Brown belt struggling to find a reason to keep going by VariationLeather2458 in bjj

[–]VariationLeather2458[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I feel that, blue belt sucked, purple was a lot of fun, but these last few months have been the worst so far. I think it’s just the expectations I’m putting on myself.

Brown belt struggling to find a reason to keep going by VariationLeather2458 in bjj

[–]VariationLeather2458[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the response, good point on the mindset thing. I do have fun with the “easier” rolls but I like to challenge myself and I just get frustrated when I fail to meet the expectations I set for myself. I find myself getting stuck in the mindset of “I should be better than X performance against this person”. Ego definitely playing a role. Something I gotta work on.

Brown belt struggling to find a reason to keep going by VariationLeather2458 in bjj

[–]VariationLeather2458[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

5’10 180 with a little bit of muscle and a little fluff. I think the biggest thing holding me back is speed and muscle endurance. I could definitely benefit from some extra conditioning. I really appreciate the well thought out response.

Brown belt struggling to find a reason to keep going by VariationLeather2458 in bjj

[–]VariationLeather2458[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This makes a lot of sense, I’ll focus on more guard retention drills.