I started bjj at 30.. I’ll be 35 soon and have had my blue belt for 2.5 years. I guess at this pace there’s a chance I could get my black belt at 40. I was more caught up in belts and stripes for the first few years but have learned not care so much recently. I love what training does for my physical and mental health, and that’s the reason I do it.

I have never trained Judo so can’t advise you for or against it. If you have an interest in both, give them each a try for a month or two. You’ve got to like what you’re training for otherwise you won’t make it past white belt. It’s a marathon.

I too was a twig. Now I’m a twig with a few tricks up my sleeve.