba6706]

@@odindhillon3239 your school is shit

[@arthurlambart7115]

I started my journey when I was 55 at the CTC in Kansas City. It's almost 2 years later and I'm still at it having a great time.

[@michaeldaniels5584]

Did you make blue belt yet?

[@andrewkarl5174]

I started at 59, took me 3 years to get my blue, don’t chase belts, just keep training. All the best.

[@fernandogigliotimossi3872]

Keep on going, you are as young as you allow you to be. And don't chase belts, chase technique. Also, if you can, go for gracie jj. The real one. Real fights. I'm having a great experience with that. Here in Brazil they tend to go too much for sports bjj also, but the gracie style is what got us hooked in the first place. Real deal. Cheers.

[@georgel.3357]

@@fernandogigliotimossi3872 what are good Gracie JJ schools in Brazil? Gracie Humaita?

[@mikeelward6567]

51 white belt- one month- almost quit but agreed to keep going- being old and new adds a layer ugh

[@fitnesslibrarian9013]

My first Jiu Jitsu class 7 months ago I got thrown into rolling with a purple belt girl who wrapped me up and submitted me about 6 times in 6 minutes. It was rough for the ego and the body. I thought about quitting not gonna lie. I realized that class wasn’t noob friendly but it solidified Jiu Jitsu for me. It proved a 30lb lighter female could rag doll me. I have been hooked since. Remember it’s a combat sport, it can be rough but it will make you tougher. Everyone is different, I liked rolling from the beginning.

[@wotdefookbruv]

Could rag doll you because you are not allowed to strike her. The point of GJJ is to not only rag doll people but also do it while being strike upon

[@williamacevedo2856]

Tried it when I was 33 for like a month, then in one class I was rolling with a guy who was stronger and agressive. He went knee on my side and grabbed my neck and pulled. I felt pain and tried to get out just to get cranked again that's when I got my rib broken. Tried one class years latter just to get my elbow hyperextended in another school. That was it for me.

[@kracylatin01]

Great video on this concept: I have 6 years in BJJ and I remember the first day I did BJJ I was paired up a 140pd purple belt 2nd strip and he made into a pretzel . I was so shocked how easy it was for him to submit me since I out weighed him by 60pds. . It’s true that as a white belt at that time I could have learned more techniques before I started sparring to make me feel confident . I guess it’s different now since I got used to the hardcore training ; but I would have benefited so much if I trained the way Rener Gracie mentioned.

[@ScottGarrettDrums]

Maybe this point will actually mean something coming from a Gracie? Almost every BJJ channel has a video about "why white belts quit" and almost none of them touch on this reason, which is the actual reason. They all focus on "their egos are hurt because blah, blah, blah." No, it's that very few people want to pay to be beaten up until they final "get it." Any striking gym that has an absolutely beginner spar on day-one is a gym to avoid. Yet, for some reason, "hardcore" sports BJJ prides itself on beating up (e.g. bullying) its white belts.

[@user-tx5sw4hq1h]

my experience first training jiu jitsu and I consider myself tougher than the average person. I got battered for 9 months at a hard-core mma gym in jiu jitsu classes were most of my sparring partners were competing mma fighters. It's ridiculous. I stopped doing that as I have to work and I was always injured. And to be fair i got reasonable at two submissions (guillotine and armbar from Mount) but that's it I Don remember how to hip escape or get out of full mount. Anyway I'm going to a ctc to learn gracie combatives next week 😄 and I'm looking forward to it. (I also just found out that gym is no longer teaching jiu jitsu as the head coach has left now its only striking)

[@oshu1146]

Hey man you're absolutely right I joined bjj because I thought thought that I was going to like it but 2 months and I hate it , a brown belt just chokes me over and over again, on my first weeks of training as a whitebelt . As beginner I had no idea how to defend anything I had no idea how to escape mount because they never showed me any of that yea they teach you techniques but you darn sure can't use it when rolling so what's the point. I also realized that the coach would give tips to the purple and brownbelts and they would like smile and laugh among each other because they roughed up a white belt wow such badasses no?

[@utubepunk]

Sean wants to know how to battle a rabid seal in the open ocean. Only Gracie jiu-jitsu teaches you that! :-D

[@hankowitz]

Hahah that was a crazy story!

[@SoldierDrew]

It didn't have rabies so it wasn't rabid.

[@utubepunk]

@@SoldierDrew Omg. It was merely a descriptive word, not a diagnosis. The dude described it as rabid while telling his story.

[@doktormalifiko5488]

@@utubepunk trolls don’t have hyperbole in their native language. It confuses them. The rest of us got it.

[@AyeItsXander]

This video is currently my situation!! Rolling on the first day and not even knowing what the hell to do. It’s very frustrating and discouraging. I’m so close to just jumping on board with the Gracie combative program!! I love your guys philosophy!!!

