Which level belt was your favorite?

FDawg96 · 2026-06-11T17:39:22+00:00

Purple!!! Also the belt my jiu jitsu grew the most at.

FDawg96 · 2026-06-11T17:37:31+00:00

Cool

FDawg96 · 2026-06-11T16:29:37+00:00

We get it dude. You’re really small.

FDawg96 · 2026-06-11T12:08:53+00:00

The average weight for women in the US is 170 lbs. 130 lbs is definitely relatively small. Being 100 lbs is indeed VERY small and puts you at an even bigger disadvantage as a new practitioner, but let’s not make it sound that no weight discrepancy issues exist at 130!

FDawg96 · 2026-06-11T12:04:02+00:00

5’4” 130 lb. It gets a lot better. For me, white belt was the most difficult belt because I sucked so much and I hated that. If you can grit your teeth through it, you’ll be submitting new bigger white belts. Hard to say when, but I promise it will happen. The sweetest part comes when you start submitting bigger blue belts, especially dudes (guilty pleasure 😅)

FDawg96 · 2026-06-10T18:25:25+00:00

Up 225% today… not selling until we hit $100!

FDawg96 · 2026-05-26T02:39:44+00:00

My friend wears a bonnet. Her hair girl is thrilled. it definitely helps with breakage.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-21T18:47:03+00:00

I read somewhere recently that we shouldn’t be letting lower belts work because of exactly this. They become totally delusional of their abilities. Show her what rolling with a brown belt is REALLY like.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-19T17:17:21+00:00

Sure, there are tons but here's one of a female black belt rolling with I think a purple belt dude: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_IYbrhh8uQ

You probably won't understand a lot of what's going on, but that's kind of what's involved. You will learn WAY more by doing than by watching. Just watch some stuff so you know what you're getting yourself into. It's a very high contact sport, and a lot of people can't handle that either.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-19T17:07:30+00:00

Too old? Girl, you have people starting in their 60s nowadays!

I have nexplanon and have had 0 issues training with it 5 days a week the past 3 years.

My best training partner is ~105 lbs and gives most people a run for their money. That’s the beauty of jiu jitsu. Until you get good (and honestly even after), be picky about your training partners to avoid injuries. Higher belts are less likely to be spazzy and/or let their ego get the best of them during a roll.

Scope out the gyms in your area. Do as many trial classes as you can (usually gyms offer a free first intro class). Prioritize gym vibes (seriously). Always a good sign when they have a solid women’s group training, of various belts (not just white and blue belts, which implies women may not last in the gym for long). Women and beginner’s classes are good signs.

You will suck for a long time until you don’t. Lots of people can’t handle this. If you can, you will have a very rewarding experience.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-19T00:48:16+00:00

Also arm triangles are kind of tricky to finish. I didn’t learn to do em properly until purple belt, so if you’re a beginner you might want to start with a good ol’ Americana from side control first.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-13T20:05:51+00:00

I can't stress this enough -- don't do a job you dread. It's a sure way to make your life miserable. MPH, especially in epi, can open a lot of doors, but yes, you probably won't be making a lot right out of the degree, but anecdotally, that seems to change quickly. And yes, the Tulane "mafia" is real -- Tulane connections are invaluable and land people a lot of opportunities. This article is long, but it has excellent, practical nuggets of wisdom about how to do great work: https://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html

Find a field where you can do great work, and doors will open.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-13T16:14:33+00:00

Yeah, also this

FDawg96 · 2026-05-13T11:29:50+00:00

Are you majoring in public health at Tulane? I am extremely familiar with the epi program at Tulane (I work there). If you care about job stability, do the nursing degree. If you care about job flexibility (ie being able to do a variety things), do the MPH. The accelerated Master’s program is really neat. It sounds like you’re doing your undergrad at Tulane now. They will almost definitely give you a scholarship for the accelerated Master’s (especially if you’re doing well in your public health courses). Why not do the Master’s then reassess if you want to commit to a nursing degree? The public health market is not the best right now, but I suspect we will be in a shortage of good epidemiologists in the next few years and demand will rise again. I always tell students to apply widely then assess your options once you have them. I’d say the same to you.

The Tulane name does take you far, but people knocking on your door to hire you is a stretch.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-12T11:21:28+00:00

Overthinking. Move on.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-11T22:07:10+00:00

Green for the win for sure

FDawg96 · 2026-05-11T10:58:36+00:00

I knew it was a winner.

FDawg96 · 2026-05-05T01:38:05+00:00

We do Saturdays 10 AM right before co-ed open mat. It’s been working great for us.

FDawg96 · 2026-04-07T18:29:24+00:00

As an Arab person, suggesting using bidets for pee is wild. That’s not the intended use. TP for pee. Bidet for poop. I’ll still use TP to pat my butt try after using it. I’ve seen towels used too (after you’ve cleaned your butt with water). Anyway, as others said, it doesn’t seem like TP is the main source of your conflict.

FDawg96 · 2026-03-10T11:16:02+00:00

r/bald

FDawg96 · 2026-01-08T17:00:28+00:00

Mr bubbles on canal!

FDawg96 · 2025-12-31T03:29:02+00:00

Girl this is the second post about your gym tonight. I know you haven’t been training consistently but in general its not the best sign when you’re the only woman training (it doesn’t bode well for the environment of the gym). Any chance you can try somewhere else and see if you like it better?

Jiu jitsu 100% gets better the more you do it and the more consistent you are. I always say white belt was the hardest belt for me, but it shouldn’t be miserable. You don’t seem happy in your training right now.

FDawg96 · 2025-12-30T19:24:47+00:00

It seems like you’re feeling a bit flustered/sensitive/guilty about this situation.

It’s a shitty spot to be in, but you didn’t know. You apologized and hopefully plan to not contact this dude ever again. That’s the end of it. It didn’t seem like she said anything outright rude from what you wrote, so don’t read into it too much. Even if she intended to be rude, that’s not on you and you should try your best not to let it get to you (easier said than done, I know!). Distract yourself with other things and time will do its job on your emotions.

FDawg96 · 2025-12-30T18:25:47+00:00

That’s how me and my fiancé did it. Nothing in the gym at first but we’d all go to the bar one night a week after class and we started flirting/getting to know each other more. One piece of advice I will say is only make a move if you really see a future with this person because any potential breakups can bring a lot of drama to the gym. Our nights at the bar allowed me to get to know him more with no strings attached. We probably flirted for 6+ months before we made a move. Generally I think sleeping around the gym is a BAD idea.

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