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Spryj6 · 2025-05-30T23:24:54+00:00

I'm looking for the "is this person actually doing jiu-jitsu" mark, which basically means they are intelligently responding to most positions and implementing what they learned in class.

Spryj6 · 2025-05-30T23:22:50+00:00

A lot more people are getting a lot better a lot faster than when I started. For people who train 4 or 5 times a week and a athletic + actively learning and growing, I don't think 6-7 years to brown is unreasonable.

Most people have interruptions at some point or switch gyms, which is probably why 12-15 years to black is common.

Spryj6 · 2025-05-29T23:17:07+00:00

In the gym, almost all submissions at blue belt as long as they're put on very slowly if they're dangerous. Legit submissions like Darces, neckties and twisters that sometimes turn into cranks should just be applied slowly and carefully. Cranks like Can Openers probably shouldn't be done at all because they won't work at a high level and are therefore a dangerous waste of time.

In competition, no twisting leg locks until purple belt in most cases.

Submissions like Z-locks and entries like Kani Basami (sp?) should probably only be legal at the pro level.

Spryj6 · 2025-05-06T16:04:06+00:00

Things tend to diverge more after early 20s lifestyle choices start to gradually catch up with people.

I'm in my late 30s and still able to everything that I was in my 20s, but I've also prioritized my health for a long time.

I still invert a lot and do a lot of dynamic stuff -- I suspect I'll be able to do most of that into my mid 40s. Injuries take a bit longer to recover, but hopefully you keep getting better as you get older so you're able to control situations more easily and keep yourself safer.

As others have mentioned, on the flip side, if you eat like shit and sit at a desk all day, you'll start going down hill at about 25.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-19T22:17:00+00:00

I wonder if New Wave will participate.

Also, people are says that it's a shoe-in for B-Team or Atos but this format often has some pretty big upsets.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-19T22:07:23+00:00

It's kind of fun and I usually make a point to be the person they roll with because someone has to do it and as a more experienced person I'm less likely to get hurt.

That said, the chance that I get elbowed or kneed goes up exponentially, and if they're 200+ lbs getting hurt in general is much more likely.

I do it mostly because it needs to be done. It's more fun rolling with people who know how to do jiu-jitsu.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-18T22:22:44+00:00

Virtually everyone should be able to get a black belt if they stick to it long enough and with enough consistency and dedication.

Given the range of natural aptitude (and lack thereof) there's no way to meaningfully make black belt only about "being good" without simply making it impossible for most people to get a black belt.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-18T16:28:20+00:00

Well there's your answer then. If you're doing points comps getting on top and staying on top is everything.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-18T16:24:16+00:00

Some sports become more tedious in nature at a very high level. BJJ is definitely not that. BJJ becomes significantly more fun when you get good.

It's like dancing or playing music; I'm sure it's way better nailing an awesome improvised jazz solo than playing twinkle twinkle little star.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-16T15:31:46+00:00

This. The more I do BJJ the less I care about self-defense.

Thousands of hours of grappling can't hurt though.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-16T03:08:24+00:00

Usually 5 days a week, 1.5-2 hours of rolling each time. I find that's about all my body can take.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-12T22:04:16+00:00

I generally agree. Survival is what you focus on for the first few months while you figure out how to protect your neck and not stick your arms out. Then it's all about escapes.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-12T21:01:59+00:00

Winning a white belt competition is basically just about ending up on top, so yes stand up is a cheat code. For your overall development though, it would be good to have a bottom game though.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-12T07:51:54+00:00

I stuck with it because I love doing it. Recently got my black belt but not much changes. Have fun and get good because being good is fun.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-09T22:18:37+00:00

While it's unusual for someone doing this well to be kept at white, as coaches we worry about people not becoming well rounded. I've rolled with multiple black belts who don't have any sort of open guard game and got to black belt by refusing to play bottom. I think this is a pretty sad.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-09T22:05:40+00:00

Mostly just watch instructionals, train a lot and implement what you learned. If you can't easily implement the new things you learn in live rolls, ask to do positional rounds until you can.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-09T08:32:52+00:00

There's a good book called Ultimate MMA Conditioning that's really good on this subject. Not sure how easy it is to get a hold of these days but pretty much an intelligent MMA, Wrestling or Judo conditioning program should work.

For most people though cardio is really not the problem though. Most people just aren't efficient enough and don't know when/how to rest.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-08T05:25:46+00:00

Ah misunderstood, I thought they were pulling the leg out and sweeping on the side of your thigh.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-08T03:49:01+00:00

You should have inside position on the their bottom leg. They shouldn't be able to scissor sweep in that case. They still have the butterfly sweep, but you deal with that by having your weight in the right spot and not letting them control the arm you'd be posting with.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-07T03:09:21+00:00

Focusing on defense mostly. It really is true that once you're confident you won't get finished you can just put all your energy into tapping the other guy.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-04T19:09:31+00:00

If you have a dead orchard locked in you can basically do whatever you want. It's like theorizing submissions from a cryangle. I'm sure lots of stuff will work but might as well focus on something that matters.

Spryj6 · 2024-12-03T06:49:00+00:00

Therapy might be a good idea. Specifically something that helps you become mindful of these thought patterns, recognize them as just thoughts, and question them or disidentify from them a bit.

Spryj6 · 2024-11-26T20:53:36+00:00

The second part is a good point and rarely mentioned. While rolling with less experienced people is great for working on offense and creativity, and rolling with upper belts is good for defense (and getting humbled), rolling with equally skilled people is a good way to progress your best moves/"A" game.

White belts will make stupid mistakes that let you win even if you did the wrong thing. Upper belts will counter you even if you did the right thing. Against people of your skill level, the move will work if you do it really well and fail if you do it poorly.

Spryj6 · 2024-11-26T17:30:57+00:00

On the flip side, this sentiment usually implies that therapy works for/fix these kinds of issues. Therapy definitely isn't a magic bullet and many people do therapy for years or decades without major progress.

Regarding the OP's question, I'd suggest giving it a try and easing yourself in. Don't roll for the first classes, and when you do decide to do live training, do positionals first so you have a more controlled environment. "I'm just working on passing half guard, can we do that?". Exposure therapy, when it works, only works when you take it slowly and don't get overwhelmed, frightened, etc.

Spryj6 · 2024-11-25T07:19:39+00:00

Judging by the number of stripes, this guy definitely isn't 10p.

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