[@cjodendal3182]

Lots of people join a BJJ club because they have low self esteem and want to build up confidence through self defense. When they finally work up the courage to walk into a gym however they are confronted by people who have this idea that everyone has massive ego's and needs to be humbled. BJJ is hard enough as it is even with a good gym atmosphere. Not good for business.

[@crazypills88]

I wish I had this kind of school in my hometown. Also of Muay Thai. Every gym here people are all crazy or just sparr sparr sparr. I mean it's ok to get hit from time to time, but dude sparr like someone wants to rip my head off? No, thanks. Also injuries. I have to work. I don't have the urge to show or prove things to myself or someone to feel better.

[@SoldierDrew]

Westerners often tend to wanna take out aggression in class during training but go to Thailand and Muay Thai boxers spar gently. They don't spar full contact. They only go full contact during an actual bout or when kicking/striking pads. Yet the Thai fighters often dominate the westerners in Muay Thai. Proving full contact sparring doesn't create superior fighters. Alot of westerners are just coconut heads with too much aggression. BTW: Im from USA, so I can be a critic of my country, based on experiences, and in my youth I was that coconut head that always wanted to spar hard thinking it was better training. I matured & grew up though. Some don't.

[@crazypills88]

@@SoldierDrew I totally agree with all you said. I'm from Spain and same here, pure knuckle heads. I ended training in a town 45 km away because it was a club and people want to learn and also they ask how you want to sparr under the phrase "hit how you want to be hit". We need to learn more about the meaning of "martial" in martial arts. Seems we copy their arts but not the philosophy and spirituality behind them in western countries.

[@oshu1146]

@@SoldierDrew hey man you're absolutely right I joined bjj because I thought thought that I was going to like it but 2 months and I hate it , a brown belt just chokes me over and over again, on my first weeks of training as a whitebelt . As beginner I had no idea how to defend anything I had no idea how to escape mount because they never showed me any of that yea they teach you techniques but you darn sure can't use it when rolling so what's the point. I also realized that the coach would give tips to the purple and brownbelts and they would like smile and laugh to themselves because they roughed up a white belt wow such badasses no?

[@litdav]

tbh i started sparring from day 1 but never had any experience of what you guys described. everyone was very welcoming and even when we sparred they went slow and told me the basic things when i asked. if at your school there is someone who goes hard on guys who dont even know the basics, then your school and your teacher is at fault for not enforcing simple rules

[@ZymixProductions]

😎👍🔥

[@TheLodiB]

Depends if the guy comes in rolling hard then you gotta show him who’s boss. I used strength and explosiveness to make up for skill and got humbled by a brown belt pretty quick.

[@VitalityGracieGarage]

There are a lot of BJJ schools that believe the new guy or girl should get smashed to bits constantly during the first year, to 'test their determination". Kinda like "trial by fire". You would be surprised how many schools still take this approach. I bet there are hundreds of thousands of ex-students worldwide who quit BJJ altogether and will never come back, specifically due to this poorly thought out approach. Striking instructors don't kick the living hell out of their new whtebelt Kickboxing students on their first day, so why do some BJJ schools think it's a good plan to smash new BJJ students during their first rolls?

[@graciescottsdale]

@@VitalityGracieGarage Spot on!

[@georgel.3357]

@@VitalityGracieGarage Because it's not! I'm sure many of those schools don't last.

[@sharlah4057]

As a white belt I think jujitsu has to be one of the most difficult martial arts out there to get your head around as a beginner. Part of it is exactly as described here. The other part is just the lingo. I gather there are fewer types of movements that I first thought - many of them seem to have drastically different names if they have a minor variation or are done from a different position / direction. It's a LOT to wrap your brain around.

[@neologian1783]

