Great job Mitch. I started BJJ close to the age that you did, on the week of my 60th birthday. I trained for 3 years and was successful in achieving my goals. I'm in my early 70s now, and have trained in striking arts my whole life so the grappling of BJJ was a new challenge for me, a more 3 dimensional problem compared to the striking perspective. I've found since my late 50s that I needed to adapt to my aging body; fortunately even up until now I haven't lost much speed or reaction time, just a bit of strength. But mostly I find that I get injured a bit more easily so I try to be more aware of when that yellow caution light starts flashing. Also it takes alot longer for injuries to heal. Anyway, nice to hear about your experience. Good luck and stay safe.
Still at it... over 200 class sessions and open mats so far this calendar year . In this for the long haul tho with hockey season coming up I have to pace myself as I took the summer off from the ice. And missing classes this weekend because I am on the track with my race bikes .
Keep up the GOOD work Brother!! I started at 37 - im 42 now as a blue belt. Other than my relationship with Father God this has changed my life for he best more than anything. Thank you Hanshi. OSS!
Wise comments and thank you for sharing. I am nearly 50 and been training for three years. Here are my general rules that keep me rolling. I hope this helps: 1. Develop a daily flexibility routine 2. Prioritize sleep and nutrition 3. Choose your training partners wisely. It’s ok to politely decline a roll from the heavier 21 year old wild man. 4. Tap early unless a truly trusted partner. 5. If you roll hard take a day off between classes 6. Don’t invert (my back has been an issue for decades and it’s not worth it to me). 7. Start mostly on the ground (again I will spar standing with those I trust). 8. Spend time on mental reps (instructionals). Enjoy the ride. OSS.. 🤙🤙
I'm 44. Female and started jiu-jitsu 3 weeks ago. I love it. My sifu also teachs wing chung, Sunda kick boxing, Muay Thai. I have a great love for Marshall Arts. I think the key to not feeling old is to move your body and eat healthy.
Im 41 and want to start and Ive been emailing dojos near me for BJJ. This mans stories and ones in the comments section are really inspiring. Thank you
Thanks for sharing. It may be useful for you to check out a recent video I did in this channel called "How to Find The Riggt Martial Arts Gym...". Good luck on your hunt.
Thanks for sharing. I'm 57 and just started Jiu-Jitsu last week. This video is very encouraging and I'm excited to see where my Jiu-Jitsu journey takes me.
I’m 48 and this was my first week. My boys are 11 and 12 and they just earned their first stripe. They were so proud of their achievement and I was so proud of them. I wanted to have a hobby to do with my kids. I love the sport, challenge and the community.
I started at 51, now a 58 yo Purple Belt...Good Nutruition, Good Rest, Good Training...Listen to your body. I lost 25 lbs. I have a six pack, I can do 15 pull-ups, run 3 miles in 24:30.
Like you, I'm 58 and a one-stripe white belt. I've been in the martial arts for 40+ years, so at least I wasn't starting from scratch, but grappling was a very different world for me. Loving the experience, but as mentioned you absolutely need to look out for your long-term health - tap early, tap often.
I started training BJJ at 50 y/o. Presently I am a 64 y/o Black Belt. I recently competed in IBJJF World Masters. I train at the Lab in Westwood, Ma. I recommend any training at all to live a decent life in your later years
43 here 1 year in. Keep in mind that every 10 years is itself a kind of belt as a 20 year old is likely to have better athleticism. They are also resilient so can damage you when they also are inexperienced as safety is less a priority vs ego for them. In some cases their lack of training if they're new can be inspiring to see the training you have working. But if their training is equal, those are probably the times where you might get hurt. Higher belts are much more careful and have less ego generally. And if you feel like you're "winning" against a black belt it's because they're letting you work rather than trying to prove they're untouchable.
I’m 47 just started jiu jitsu last week ago and loving it. The only thing that has me bummed out is the aches and pain I feel at night while sleeping. Other then love it. Great video.
Mid-40s here. Everyone watching this and who is considering starting bjj must know that you will get injured at some point. You will experience accelerated disc degeneration. It doesn't matter how careful you are. Lifting weights is mandatory, and if you think it isn't, you'll suffer the consequences eventually.
