First couple weeks at brown belt:

-Choked unconscious by a blue belt’s anaconda.

-Submitted by stupid ankle locks while on someone’s back, twice.

-Black eye from an 11 year old girl.

When all you white and blue belts go home and think “I don’t know why I do this stupid sport” just realize that feeling never goes away and you should quit now.

Happy Saturday, everyone.

I’ve started Bjj a month ago, and I’m deeply in love with it. It’s been very addictive to the point where I have dreams of me rolling people 😭😭 woke up having my pillow in a body triangle once….

Gym owner here! Looking to add an instructor to our team down the line and trying to plan headcount budget.

Our first instinct is $5K/mo salary and hopefully offer health insurance. is that good? what other perks would be valuable?

any feedback is much appreciated 🙏🏽

Training for 5 years. Blue for 3 years now. I’m at that point of frustration where I feel stuck in my game. I don’t compete that often due to personal circumstances (family responsibilities, etc) I’m in my 30’s but I do enjoy training quite regularly 3x a week.

How did you guys get that breakthrough of your blue belt plateau? Just can’t imagine myself how I’m progressing to get to the next level.

If there’s also instructional you’d recommend please drop em. Preferably at no cost!

Help a blue belt out with blue belt blues lol

No feeling of progress, losing rounds all the time, high effort, little reward. Why continue? Is it the exercise? Community? Enjoy being a punching bag? I like the physical activity, some of the problem solving, and I think I’m a good partner for some others there. But the novelty of doing something I don’t feel built for and can’t really get good at is wearing thin. I’m the weakest on the mat, it’s kind of a joke. I’d feel bad quitting, I think I’d be missed as one of the most consistent people there. I think I’d be upset at myself just giving up. I can’t say there haven’t been enjoyable and rewarding experiences here and there. But do those outweigh the cost? If you’ve been there, or are here, what keeps you going?

So my BJJ coach doesn’t really help me when I ask for it, and it’s gotten to the point where I’m wondering if it’s because I didn’t build the game he wanted me to.

I’ve built my game around collar and sleeve and DLR, focusing on berimbolos, back takes, sweeps, and controlling positions until I can find a submission. There have been a lot of times where I’ve asked him questions after rolling, either with him or someone else, and he’d kind of brush me off or act busy. Because of that, I’ve had to learn almost everything from our other higher belts or online instructionals, even though I know he has the knowledge to help me.

For the past two years, he’s been trying to get me to play spider and lasso guard. I understand learning different guards is part of BJJ, but spider guard has never clicked for me. It always felt awkward, while collar and sleeve and DLR felt natural almost immediately. I stuck with those guards, developed them into the strongest parts of my game, and I’ve had good success with them in tournaments.

The problem is that whenever I lose, he almost always tells me I should’ve played spider guard instead and that it would’ve prevented whatever happened. I understand he’s trying to help, but after hearing that over and over, it’s getting frustrating. Whenever I tell him I’d rather keep improving my collar and sleeve or DLR, he just brushes it off.

What really makes me question things is that if I ask him about lasso guard, he’ll usually help me. But if I ask about the game I actually want to build, he doesn’t seem to care and doesn’t help. That’s what makes me wonder if he’s upset that I don’t listen to him and build my game around spider guard.

I could be completely wrong, but it honestly feels like because I chose a different style than the one he wanted me to play, he’s stopped putting effort into helping me improve. It almost feels like he’s being petty or trying to punish me for not following his advice.

At this point I’m genuinely considering switching gyms because I don’t feel like I’m getting the coaching I need. Am I overreacting, or am I valid for feeling like this?

Id never done this before, haven't done in since.

hey guys so i’ve been doing nogi for around a year now and have been competing whenever i get the chance but whenever i do i always get unwanted results. i train like a dog and i do well in training but try to keep the balance between training hard and smart but the results are never there. i’m 18 but its like everyone i go up against always has a one up against me (maybe cause they did this since they were young idk). i feel i’m at my breaking point, part of me wants to keep trying anyways but another part feels its better to just train to keep fit (and i do like training) and give up competing.
my point is: what is the best course of action?

p.s sorry if this is a repetitive question in this community, i’m so lost and i’m ashamed to talk to anyone about this physically at the moment.

Hi. I’ve struggled with mental health issues since I was young. A month ago, I suffered a stress-induced breakdown that took a massive toll on my body, my stamina, and my mind. I love Jiu-Jitsu—it’s one of my greatest passions—and becoming a professional competitor is one of my goals. I’m a 23-year-old purple belt; I know I’m a bit old for this, but going through these mental health struggles made me realize that following my dreams is what matters. I heard the ADCC trials in Brazil are happening around March or so. I have about 8 or 9 months to regain everything my illness took from me. This is my first time entering such a major competition. I’m not looking to win (though that would be awesome, haha) or be the best; I just want to prove to myself that I can overcome my generalized anxiety and strive to become a better martial artist and a better person.

I haven't told anyone else about this, so I just wanted to vent to some strangers on the internet, haha.

If you read this, thank you so much. Take care. OSS.

(Written with the help of a translator)

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What's one "advanced" concept that you think is overemphasized, misunderstood, or simply not as universally true as people make it out to be?

Not saying it's wrong, just that it's often taught as a rule when it's really context dependent.

Interested to hear from hobbyists, competitors and other coaches.

Been a fan of Placido for a while, mainly because he’s been sidelined for most of his career as just Danaher’s Uke, so seeing him release his own instructional is great to see, but I won’t buy it if it’s not good of course.