100% perfect description of my own experience!! Here's class 1 in a nutshell SUPER nice instructor. (check!) Seemingly GREAT GROUP of training partners. (check!) EVERYONE basically welcoming and friendly (check!) I follow along in warm ups Advance techniques are demonstrated to the class....folks pair off to drill Instructor pulls me aside: "How much jiu jitsu do you know?" Me: "Zero.....none....nada." Instructor: "Okay here's a couple of strategies for escaping closed guard".......5-10 minutes of instruction while everyone else is drilling. Instructor: "Okay.....time to roll! Hey Dave, (pointing to a brown belt) he knows A & B....make him work on that....good resistance, no submissions." Me: "Wait....what??" 6 minute timer on the wall: "Beep!!" Commence the equivalent of grappling with a 90 liter duffle bag filled with shifting beach sand that knows how to counter everything I try......which for me was virtually nothing. I'm only 120 seconds into my BJJ journey and it felt like slipping below the surface of a swimming pool with the lifeguards pushing me down. Like any COMPLETELY inexperienced person wanting to do their best, I completely redlined on cardio with all my inefficient struggling. Timer beeps....1 min rest....find a new partner. Repeat. I spend the next two rounds of rolling totally gassed gasping for air & feeling like I can't lift my arms let alone attempt anything resembling what I'd been shown. It was the martial equivalent of being taught how to swim by being rowed to the middle of the lake and pushed out of the boat...in other words, it felt like drowning (and probably looked like it to my training partners!! LOL). Look, I KNEW it was gonna be hard but I think I imagined there'd be some form of introduction to basic theory or technique before being pitted against full resistance?? Instead, the experience of being asked to roll with ZERO foundation, ZERO grounding in basic concepts, ZERO understanding of basic theory.......just felt impossible. It's not that I was so easily dominated by my partners. I expected that. Its that it simply felt like being dropped into a mountain stage of the Tour De France before even learning how to even ride a bike! That said, I get it. That method has clearly worked for others and I admire the hell out of those folks on the mat who somehow managed to get through that training method. I can see why it's even a sort of 'badge of honor" for them. But even as enthusiastic as I was to let BJJ be my next big thing......I just ended up feeling like it wasn't going to be a thing I could do. I left feeling completely bummed. I figured BJJ just wasn't for me. Found this video, found a Gracie affiliate in Manchester NH.....and I'm psyched to attend my first combatives class next week. Holding out hope it makes the difference!!

[@phuckfumassters]

I know what you mean. Find a Gracie CTC. They trained differently. Their methodology works. Most BJJ schools have no curriculum even though they think they do and many don't even teach basic self defense. That is why so many newbies who aren't meat heads quit jiu jitsu. The methodology is horribly inefficient and the set up of training favor guys who are already big, strong, athletic or experienced. Even though I still train your experience was my experience too. My advice is find a CTC or train under Rickson Gracie lineage gyms.

[@jasonp9841]

I train at a Gracie affiliate and honestly at 6:20 this is why BJJ is beginning to be a turn off for me. Gracie schools are honestly so militant about stuff. Might have to switch schools soon.

[@tjl4688]

Rener's schools have a unified curriculum. He also personally conducts ALL the instructor certification, worldwide. If you want to use Rener's branding/franchise, then you need to teach his curriculum. That said, Rener has other students who have their own schools with their own programs (Redline Jiu-Jitsu being the first one that comes to mind).

[@stuartclubb4302]

I type this February 4th 2024. Two and a half years later, I wonder how it went for Sean? Did the gentler and more nuanced start help him stick with the sport, or did he end up quitting anyway?

[@kevinho4504]

I am going to find a Gracie academy in Singapore . Been to a BJJ school and not the best experience.

[@yoransom]

I quit Bjj after two months because my instructor only paired me with a 16 yr old with a sweat drenched t shirt on. There are some horrible instructors out there.

[@thefan12345]

Ok guys now let his family go! 😂

[@matt4393]

Ok so just tell everyone how much better our school is. 🔫

[@sactownj6559]

THIS method should be normalized instead of getting thrown to the wolves on day one. My first couple of weeks I had to do a bunch of research online to figure out the dos/donts of rolling all while getting routinely choked out by over aggressive white belts that are all too eager to use some choke they saw on ufc. Not fun or safe.

[@infected7258]

I went to a Gracie BJJ school and I Loved it but I just couldn’t afford it

[@mobiledetail4you]

Try Gracie online? It’s not quite the same as in person. But if 150 a month is not possible. It’s a great second option

[@utubepunk]

How much were they asking?

[@clardyj]

I started BJJ in 2019 age 64 in Fort Worth. A small independent BJJ school that puts MMA right on their sign. I was injured by an incompetent newly promoted Blue Belt (cracked my ribs) and a 275 lb white belt that crashed down on my left shoulder (it looked like a professional wrestling maneuver). I was sparring in week one. I had only learned 1 or 2 techniques and didn’t have experience in executing them while sparring. Much less defending against many techniques. The Owner (Chris) was shocked when I quit. Fifteen months later after physically recovering (my shoulder still clicks a bit) but I have given BJJ another chance. A really good Gracie school in Texas. A similar approach to what you are describing at the Gracie University. I have learned the hard way that MMA on the sign might well mean, “full throttle sparring week one”. I also learned that a larger well organized school likely has many more people training (easy 15-20 people per class), and lots more Blue, Purple and Brown belts. It is the white belt and newly promoted Blue belt that are the biggest danger to causing you injuries. That independent school had really small classes with one Blue belt & 6 White belts. Cost me 15 months of injury recovery. Go with the Gracie name. It really means something.