The speaker seems like he was in a great training environment with mellow partners. I'm hoping the channel owner can respond with some advice for me, because my experience has not been as successful. I started at 54 and lasted a year. I've been active most of my adult life (distance running mostly). I'm "fit," but I'm not much of a natural athlete. I started weight training a few years ago and it has helped a lot with my fitness and strength. I started practicing BJJ at a national chain. The instructors were very encouraging and helpful. The students very friendly. But when we got to the "resistance training" part of the lesson, there were several guys that would go very hard - no matter how much I tried to dial it down. And they were the guys I was always paired with because of the seniority system. I almost got my elbow hyper extended - twice - from hard fast arm bars. They were white belts like me, but they were were strong-ass cops and firefighters in their 20s. No way I was going to sweep or submit them. I'm a 54 year old attorney. I was just trying to practice techniques, but every class it turned into a struggle session to survive the last 10 minutes. I walked out tired, defeated and several times injured. I don't think any of this was intentional. They just only had one speed. I got my third stripe on the one year anniversary of my first day and also went home with an elbow that had almost been broken. I felt like a fraud. The next day I called the instructor and told him I was dropping. He was very nice and seemed genuinely disappointed. My ego got in the way and I couldn't admit that I was scared of getting my f**ng arm broken, so he didn't really learn truth about why I quit. That was several months ago. I still think about it and I miss it. I was terrible, but it was fun. I was using muscles I didn't even know I had. It taught me a lot about self defense, controlling my space, even thinking about striking. Should I find another gym? Should I go back and maybe just try a different class and hope I get more mellow training partners? Sorry for the long post. Thanks for your thoughts in advance.
52 and back on the mat after a 15 year hiatus. Four surgeries on my guts and hip and things are working a bit better. Only catch is that I am almost 100 lbs over my former fighting weight. Let's see if I can get back to "normal" without any non-trivial injuries.
@@momentumselfdefense4651 thank you, brother. Just returned from the sporting goods store with three new duffel bags: Lift, Strike, and Roll. The Strike bag is the biggest because those gloves and shin pads take up a lot of space and don't fold like a gi. Special pocket in each for tape, knee and elbow braces, advil, etc. 🤣
@@momentumselfdefense4651 training has been wonderful. I still have good balance, takedowns, sweeps, it's just a question of getting my body to actually do it. 🤣 Wearing a lot of tape on my fingers, this morning... ;-)
@@momentumselfdefense4651 little update. 🙂 Things are going great and, finally, I am rolling like a normal guy, not like an old, beat-up, ex-cripple. My chokes seem to work a bit better than most of theirs. I think I am just being careful and focusing on details such as getting the radius bone right on the artery instead of just pulling hard on the lappel. I tapped out most of the group one evening a few weeks ago. Must have had a lucky evening. I am now getting the daylights beaten out of me like a normal BJJ person should. 🙂 Very, very stiff and sore intercostal and back muscles. Working on those. Can't turn around to look over my shoulder right now. Not quite sure how to treat that. Tried massage, heat, cold, ibuprofin, weights, and it's a very difficult area to stretch. It will be alright, though. So glad to be back on the mat.
I'm 53 and thinking of taking up martial arts again after decades, but it's not thst easy to find a good club such as this. Lots of aggressive egomaniacs out there in all styles unfortunately
Consider it like purchasing a car, or washing machine. You don’t but the first one you see, you take your time and your research to determine the best value and best fit. Choosing a martial arts school should involve a little shopping around and comparing experiences, before you make a commitment.
Going to be 45 soon , can I safely do BJJ without getting hurt and being out of work for 3-6 months, thats my biggest fear and why I quit BJJ, my kids still do it ....
I hear you. That’s always a call that you’ll have to make for yourself. My only suggestion is if you aren’t training jiu jitsu, what will fill the void in your fitness routine?
If you think Brazilian jujitsu, will save you in a street fight then you need to practice it where real fights take place in parking lots on sidewalks inside a bar gas stations you get the picture
There is a certain level of physical strength and athleticism over 40 that is absolutely mandatory. Without it, you will get hurt a lot and as a result you will not see any benefit from the sport. If you cannot manage to go three times a week and roll (even though you will get smashed) then please, for the love of god, go do something in the gym to build strength first. It won’t make your jiujitsu better, but it will dramatically reduce the amount you get hurt.
First step is : learn the proper spelling of the Japanese martial of Jujutsu. Second step is to realize that only martial "ways" like Karate-do, Tae kwon do, etc. use colored belts primarily for children. BJJ has become the new TKD. This is NOT the same martial art that originated in Japan and then was evolved in Brazil. This is just a money grabbing American scam.
