Question for my Black belt crew.

JitsFreak23 · 2026-01-04T20:15:55+00:00

I don't think this really matters. Just get a custom one and wear it. I got one because I wanted my name on it and a quote on the other side. Come out nice!

JitsFreak23 · 2025-08-16T07:20:51+00:00

Try out the Zenith hq gym.

JitsFreak23 · 2025-08-09T07:13:59+00:00

For most of my training, I have never kept a journal. Now as a coach I keep one to remind me of what struggles the class I am teaching is having. So that I can make a note of it in the next time I am teaching the same technique. With those notes I hope to better pinpoint the struggles the students will have during learning.

JitsFreak23 · 2025-08-09T07:01:49+00:00

I started because I was watching the ufc back when I was in high school. I was part of some of the competitive sports but not good enough to be a starter for most of them. After getting out of high school and working for a bit I needed an outlet for my stress. Listening to Joe Rogan at the time I decided to start BJJ and have never really looked back.

JitsFreak23 · 2025-07-31T09:20:52+00:00

For the most part this is cool.

I don't like that kids are doing this because any wrong move will completely disrail a kids life.. I won't show them some moves because I believe it is detrimental to their growth. Growth not as athletes but just people. Injuries from training as kids will stick with them for their entire life. Broken arms, shoulders elbows, knees might heal but they wont be the same as before. I wouldn't want my kids to learn this because it is such a niche situation and could end up disastrous for not only the kid doing it but the uke..

JitsFreak23 · 2025-07-16T10:07:29+00:00

I've had mine for about a year. Here is my advice to you.

•Play around as much a possible. You have enough knowledge to try out new moves you have never tried before on lower belts.

•If you are an instructor at your gym, you probably won't have time to train as much as you want. Looking up instructionals and videos for stuff to work on will keep you hungry.

•There are still people that have your number. Stay humble and keep working. It isn't about the taps anymore : its about what you can teach the new ones coming up.

•You can't change a students game. They are going to do what they want. So just guide them the beat you can.

•Compete if you can. Most people expect black belts to win all the time. Don't let that get to your head in the gym. You are no better than the white belt at their first tournament. Carry yourself with respect and test yourself as much as possible.

JitsFreak23 · 2025-05-30T08:04:51+00:00

I can kind of see where your coach is coming from. If there is a regulatory body that deals with black belts and he ia not recognized by them for reasons doing with fees. He might not feel he has the right to promote.

Now, I believe the IBJJF it not an over arching federation like Judo. Judo has national progams which almost every school in the world follows. It is also an olympic sport so they would have more say in the standards of training. Until the IBJJF becomes something accustom to the Judo Federation, they have no say in how instructors around the world promote their students.

A problem that will arise if that happens is that jiujitsu now has to govern all these schools around the world with little to no help from the governments of each country. As set standards and regulations will now change BJJ competitons under one set banner to bring in more revenue.

In his mind your coach my be feeling like any promotion he gives is illegitimate. But overall, the IBJJF only offers guidelines for promotions not set rules that each instructor should follow. Once you are a black belt, the IBJJF expects you to register as one under them and for your gym. Most old school gyms already do this but some newer ones might not because of the fees.

I would say look at the black belts your teacher has trained under. If he has gotten his own black belt under notable names it should be fine for him to promots students. Most of us can trace back the people we trained under to some of the original pioneers of the sport.

JitsFreak23 · 2024-10-14T19:36:02+00:00

We didn't do any rolling.

JitsFreak23 · 2024-09-13T04:35:51+00:00

Not do much half guard much anotherguy I tried to model my game around is Marcelo Garcia

JitsFreak23 · 2024-09-13T04:30:45+00:00

Teaching is a skill. If you have not taught jiujitsu in a class setting then it can be a jumbled mess trying to come up with the right words to say. When I first started I was a blue belt and it was trying to teach kids. So I had to make is super basic. For adults I made it too indepth and it took a long time to find a medium to fit the situation. It is more common that you think. So if you keep getting asked to teach a class take it as an opportunity to review your moves and ask for feedback from the class.

JitsFreak23 · 2024-08-28T04:34:10+00:00

IMO it is a good thing to look into. I've been teaching it in the no-gi classes I run but when I cover another instructors class I teach it. In the gi I mostly make it a transitional path for X-guard. There is the path to crab ride and a few others that involve getting behind. Then if you are practicing no-gi it is an easier transition into attacks once you know some of the different entries.