[@q-perspective8989]

Finally an Honest BJJ Guy, Why I Quit BJJ ! Oh Wait your just another LIAR .

[@turbomanmechachrist]

Never felt like sparring sucks, best feeling is getting outplayed and learning from the experience. (So the right kind of sparring, and sparring partner.) But I agree with that a proper foundation is the right way of doing things, going to help on so many levels imo. And that goes for everything. You don't start your medical training in the hospital before understanding the fundamentals.

[@muffinsmith1207]

You know he went to 10th Planet and instantly got put in Rubber Guard probably by white belts training just as long as him

[@madboi0919]

what is a rubber guard

[@royalty_the1892]

@@madboi0919 It helped Eddie beat Royler, twice. So it obviously works if you have that dexterity.

[@matt4393]

@@madboi0919 more or less a really high closed guard.

[@graciejjpractitioner]

@@royalty_the1892 twice? Is that what helped him?

[@royalty_the1892]

@@graciejjpractitioner fuck yeah! He has a whole system that works with his rubber guard. It's a pretty cool system too. The only thing is that you need to be really, and I mean _really_ flexible to achieve the rubber guard and in Bravo's case he has just off the charts dexterity. Check out planet 10, that's where Joe Rogan got his black belt from.

[@Picasotheninjaturtle]

As someone who started with the Gracie combatives I feel the foundation you learn is super important. I train at home with sparring and I feel very comfortable in most positions. I know I would have done well if just fed to the lions den but I know I would have been injured a lot early on. Having the confidence to be able to perform a technique without having to think about it before spending months getting hurt is a wonderful gift that combatives gives. There are a lot of things learning combatives that you can modify into more advanced techniques easier when you have a good understanding of how the techniques work.

[@nicobritz5162]

My journey started with Gracie Combatives also age 46.First open mat thought I could NEVER do this as I'm not a fighter by nature. 9 months later and suddenly it all came together and had 6 great rolls in a row.Absolutely love Jiu Jitsu. It gets better with consistency

[@vladvlaovich9930]

Let's say you're not a little girl in Rio any more, so, it's not "Mohena", it's Morena. But: what if you're "Joe-zay" -- do you now switch to José, because of the Spanish speaking minority? That would be odd, eh

[@Alexlamb442]

Having to roll straight away put me off a bit at first as I had no idea what I was doing, but thanks to great KZbin channels like this one I learned the principles and now a month later the rolls are more fun. I would have loved some basic principles from my school though

[@framedbysteven]

The reason why they quit is because they can’t come to terms that they’re not gonna be a fucking master in their first week be the newbie get forced to roll learn and if you leave that’s on you by six months you’ll understand jiu jitsu

[@tjl4688]

No, the reason we end up quitting is because we can't physically come back. Youngsters can handle getting tapped with full intensity day 1. Old men like me need a long time to get used to it.

[@yasminelizabeth123]

The same happened to me. I just quit because I didn't understand what was going on

[@JeepDrivinPreacher]

Thank you for sharing this story. I got partnered up as a new guy to BJJ with someone who had studied 10th Planet. We were similar in weight, but I’m significantly taller, so I’m not as wide. This guy kept popping my hip out of place. It sucked. It hurt. My chiropractor told me to stop BJJ. I found Gracie University and started working on the basics of combatives. Need to find a new partner as one stopped martial arts altogether and my second has been dealing with some health issues.

[@WeeaboohJones]

I was asked if I wanted to roll the next day. I didn’t roll until after the first week. Even then, everyone knew I was new and they took it slow with me. Everyone was careful with me for about 2-3 months but I’d been rolling from the beginning.

[@MonacoRocha]

No bjj gyms here in montreal have a fundamental BASICS!!! they have only random teaching .. In my opinion Garbage .. including TRISTAR .. RANDOM TEACHING.. A WHITE BELT GETTING IN THERE WITH THE COLORED BELTS.... WISH I WAS THERE.... !!

[@borriq01]

He’s right I take BJJ and I wish it was like that. But can’t cry just stay focused. One day I’ll get them just like they got me

[@allantolentino4437]

Im 43 and just started last week. I’m very sore after first week, i even tore my lower right back during take down drills but recovered after 2 days. I don’t plan to quit, i tap sooner in every drills and I don’t plan to go advance classes or sparring until i know that im ready. However, i always get a good night sleep each night or after training and I’m looking forward in years ahead of me. My two kids trained in the same academy and I get excited each time i enter the dojo.

[@Y123-o8t]

I wish my gym did this! Im still so lost months in. I dont understand it

[@NoBody-tz4fb]

For me it's my knees, jits just fucks your knees. Once in awhile I'll do a private or two but not open mat anymore.