I never considered spelling a word was THE first step, but Mom always said spelling was important! Now that I know the correct spelling, I should be able to get my black belt in another week or so (currently only sporting a "childish blue" at age 53)!!!! Thanks for this GREAT advise! I'll be sure to pass it on to my professor!
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Great job Mitch. I started BJJ close to the age that you did, on the week of my 60th birthday. I trained for 3 years and was successful in achieving my goals. I'm in my early 70s now, and have trained in striking arts my whole life so the grappling of BJJ was a new challenge for me, a more 3 dimensional problem compared to the striking perspective. I've found since my late 50s that I needed to adapt to my aging body; fortunately even up until now I haven't lost much speed or reaction time, just a bit of strength. But mostly I find that I get injured a bit more easily so I try to be more aware of when that yellow caution light starts flashing. Also it takes alot longer for injuries to heal.
Anyway, nice to hear about your experience. Good luck and stay safe.
Much Love. Thanks for sharing your story.
Still at it... over 200 class sessions and open mats so far this calendar year . In this for the long haul tho with hockey season coming up I have to pace myself as I took the summer off from the ice. And missing classes this weekend because I am on the track with my race bikes .
I started at 47. Currently 56 and a brown belt.
Way to go!
Awesome Job 🔥🔥🔥
Hell yeah! Congratulations 👏
Amazing, inspiring.
I started at 40, I am 43 blue belt one stripe, hope to get like you to the brown belt.
My man!
7 months in here at 62 as well. Can reach my feet w/ ease and get my socks on now !! LOL. Oss.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Nice work, bud! I'm looking forward to being able to tie my shoelaces without straining against my "festively plump" belly.
I started last December, 2023, I am 46. Loving it.
Way to go!
What belt are you now
@@ji1236 I'm just a white belt.
Keep up the GOOD work Brother!! I started at 37 - im 42 now as a blue belt. Other than my relationship with Father God this has changed my life for he best more than anything. Thank you Hanshi. OSS!
Wow, thank you for sharing.
I'm with you, Bud. Restarted BJJ through boxing through our new church. Package deal. I feel like me agian (though older and fatter).
@ 😂 Bravo sir.
64 here. Will have trained three-years as of next week, 25 May. One strip blue belt.
Congrats mate!
Wise comments and thank you for sharing. I am nearly 50 and been training for three years. Here are my general rules that keep me rolling. I hope this helps:
1. Develop a daily flexibility routine
2. Prioritize sleep and nutrition
3. Choose your training partners wisely. It’s ok to politely decline a roll from the heavier 21 year old wild man.
4. Tap early unless a truly trusted partner.
5. If you roll hard take a day off between classes
6. Don’t invert (my back has been an issue for decades and it’s not worth it to me).
7. Start mostly on the ground (again I will spar standing with those I trust).
8. Spend time on mental reps (instructionals).
Enjoy the ride.
OSS.. 🤙🤙
Great advice brother!
Hard to choose your partner when they are all 20 and 30 year old wild men. As the oldest guy there I had to learn to keep up
To all my fellow 40+ white belts welcome aboard can't wait to leg 🔒 you guys 😊
LOL
🫱👊🤙
I'm 44. Female and started jiu-jitsu 3 weeks ago. I love it. My sifu also teachs wing chung, Sunda kick boxing, Muay Thai. I have a great love for Marshall Arts.
I think the key to not feeling old is to move your body and eat healthy.
I couldn’t agree more.
Im 41 and want to start and Ive been emailing dojos near me for BJJ. This mans stories and ones in the comments section are really inspiring. Thank you
Thanks for sharing. It may be useful for you to check out a recent video I did in this channel called "How to Find The Riggt Martial Arts Gym...". Good luck on your hunt.
Finding the right teacher is like a treasure hunt - and I pray you find the treasure brother. Good Luck Budo!
This is the largest challenge in getting started.
70 now started at 68,blue belt Team Carvalho judo and jujitsu
LOVE IT....hard as hell
Oss. 👊🏼💪
Thanks for sharing. I'm 57 and just started Jiu-Jitsu last week. This video is very encouraging and I'm excited to see where my Jiu-Jitsu journey takes me.
Thanks for sharing!
I’m 48 and this was my first week. My boys are 11 and 12 and they just earned their first stripe. They were so proud of their achievement and I was so proud of them. I wanted to have a hobby to do with my kids. I love the sport, challenge and the community.
