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Start Judo at 5, and do Wrestling in jr high. By the time you are 18 you would have 13 years of judo and 6 years of wrestling. And you would have %90+ of BJJ going into life. And you would have better self defence. Why? You would have stand up and ground game gi and no gi grappling but your focus would be throwing the guy to the ground then run…. He would have to get up of the ground to chase you and you’d be 10 yards away and booking it.

Been a P belt for 8 years, never felt like it once.

I am still a blue belt since 2019 December. I almost completely quit after my knee surgery (skipped 2022-23 I did my comeback in this February). Now I feel very depressed : those guys who were beginners at that time when I got my belt now can catch me. Basically I feel I am the most talentless blue in our club… actually I asked my coach what if I would be a white again because I don’t feel myself enough good for being a blue but he rejected my suggestion. As a 2 stripe blue belt I have constant imposter syndrome since my comeback. Now after a few months I am getting better now, but I am still struggling.

Just got my purple Friday night. I’m 6’4” 260 and appreciate the segment on big guys being a “good roll” and controlling their weapons. I found that control midway through blue belt by letting go of trying to “win” , relaxing a little during rounds (especially with smaller partners), thinking my way through problems, being ok with getting stuck and not trying to power through every bad position. This opened my eyes to opportunities that I was missing while frantically trying to force the little technique I knew. It helps to find a group of upper belts with the same mentality that will allow you to work in some spots in between being subbed and shut down. So that’s what I want to be for newer whites and blues. Congrats to all the new purples in the comments! 🤙🏼

Just got promoted to Brown Belt. I loved purple belt by far the most favourite so far.

I always try to remember how I looked up to purple belts as a fresh white belt. I’m so happy I was able to learn a lot and make white belts see me the same way. Now that I’m almost brown it’s kinda sad because this was the belt I was always looking forward to and I’m now leaving it behind, but I’m also getting good and closer to black

There is a big difference between a big guy and lets say a super athletic 250 power that is stronger than our 360 pounds and has some of the best jiu-jitsu and judo.

10:50 I agree with how someone is rolling being the main factor in blue to purple but I also have a check list at my school. Simply because someone may have just a few techniques but be extremely good at them. They still have a very limited game. Everyone has that one technique they can catch even on higher belts. In my mind no one should get to purple and have any huge holes in their game. Even at the stuff they don't really like or do they should still be proficient at it. Also they should be getting tapped by white or even blues regularly. Its gonna happen sometime but if they are getting tapped by lower belts regularly something is wrong.

I like your podcasts I like the flow of the conversations and all the perspectives you give also keep going Lucy you can do anything you put your mind to blue belt here

That’s what’s up

So glad my gym doesn’t do warmups. We just do 3 warmup rolls at the beginning.

I appreciate vids like these. I recently was given my purple belt. I went through, like last week, a meltdown, self doubt, unworthy… my Professor and coach spoke with me, disciplined me, and I am well and truly better off for it. My blue belt was one hell of a ride… but purple is really shaping up as something special. OSS.

If you think size matters, look up Mikey Musumeci

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nice conversation. thank you for the insight guys !

I just got my blue belt, and I cannot fathom rn being anywhere close to purple. My journey has been almost exclusively rolling with purple belts and above, and even tho I see myself improve, I still feel like I'm eons away from a purple to a point that it seems beyond reach. Let's see how I feel in 5 years. Great vid

nothing wrong with going one day a week! Your paying out your hard earned money, Many of us old timers (59 yrs old)can only make it when our bodies are not hurting or injured, lol I personally do it stickily as a hobby and for the fun and friendships. Its so mentally stimulating and give me much to look forward too :)

Just received my Brown…55 and I love every part of my journey.with my son 22 who has received his brown. Very cool for us. We love it. It’s taken 8 years so far. Great show!

I feel that I don’t deserve it, But I guess my coach did. lol

My coach goes by the IBJJF rules for blue to purple, which requires 2 years at blue in order to get purple. I am just under 1 full year at blue and I won gold at a Grappling Industries tournament in the blue division (3 fights and won all 3 by submission). In my mind, I thought I would have received my purple belt, but my coach seems to be strict at sticking with IBJJF standards. By doing that, it made me completely forget and not care about belt colors and being promoted, and I think that is the best thing for me. Currently, I am a 2 stripe blue belt and continue to work on my growth and skill so by the time I get to purple, there will be no doubts whether I deserve it or not.

Volume is too low! otherwise great conversation

Also doing jiujitsu for 10 years now.. when people ask how long I’ve been training, I have to think about it. Because it doesn’t feel like that, but that the joy I get from this journey

26:08 haha yea, I feel that. I describe those rolls as “it depends on who’s had a worse day that pissed them off, or who’s had a really good day” rolls

I’ve been a brown belt for a year as well now. My first goal was to get out of a white belt as fast as possible, no disrespect to white belts. I didn’t need to have the next belt to validate my jiujitsu; then there’d be times where I saw someone I competed against level up. But that went away at purple. But I had imposter syndrome at purple for sure; definitely didn’t feel ready for it. Not that I didn’t feel it at brown, because I did, and still do. But I feel like I belong. Teaching kids class, has made my game better( teaching in general will do that.) but helping as a blue, then teaching as a latter blue belt, through to purple helped me grow my game. Because teaching complex movements to kids forces you to understand it, and be able to explain it.