[@fallofdutee]

Nearly every time I went, I got injured so it's hard justifying going back esp as I was in late 40s

[@noxbrale4122]

same here and I‘m only 25. its frustrating

[@untilvalhalla7854]

Literally slow your roll. I started at 54. Still there. I get dinged up and sore, but not structurally injured. Try relaxing a bit a play with it. I don’t know how many times I laugh and say “well that didn’t work” as I get reversed or something while rolling. But it is a lot. Showing up is a victory. Walking out having completed a class is a victory. Learning the smallest thing is a victory. Realizing that you are partnering with other decent people with the same goal as you helps. I was getting easily twisted by a large blue belt the other night. But he also pointed something out that I know will stick with me. I actually grew in that moment.

[@PauIdenino]

That's unfortunate. Try to pick good partners and tell them to go slow. Maybe try higher belts who aren't spazzy.

[@ZymixProductions]

@@PauIdenino Agreed

[@ZymixProductions]

@@noxbrale4122 Keep pushing. After a while you will slowly and gradually start tapping out your rolling partners. Some might take a year or more, but persistence is the key. Have this mindset. "You never lose in a match, you will always learn"

[@michaelherron4306]

You don’t need that shit when you’re in your 40s (like me) v You wanna use your brain and technique not chaos and brawn which just lead to injuries. Leave that to to young lads.

[@InflamedGut]

Why does Sean have lizard eyes?

[@doktormalifiko5488]

The kids class is before the adult class where I started. My first day, there weren’t enough adults in class, so the instructor asked a pair of brothers, a green belt and a freshly minted blue belt, 12 and 16, to stick around. I am 6’2” and 240 lbs, and have taken other martial arts most of my life. The 12 year old green belt worked technique with me, and when it came time to flow, the instructor asked if he was okay with grappling me. I made the worst mistake of my life at this point, and said “Don’t worry, I’ll go easy on him…” Three minutes and 4 tap outs later, my ego was totally crushed, and I was hopelessly in love with this art.

[@clearclipss8530]

Don’t get it twisted people. This IS an promotional video through and through on their behalf.

[@Cuffsmaster]

YES !!!!!!

[@mobiledetail4you]

As a newbie 2 months in. Couldn’t agree more. Loving Gracie combative. Thank you!

[@streetkombativesystem4704]

You really can't beat it, they are simply the best at this, I came back after 12 years (major injuries and joint replacements), I jumped straight back in to Gracie Combative's to rebuild that foundation, and IT DOES! I feel very fortunate to have the Gracie Academy and these amazing instructors so close. Salute.

[@shaun374]

My favorite thing about Rener’s philosophy is that he’s REALISTIC about it. He knows MOST people don’t join a gym to become a world champion. So why not make it accessible for the majority of people who actually do join?

[@Miriam_Blaylock]

Exactly! I wanted to learn Jiu-Jitsu to defend myself, not to compete or be a world champion. I’m not enjoying it at all. I think I’m going to quit and stick to boxing.

[@Thestockxj96]

​@@Miriam_Blaylockyeah man. I'm feeling you. I come from a Muay Thai background myself and totally understand what you mean. The structure is simply not there for jiu jitsu.

[@Justsayin-p5g]

I’m about to attempt to start jits again for the third time. I have already earned my blue belt twice at two different academies. This time I’m going to try a Gracie academy. This journey has taken 24 years off and on. I started this in my 20’s I just turned 50. Not feeling very confident, I’ll probably die before I can make it pass blue.

[@MADEKUN]

#Facts, I didn't quit because of this but It makes sense. COVID, I wanted to take a break but that wasn't exceptable. Coming from a military background structure is the key. Learned a random technique that is static does very little in a roll. You might not have the opportunity or not realize you could have deviated to make it work. To me fundamentals are key then roll so both can benefit. Yes one person might learn what a non person could do but that doesn't retain both as the might realize it months later. I have to travel to get different experiences.

[@idontgiveanf3713]

Exactly 💯 I'm dealing with that now. Someone here mentioned how stand fighting (boxing, muy thai, and others) trains fundamentals for a while before sparring and beginners just don't get pounded on.

[@oshu1146]

Hey man you're absolutely right I joined bjj because I thought thought that I was going to like it but 2 months and I hate it , a brown belt just chokes me over and over again, on my first weeks of training as a whitebelt . As beginner I had no idea how to defend anything I had no idea how to escape mount because they never showed me any of that yea they teach you techniques but you darn sure can't use it when rolling so what's the point. I also realized that the coach would give tips to the purple and brownbelts and they would like smile and laugh to themselves because they roughed up a white belt wow such badasses no?