Being able to train WITH your kids is an incredible experience they’ll never forget.
I started at 51, now a 58 yo Purple Belt...Good Nutruition, Good Rest, Good Training...Listen to your body. I lost 25 lbs. I have a six pack, I can do 15 pull-ups, run 3 miles in 24:30.
Awesome!
Started Jan, 2019 @ 51.
Turn 57 in a couple weeks. 4 stripe blue belt.
Awesome.
Like you, I'm 58 and a one-stripe white belt. I've been in the martial arts for 40+ years, so at least I wasn't starting from scratch, but grappling was a very different world for me. Loving the experience, but as mentioned you absolutely need to look out for your long-term health - tap early, tap often.
Well said.
I started training BJJ at 50 y/o. Presently I am a 64 y/o Black Belt. I recently competed in IBJJF World Masters. I train at the Lab in Westwood, Ma. I recommend any training at all to live a decent life in your later years
Oss!
43 here 1 year in. Keep in mind that every 10 years is itself a kind of belt as a 20 year old is likely to have better athleticism. They are also resilient so can damage you when they also are inexperienced as safety is less a priority vs ego for them. In some cases their lack of training if they're new can be inspiring to see the training you have working. But if their training is equal, those are probably the times where you might get hurt. Higher belts are much more careful and have less ego generally. And if you feel like you're "winning" against a black belt it's because they're letting you work rather than trying to prove they're untouchable.
Good points brother.
I’m 47 just started jiu jitsu last week ago and loving it. The only thing that has me bummed out is the aches and pain I feel at night while sleeping. Other then love it. Great video.
A few tips:
Stay hydrated
Get as much rest as possible
Have 2-3 rest days a week as your body learns the motions.
And never forget why you started.
Started at 47, now 50 and currently blue. The only cardio I will stick with
That’s great!
I started 3 months ago iam 65 wish I would have started 30 years ago.
Congratulations. The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago. The second best time is NOW.
Same here - but hey, at least weve started!
@ Absolutely solid point.
Mid-40s here. Everyone watching this and who is considering starting bjj must know that you will get injured at some point. You will experience accelerated disc degeneration. It doesn't matter how careful you are. Lifting weights is mandatory, and if you think it isn't, you'll suffer the consequences eventually.
Resistance training is vital as you get older. Even if you aren’t doing jiu jitsu. And especially if you are doing jiu jitsu.
51, and just got my purple 6.5 years in
Outstanding!
The speaker seems like he was in a great training environment with mellow partners. I'm hoping the channel owner can respond with some advice for me, because my experience has not been as successful. I started at 54 and lasted a year. I've been active most of my adult life (distance running mostly). I'm "fit," but I'm not much of a natural athlete. I started weight training a few years ago and it has helped a lot with my fitness and strength. I started practicing BJJ at a national chain. The instructors were very encouraging and helpful. The students very friendly. But when we got to the "resistance training" part of the lesson, there were several guys that would go very hard - no matter how much I tried to dial it down. And they were the guys I was always paired with because of the seniority system.
I almost got my elbow hyper extended - twice - from hard fast arm bars. They were white belts like me, but they were were strong-ass cops and firefighters in their 20s. No way I was going to sweep or submit them. I'm a 54 year old attorney. I was just trying to practice techniques, but every class it turned into a struggle session to survive the last 10 minutes. I walked out tired, defeated and several times injured. I don't think any of this was intentional. They just only had one speed. I got my third stripe on the one year anniversary of my first day and also went home with an elbow that had almost been broken. I felt like a fraud. The next day I called the instructor and told him I was dropping. He was very nice and seemed genuinely disappointed. My ego got in the way and I couldn't admit that I was scared of getting my f**ng arm broken, so he didn't really learn truth about why I quit.
That was several months ago. I still think about it and I miss it. I was terrible, but it was fun. I was using muscles I didn't even know I had. It taught me a lot about self defense, controlling my space, even thinking about striking. Should I find another gym? Should I go back and maybe just try a different class and hope I get more mellow training partners? Sorry for the long post. Thanks for your thoughts in advance.
Hello. Thank you for sharing your experience. I would love to chat this a bit more with you offline. You can email me at momentumselfdefense@gmail.com
58 ! You look incredible 👏
Don’t boost his ego 🤣
52 and back on the mat after a 15 year hiatus. Four surgeries on my guts and hip and things are working a bit better. Only catch is that I am almost 100 lbs over my former fighting weight. Let's see if I can get back to "normal" without any non-trivial injuries.
