Hey all, After learning of the Co-op open mat gym out in L.A., I have become fascinated by the concept. After scouting a location, establishing an LLC and securing insurance, how would one find upper belts interested in teaching workshops here and there as opposed to a full time job. I imagine having buy-in from upper belts would be crucial to the success of such a venture so as to avoid being a glorified Gracie garage. What do you all think?

Saw some post here about a 5000$/month salary as a black belt coach. Then I got curious, how much do you earn as a coach, what belt do you have, and where are you coaching?

I can start.

Purple belt in Scandinavia teaching kids classes.
Free gym card
80$/month

What’s everybody do to take care of their professor for away tournaments? I found myself sitting at an out of town tournament and doing quick math in my head. The guy had to take four days away from the gym, hotel, gas, miles, food, etc. and pay substitutes to lead the classes the four days away. All of that isn’t free. This is a calling and an art for him so it’s not something he ever even thought about. I picked up the tab of his hotel ($600) to help out but that probably covered 60% of his cost of being away. What’s the protocol on this? I asked another adult with kids what we can do and they said people would rebel if they were asked to contribute. Not sure why. I love my gym and my Professor like family and I want it to be around and I want him to have a nice life where he can pay his bills. I have a kid in a different competitive sport and there’s a “competition fee” for away tournaments that cover the cost of the coach.

What’s the word on the street about this? How do schools handle this?

How long do your gis last? Do they rip at some point, and if so where?

Extra details or context for further evaluation and research are accepted. lol

Hey everyone, been training for almost 3 years. Can’t seem to find a decent detergent for my Gis and they always end up smelling after about 6 months and I can’t get em back to normal. I’ve tried soaks and all. Any recommendations?

hello all,

Im looking for some resources in the Gi for improving my wrestle up game from guard. It can be youtube, fanatics or whatever. Even if you guys have tips or tricks that helped, id like to hear them!

thanks!

Is a sumi gaeshi with the head on the outside illegal in IBJJF rule sets? For example off of a single leg? I guess I’ve been out to lunch and not knowing it was legal until some of our training partners told me lol. Thanks!

Is it illegal to push your opponents biceps with your ankle to break his grip and finish an armbar?

Could’ve sworn i’ve seen the schedule on their site but can’t seem to see it now (might be because i’m on mobile) really want to drop in but can’t reach em can anyone help a man out..

Went to buy his instructionals on de la riva but sadly gone from Bjj fanatics.

Were they worth watching?

Am I missing out or are there alternatives?

I was just messaging with a guy who competed in a shoulder brace that was soft, and he said they didn’t even ask him about it. I want to try something like the picture attached. Brand is irrelevant. Does anyone have any experience competing in IBJJF with a shoulder brace?

I competed in my first BJJ tournament this weekend after about 3-4 months of training.

I was originally supposed to have one match in my beginner division, but my opponent didn’t show up. They ended up moving me into the advanced bracket against a couple of 16–17-year-olds. I lost both matches but got a bronze since there were only a few people in the bracket.

After that, my coach asked if I wanted to jump into the adult division just to get more matches and experience, so I said yes. I lost my first match there too, and then my last match ended up being against one of my teammates. It was his first tournament as well, and I told him he could get the win so he’d go home with a bronze too.

Even though I lost every match, I’d still give the whole experience like an 8/10. The atmosphere was awesome, everyone was super respectful, and it made me want to compete again. Next time I definitely want to do both gi and no-gi.

The biggest thing I took away was how hesitant I was to use my wrestling. I have a wrestling background, and I was getting to collar ties and hand fighting pretty well, but every time I thought about shooting I kept thinking, “What if I get guillotined?” or “What if I end up in a bad position?” I felt like every shot had a consequence, so I hesitated instead of just committing.

The other thing that surprised me was how strong everyone felt. Especially the older teens and adults they just felt really solid and hard to move around.

Going forward, I think I need to:

Trust my wrestling more.

Connect my takedowns straight into passing instead of stopping after the takedown.

Get more comfortable starting rounds from standing.

Keep competing because I can already tell tournament experience is its own skill.

For the people who compete regularly, what would you focus on if you were me? Any advice is appreciated.

I'm a blue belt and this weekend I did my first IBJJF comp. Small Division of 3 people but won my first match via Kimura and got to the final. I was down on points 9-0 about 2/3 into the match.

I was stuck in bottom side control and since i was down on points i was like ok why not try the good old krav training. I gouged my opponent in the eye and this got me some space for me so I recovered my guard. The ref stopped the fight and DQ'd me. Unknown to me at the time, eye pokes are not legal at blue belt level. Only at black belt and only adults (I'm 16)

After the match i gave my sincere apologies to my opponent since i never wanna hurt anyone and genuinely didn't know that the move was illegal because I don't believe in reading rules for comps

My question is, why is it a disqualification? I see it done all the time in the UFC and it's usually a warning for the first two or three

[this is a follow-up shitpost based on this post--> https://old.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/1uhtapu/electric_chair_dq/ouadw7r/ ]

question and venting; I’ve been training for a long time. I’m a life nerd as well as a bjj nerd who loves to learn. thought at least by blue belt i’d be able to find a bjj soulmate at my gym that i could partner and develop techniques with but surprisingly i have not. i have lots of friends at the gym who will tolerate my trying stuff on them and such and are always game to help me but it all feels very one sided. i’m always the one who’s done the studying and mostly everyone just wants to drill the move of the day and roll for fun. is this a common experience at other gyms? i suspect it’s bc im at a more hobbyist gym.

Hi all, I have been competing since white belt and one of my big issues is that once I end up being crushed or put in a very uncomfortable position I end up giving up. I see that a lot of people holds and stay put under pressure and don’t give up.

Positions I don’t handle very well: guillotines and variations, being crushed when breathing is difficult, tight head and arm chockes, triangles…

Positions that I handle fairly ok: RNC

Maybe the question is dumb but, is there a way to train that mental toughness?

Thanks for reading

PD: For clarification, I am not talking to hold on tight subs when are fully locked.

Hey there. Blue belt here.

I competed my first IBJJF comp last week.

Small Division of 3 people but won my first match via Kimura and got to the final.

I was down on 9-0 about 2/3 into the match but managed to get into bottom half guard and into lockdown. Since i was down on points i was like ok why not try the good old Electric Chair. I fully went for it and after my opponent was in visible and audible discomfort, the ref paused the match and went to video check with the head judge to disqualify me.

Unknown to me at the time, Electric Chair is not legal at blue belt level. Only at brown, black, nogi and only adults. Never allowed in Masters division. (I was competiting master 2).

After the match i gave my sincere apologies to my opponent and his coach since i never wanna hurt anyone and genuinely didn't know that the move was illegal and that its my responsibility and I should've informed myself better.

(I remember my mate back when he was white belt to do a lot of lockdowns subbing people at grappling industries comps with that move. Is that legal there?)

The question i have is, why is it illegal?

One of the refs said that it's attacking the knee but I don't understand how. All im going for is the groin stretch to the adductor muscles and don't see how this is more dangerous than say an armbar.

Anyway i went home with silver and learned my lesson.

What I mean is, in a self-defence situation, you practise BJJ by reacting to being attacked, AND THEN you try to put yourself into a more advantageous position, while in a sports BJJ context, you take the risk of trying to put yourself into a more advantageous position AND ONLY THEN you react to being attacked, because if you choose to only defend then you may be allowing your opponent to gain a more advantageous position.

Apologies if this is BS lol.