[@ipisouthafrica]

Your diluting your uncles sacrifice. You have joe Biden’s sickly grandson as your spokesman on this video straight after the cape fur seal episode in Capetown using a image of a leopard seal ? What are you doing? This kid needs to learn how to run faster, not pull guard ...you give him an online blue belt and a false sense of hope and he’s going to have a problem . The mentality of GJJ is formed against competent strikers in real life situations. You’re holding the camera like your father whilst Rickson was making the ultimate sacrifice. You are selling kabuki to anyone with a few dollars in their pockets and The Gracies that would not fight make money off the ones that did, You took a very cool thing, technique , lifestyle, diet , philosophy and you are trying to monetize it in a country with 350 million people, 1% think they can get a purple belt online ? I like you’re family and respect Renzo, Roger, Akron and admire Rickson but this guy Is a red flag you are waiving to show what’s wrong. It’s not about 242 schools it’s weather or not this guy can defend himself long enough for the cops to arrive ! even worse than using a picture of a leopard seal & listening to a guy pulling closed guard on a cape fur seal. What’s next

[@shakazulu9746]

I’m three days in and I was thrown to the wolves day one… My neck, back, sides and head hurt… busted right eye, swollen left cheek, and I’m honestly thinking about quitting… instructor shows us two moves and then we roll three 8min rounds…

[@josho9910]

pretty sick of mma/hole in the wall jiu jitsu. between getting head spiked, left ear torn 1/4 of the way in, and broken ribs in 6 months, shit is intolerable. The other white belts weren't the problem, it was the blues & above fucking me up. Head spiked by purple, ear torn by a blue, and hip thrown by the fattest brown belt you've ever seen landing his shoulder into my sternum. Fuck that school. Would love to try a Gracie school that doesn't murder white belts.

[@georgel.3357]

I started Gracie JJ at 40 and waited about 4 mos to actually spar. One of the very first people I sparred with was an early teenager half my size (who had a few mos more experience on me) that arm barred the crap out of me...put me out of training for about 3 weeks. I almost quit that day. In hindsight, I regret waiting so long to spar. 2.5+ years later I'm still training and loving it. I wish the kid was still there (supposedly he got kicked out b/c he hurt a few other students as well) so I could get my payback.

[@skywalker844]

I'm not finding my technique and is mostly 4 strip white belt with a skill gap then me in my class and individuals who weight 100 lb more than me with mixers of cage fighters. Do to my cardio I can hold my own till they run out of breath. Any advice should I find a different gym with more beginners

[@luisv8887]

man... i got a concussion and hurt my elbow after 5 classes. Multiple factors play in, but I should have joined this before going to another gym... probably gonna leave the gym and may return when i heal up to my local gracie or a garage.

[@markbuildstx]

Bro. I’m completely in the dark on where I’m at and what I need to know. Im a 2 stripe white belt for 13mos and someone that’s been here a lot less just got his 3rd stripe. I’ve been told not to ask anything. How in the hell am I supposed to know what I’m lacking?

[@stover954rr]

That's a tricky one. Same thing happened to me. Dont get hung up on the belt. Instructors, their memories, and perceptions are all human. I kept losing stripes off my belt, so I got my 2nd and 3rd white belt strips twice. I had people who started 6 months after me and whom I toy with in rolls, have the same strips as me. I know everyone says it, but it's TRUE. Belts dont matter. Just last week at WNO a blue belt beat an excellent black belt (geo Martinez). I was winning every comp as a white belt, but none as a blue belt. So what did it mean? Nothing. Base your your progress on yourself. Only rely on your instructor for their knowledge and assistance.

[@tjl4688]

You're asking the wrong person - white belt stripes at GU are time-based, so stripes mean something different here. It's best to talk to your coach personally and ask them how you can improve. Don't ask about your stripe, though.

[@georgel.3357]

That sounds about right...it took me about 1 1/2 years to get my 2nd stripe on my wb. It's different for everyone...maybe your classmate goes more often and is a faster learner? Ask your teacher and higher belts what you need to work on and areas of improvement. Oss!

[@beedotsl]

44 years old with17 years old martial arts experience and I anticipated this was going to happen to me so I did private classes for 4 months before joining the group class. Wasn't fun rolling at first but at least I knew what was going on. Plus, I have a great teacher.

[@MonacoRocha]

A SCHOOL WITH NO CURRICULIM IS NOT A GOOD BJJ GYM...

[@rafaelwong2974]

He looks like 30

[@lethoknuckles2157]

Interested in learning BJJ especially in my area the hood in nyc also add it to my HS wrestling and boxing pedigree

[@andre.monteiro2308]

I start BJJ like one month and I think I am going back to the gym and training Muay Thai . Jiu jitsu isn’t for me

[@willistheman1755]

I did the exact same thing was a great school gr bjj but after Covid it’s closed

[@ptub5257]

What is his answer to "I quit because it cost too much"?