Also a new purple vs a purple that’s about to go brown should be a lot different all the way round.

I think a purple belt should look amazing against all white belts, but have some blues that are a handful and even can lose to them. A brown I think should look amazing against white and blue belts. Struggle more with purples and so on. A black should look amazing against a white blue and purple. This also means that you are hanging at your own level and giving trouble to upper belts. With that said the water can be murky. Age, weight, and so on.

As a purple belt whos been in the game for 6 years, it's not wizardy to get a brown or purple. I can now see the level of precision one must have to achieve higher ranks. I know what i must be able to do and know it takes time and refinements to get there. Also watching friends go from purple to brown and brown to black I know its possible. They are not special, they just keep grinding and getting better. I can do it, YOU can do it!

I’m a 43 yr old, 5’5”, 170lb no-gi purple belt. I got my purple belt in March. I even blew out both my meniscus, 3 months in. I had surgery in late July. I put on my huge metal brace and let people crush me. I just worked bottom defense for the last 3 months. Recently I am doing crazy better, almost 90% now. I didn’t think I would have such a skill explosion again. This getting crushed and not having my right leg working at all, to now a 90% function leg has done absolute wonders for my game and my skill level. I’m having brown belts wanting me to work with them on parts of my game. It’s awesome.

I'm a seasoned blue belt. The longer I wait, the more I see the purple as a shitty belt, and the brown and black as the milestone. If the purple is the shitty belt, than the blue most be the I don't exist belt, right ? My point being, the worship around the brown is obvious, compare to the students who are actually purple and stopped seeing purple as a valuable belt...And the brown as the Godlike superpower belt.

I agree 100% on everything yous have said about the road to been a purple belt 👊💪😎 great video lads

Good job lila and Bella ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I’m really interested in what you guys have to say, unfortunately I can’t hear year you when trying to listen at work or in the gym

Guys if you want 550+ instructionals for free reply back I’m not a Bot lads Got a good friend let’s just say he’s Saul Goodman

Lmao great title.

Ah this is the martial arts in JJ i like to see. The 10p Nogi only Sport, you ll never rank up based on "beauty and flow". just look at danaher students, winning worlds at blue belt. This brings us back to the art in martial arts. more schools like this

Great topic and episode. I was looking for some guidance on how far away it is from blue to purple. Awesome work guys!

I don't think you should advise people to just take a break. Having one toe in the water is really different from eating haagen dazs on your couch for months on end. But some of what you said is pretty interesting thank you.

I got my purple about two months ago after only being a blue for a year and 10 months. I thought it was way too early, but not up to me, it’s up to my coaches. Decided to bite the bullet and compete a month after getting promoted and took silver out of a bracket of 7 guys. Despite my imposter syndrome, I’m glad I tested myself. Excited to be on the new journey at purple

New brown belt here fml bjj is hard and I love it

I'm 150lb white belt, most guys in my class are 180-210 so I'm always rolling with a bigger opponent. My first few weeks, yes I would get a little frustrated that guys could just lay on top of me but now I always get complimented on my guard because I learned the best way to not get crushed is to never let my partner have the opportunity.

I hate rolling w really big guys cuz I end up injured, and miss class ngl. I love having the roll w everybody attitude, it's just cost me months of sitting at home.

I'm getting my purple belt in december, and this was interesting! agree with all your perspectives!! been a blue belt for 4 years!(took me awhile because I really wanted to feel like I was a true blue belt, also time on and off, different gym, etc)... but now it's the inevitable is coming to pass, purple here we goo!! thanks for the video!

The guy with the chain... I agree with

Trust your jiu jitsu, sick quote

Belts mean nothing. Skills is all you need.

Great chat lads. Never seen this channel before but it just came up front page of RUclips and I love it. Keep going.

Is pulling guard the same as jumping into guard?

Guard pulling, cool word for sitting down. Of course its manly to sit down, its the second most dangerous thing you could do. The first being turtle guars, or the vertical fetal position.

Its like people forget this is a sport- a game with rules, and it just so happens that wrestling in BJJ is hard af because there's just so much room for countering, and the aggressor puts themself in considerable risk when shooting in. Unless you have a significant standup advantage, it's simply not beneficial to look for a takedown. It uses a lot of energy, and most takedowns in BJJ (and wrestling too last time I checked) come from counters. Now when strikes are involved, you want to avoid bottom position at all costs, so of course you don't pull guard. Guard-pulling is a strategy to win a game, not a fight.