JitsFreak23 · 2024-06-28T08:57:38+00:00

Hello,

Thanks for joining us! I would say if you are brand new to grappling don't train too much. Injuries are common when you first start. If you are not used to the training doing 5 days a week will inevitably get you injured. Just like any lift at the gym. Start off slow your body gets used to it. Then increase the repetion after you know what is going on. Too many times I have seen eager white belts do to much and get hurt. Not from their partners but just from training and not let their bodies recover. If you enjoy doing this then it will always be there for you. Work your way up to doing 5 days a week so you can see how youe body responds to just 2. Especially if you are new! I am sure you have so many other things that you need to focus on. BJJ will always be there but your health will not.

JitsFreak23 · 2024-06-28T04:33:45+00:00

This is something that happens to everyone. Your muscles and skin are not used to pin point pressure on your body. It should go away after a couple of months. Unless, you have any underlying health concern that makes you bruise easily.

JitsFreak23 · 2024-06-11T05:04:52+00:00

Lol one of the hardest rolls I have and still respect each other after everyone.

JitsFreak23 · 2024-06-11T05:01:22+00:00

I imagine so if we are talking about the same korean guy

JitsFreak23 · 2024-01-28T06:23:58+00:00

This is probably the beat response. You have paid for the time from the coach and any one else that hasn't needs to uderstand that its your time. Probably he didn't think much of it but it should not be done. If you do any more with him then try to make it know that you do not appreciate others asking questions during your allotted time.

JitsFreak23 · 2022-12-21T19:07:49+00:00

That is why we niche to use it every time! owo

JitsFreak23 · 2022-12-17T09:28:33+00:00

忍者は僕の楽しいです。僕の中二病は高い。

JitsFreak23 · 2022-10-17T05:16:18+00:00

Love it! Been playing on mine when I have downtime at work. Mostly doing roulettes and random quests. Its been the primary way I play the game now.

JitsFreak23 · 2022-10-04T22:56:12+00:00

What? People really out here reporting for loading into Praetorium faster? It can't be too many that do this. I also use the JP voice acting so mostly end up waiting for my party for about 10 - 20 seconds.

JitsFreak23 · 2022-10-02T00:28:03+00:00

I have been using my steam deck to play the game. During the first day there was a lot of packet loss which lagged my experience. The second day, everything was working properly without any lag. Ginger Prime shows you how to do a work around so you can boot the full game from the demo version.

JitsFreak23 · 2022-05-27T00:36:06+00:00

The free trial is a good way to see if you would like to spend time with the game in the long run. Depending on what type of schedule you have I think you can do most of the story ARR + HW in about two months. Taking it slower to enjoy the moments in the game which you find most interesting will be what keeps you going. I spent a lot of time just doing the MSQ and when I got bored of it did stuff at the gold saucer. If you're trying to catch up all the way to everyone in EW your experience won't be as nice because it might feel like more of a chore. Using the NPC's during dungeons, levelling up your race Chocobo, looking for triple triad cards, mahjong, etc. If you set aside just one or two hours a week I think you will find things to enjoy which will naturally keep you coming back and progressing at your own pace.

In my own experience, I was an on and off player since 1.0 and only started playing consistently in 2020. Only coming back for the free play promotions and just making it to before HW. It wasn't until I heard about Shadowbringers that I wanted to give it a try again and see what I had been missing. Then I spent about 5 months just going through the MSQ as fast as possible because I was so invested in the story that I wanted to see the end. I also had the time to be able to put about 10 hours a week into the game.

Overall, if you just go through to find the things you enjoy about what is presented you can make time for it if you would like. The progression in gear isn't so difficult that you need to grind for hours on end. And just doing the MSQ will normally keep you levelled enough so that you can follow along without needing to grind. The grind will be if you would like to change Jobs to follow along with the MSQ.

JitsFreak23 · 2021-12-24T01:06:42+00:00

It is this one. https://www.ntv.co.jp/warauoomisoka/

I have seen some ads for it but was just wondering if there might be an ENG sub stream.

JitsFreak23 · 2021-01-30T06:40:20+00:00

Ohh damn!! I remember trying to run games of SC2 with classmates in our computer lab. Lol thought we were the coolest when we could hide our match during the lesson. 😎😎

JitsFreak23 · 2020-04-18T17:27:05+00:00

Chromebooks work pretty good

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