[@acarusilviu6835]

I started training BJJ at 33. I loved getting into sparring from the first training session. I love that this is one of the last combat sports that promotes competitions for all age categories. But I did choose to spar from the first training and also I believe that I somewhat knew how to protect myself from injuries during sparring. I did not force it. I loved getting submitted and every step of the process.

[@8lbsofcow]

Same man. Been going for 6 months. Rolled from the start but never took being strangled or subbed personally. If anything I just sit back in amazement every time then adapt! Learn who fucks me up most, and how to not get smashed as much by them next time we roll.

[@Jonerod]

I thought about joining for like half a year. After 6 months I found myself working literally within eyesight of a gym and I decided now was a better time than ever to start.

[@Jonerod]

Also I tap out even if I feel slight pain. I’m not tryna boost my ego or anything lol.

[@bjjjunky331]

Wonder if this dude is still training after 2 years? Hope so!

[@tra1in1]

Reverse the situation and then you know why people quit Gracie Combatives. I just assume that this Gracie school is also more expensive than the other school. These guys also never compete.

[@phuckfumassters]

Self defense vs. Sport. Nothing wrong either. If you like to compete and do tournaments your going to like sport jiu jitsu. If your training to defend against potential assault out in public train self defense jiu jitsu. It's apples and oranges.

[@One_Mile_Up]

OK OK OK, how is there not one comment on this fella's pupils?!? Not only is it badass that he's getting after it -- his eyes are crazy cool!

[@luisv8887]

I noticed something different about his eyes but what is it? I thought maybe it was just the camera...

[@loko007hernandez4]

Idk is different levels of rolling for me is important to roll because thats what give me the best work out of the whole class

[@ZymixProductions]

Agreed. We do technique first for an hour or two. Then the rest is Roll time. I sleep like a baby afterwards.

[@loko007hernandez4]

@@ZymixProductions haha you got that right!

[@ZymixProductions]

@@loko007hernandez4 😁👍

[@ukjw2]

I prefer gyms that start rolling early. A lot of folks do

[@tacticalant3841]

I think Gracie jiu jitsu is the greatest open hand defense known to man. Unfortunately i had a bad experience at a Gracie gym. Their website claimed nobody had ever been injured there. Turns out that wasn’t exactly true. I actually got a shoulder injury from the brown belt instructor who didn’t listen to me when i told him i had a limited range in movement. 5 years later im still getting treatment for the shoulders. A black belt instructor who trained with the Gracies in Brazil, told me jiu jitsu training should feel like a massage, it should be gentle, learning the motions, should never be an injury while training. I wished i had just trained under him.

[@spiritsplice]

Taco bell jiu jitsu.

[@Chainpunchpapi]

I've done Aikijujitsu for years in my 20s and got into Wing Tzun, I've wanted to balance it with BJJ for years but havent because everyone i saw who got into it was getting busted up. this makes me want to reconsider. I got pretty skilled in WT because it has a structured way to iron in skills before you start sparring. not interested in just jumping in and being chum for someone trying to go pro. I'm a husband, father and regular guy. I'm just trying to enjoy life. cant do that if i'm broken up for anyones ego. thanks for sharing. this is making me want to reconsider

[@arnonabuurs7297]

if you saw people getting "busted" during BJJ, you go to the wrong school..... I am 48 been training for almost 6 years, 4-6 days a week 2-3 hours a day, no problem:). Find a good gym is key.

[@SPECTROID]

Wing Tzun is utterly useless. Don't waste ur time anymore. Concentrate on BJJ, dude.

[@arnonabuurs7297]

@@SPECTROID the truth hits hard 😏

[@TheRealJimmy831]

sounds Cobra Kai-ish lol

[@SKRATCH1988]

I feel like part of the issue is what class you go to as well. I'm at a check mat school... I go to the 6:00 a.m. class because it's the only one I can make it to and it seems much less formal. A bunch of middle-aged dudes getting after it. . And it's a warm-up then about 30 minutes on technique and then about 20 minutes for live sparring, so I have been live rolling since day one. There is also a fundamentals class a couple times a week but later in the day... I'm not sure how the fundamentals class works since I've never been to it but I can imagine if I had started in that class it would have been a much different experience than going to the 6:00 a.m. class with the grumpy Old Men. Personally I really enjoy getting smashed on and being forced to figure out how to survive... I think it's helping me properly temper my expectations.

[@krg8774]

Been there done that,

[@pedromontesdeoca979]

i guess it just depends on the person, Im a white belt and Im fine with rolling from the start but Im a 21 year old who lifts and always played sports, obviously its different for guys like this who are older and look more like math teachers (not saying people like that couldnt crush me) but as a beginner he would be more uncomfortable than a young athlete. just my thoughts

[@joshpoi886]

Started bjj a while ago. What he is talking about is definitely an issue. Unfortunately every class is a new technique but there are so many basics a beginner needs to know, but schools can’t teach everything in order because everyone is at different points. So you end up having to figure out a lot on your own online or through books . It works, just not the most efficient or beginner friendly way possible.

[@CS-rw4es]

too expensive

[@vladvlaovich9930]

Why is the R an H? Rs are never Hs. It's called Portuguese.

[@loko007hernandez4]

Important question please i need answer lol should a practice every twchniche on boths sides??

[@GPowerPodcast]

I love My celf❤️‍🔥

[@bisaillion]

It's been about 4 months, I'm still the nail lol.

[@stover954rr]

Took me about 6 months to start stopping submission.... then 3 months after that to start having fun, now 2 yrs in everything is fun, I win some, have a lot of good rolls and still get absolutely smoked by purples and above lol0

[@graciescottsdale]

Consider how much you are learning.

[@georgel.3357]

It's takes a while, but keep showing up. It will "click" one day. Even when you get a lot better.... sometimes you're the nail, sometimes you're the hammer. Oss!

[@ceaflowers6309]

Just started my journey this month! Hooked on day one! I also was sparring day 1. I made up my mind in the beginning of the class that day that I wasn't going to come back, but by the end that had changed. I found a great group of people. I'm out of Indianapolis Indiana.

[@stevenar84]

Wjo else thoight that was No Johnny Lawrence from cobra kai?

[@DR-jz1es]

It's all about the vibes of a school. Who knows maybe you had a cocky attitude and got the mat enforcer lol

[@thehighcommunity247]

New Subscriber!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Man. ✌️

[@mx-lj4qq]

10th planet HQ 🇲🇽😈 The Yard Muay Thai

[@Stuygym]

Makes me want to back rightn now!

[@brianm5637]

My start was exactly like Sean's, (I'm almost 49) it was intimidating and I felt out of my element. Fortunately, the people in the gym I joined were super awesome and I keep coming back. If it went any other way, I might have quit. It probably took me a full month before I didn't feel completely confused while rolling.

[@xavierpatel3126]

It's more rewarding when you get smoked by everyone for 6 months from when you walked and then it starts to click especially with a white belt that only done it for a week. An amazing journey of finding yourself figuring things out

[@onechampion4128]

I'm getting smoked rn 😔😔😔

[@boliusabol822]

There can be loads of other reasons why people quit besides oh sparring injuries..i've never had a sparring injury and i've quit loads of times nothing to do with sparring injuries. The last time I went and quit, I caught a really bad cold off somebody, and could see it coming a mile away , guy had a red nose.. but on the spot , I wasn't sure what to say to the guy.

[@phuckfumassters]

Fake being injured or not feeling well if you don't want to offend that person on the spot and sit out that round. If your fear for your safety or health against rolling/training with someone don't roll with them and tell the instructor in private. If the instructor has a problem with that, quit the gym, because its probably a toxic environment. In reality your safety should be the no.1 priority for yourself and for the gym.

[@e.e.8589]

First time rolling with a heavier judo black belt. He just lay on me and pined me for minutes 🤣

[@misterdoofus]

I need that gi Rener. Help a brother out.

[@efrainbarrera3651]

Is there a school around camarillo like yours? And that I could afford.

[@thebusinessfinder2543]

Looks great for 46

[@caiatabalipa]

Relson Gracie Curitiba!

[@TheStabservo]

Johnny Lawrence???

[@kakrot3]

Need a center in the Palmdale/Lancaster area.

[@ah64Dcoming4U]

meh. I'm 40+ professional and i loved the day 1 rolling. don't need daily training schedules although i would like to have some idea of whether i've covered all the basics.

[@ah64Dcoming4U]

point about tapping and introduction is 100% accurate though. very important and often missing.

[@phuckfumassters]

I started rolling from day 1. Fast forward 10 yrs of training, 'rolling' has its place but it's way overrated. Looking back if I started all over again I wouldn't mind doing GU methodology of drilling, reflex development and fight simulation first, atleast the first 6 months then you can begin to 'roll' once you understand the nuances of the positions, lessen the chances of injuries and not quit by overdoing it.

[@ah64Dcoming4U]

@@phuckfumassters anything to lessen the chance of injury is a great investment. the risk we incurred white belt on white belt the first few months was huge. another misunderstood risk is when a higher belt doesn't know they're rolling with a white belt because they have fight/grappling experience and its nogi - that's an injury rich environment

[@jaylee2267]

I have the hugest man crush Rener and Ryron Gracie and am totally comfortable saying it .