No doubt you will brother. Just ramp up slowly.
@@momentumselfdefense4651 thank you, brother. Just returned from the sporting goods store with three new duffel bags: Lift, Strike, and Roll.
The Strike bag is the biggest because those gloves and shin pads take up a lot of space and don't fold like a gi.
Special pocket in each for tape, knee and elbow braces, advil, etc. 🤣
@@momentumselfdefense4651 training has been wonderful. I still have good balance, takedowns, sweeps, it's just a question of getting my body to actually do it. 🤣
Wearing a lot of tape on my fingers, this morning... ;-)
@@momentumselfdefense4651 little update. 🙂 Things are going great and, finally, I am rolling like a normal guy, not like an old, beat-up, ex-cripple.
My chokes seem to work a bit better than most of theirs. I think I am just being careful and focusing on details such as getting the radius bone right on the artery instead of just pulling hard on the lappel.
I tapped out most of the group one evening a few weeks ago. Must have had a lucky evening. I am now getting the daylights beaten out of me like a normal BJJ person should. 🙂
Very, very stiff and sore intercostal and back muscles. Working on those. Can't turn around to look over my shoulder right now. Not quite sure how to treat that. Tried massage, heat, cold, ibuprofin, weights, and it's a very difficult area to stretch.
It will be alright, though.
So glad to be back on the mat.
trivial like rolling your big toe on day one huh lol - ah good times
Don't worry about winning in the practice room when it's time to roll, just seek to consistently improve your performance.
🙏🏾
Started BJJ last week, I'm 42 and loving it!
I need to work on my cardio and lose some pounds though 👀😬
Stay consistent and listen to your body. Good hunting!
54 blue belt
Oss!
I'm 53 and thinking of taking up martial arts again after decades, but it's not thst easy to find a good club such as this. Lots of aggressive egomaniacs out there in all styles unfortunately
Consider it like purchasing a car, or washing machine. You don’t but the first one you see, you take your time and your research to determine the best value and best fit.
Choosing a martial arts school should involve a little shopping around and comparing experiences, before you make a commitment.
It s not an Easy task
Going to be 45 soon , can I safely do BJJ without getting hurt and being out of work for 3-6 months, thats my biggest fear and why I quit BJJ, my kids still do it ....
I hear you. That’s always a call that you’ll have to make for yourself. My only suggestion is if you aren’t training jiu jitsu, what will fill the void in your fitness routine?
If you think Brazilian jujitsu, will save you in a street fight then you need to practice it where real fights take place in parking lots on sidewalks inside a bar gas stations you get the picture
Thanks.
It's because of Hollywood movies that people believe you have to be a 21 year old with a six pack to learn how to fight.
Hollywood usually gets it wrong.
starting now, Im 63
Congratulations. Learn to listen to your body.
@ yes sir!
There is a certain level of physical strength and athleticism over 40 that is absolutely mandatory. Without it, you will get hurt a lot and as a result you will not see any benefit from the sport.
If you cannot manage to go three times a week and roll (even though you will get smashed) then please, for the love of god, go do something in the gym to build strength first. It won’t make your jiujitsu better, but it will dramatically reduce the amount you get hurt.
Good input.
Turn fat into muscle i used to believe that.
Not to speak for him, however I think it was a simple Turn of Phrase.
I just started at the age of 58 on the third class and my body does hurt, sore so I rest and returning soon.
I just made a video which may help.
How To Survive Your First 90 Days of Jiu Jitsu
ruclips.net/video/mpxjhLZxFbY/видео.html
First step is : learn the proper spelling of the Japanese martial of Jujutsu. Second step is to realize that only martial "ways" like Karate-do, Tae kwon do, etc. use colored belts primarily for children. BJJ has become the new TKD. This is NOT the same martial art that originated in Japan and then was evolved in Brazil. This is just a money grabbing American scam.
Thank you for your contribution and opinions.
I never considered spelling a word was THE first step, but Mom always said spelling was important! Now that I know the correct spelling, I should be able to get my black belt in another week or so (currently only sporting a "childish blue" at age 53)!!!! Thanks for this GREAT advise! I'll be sure to pass it on to my professor!
@@johnnycatt71 😂
tap early, tap often.
Yes!
How about the injuries - Hyper extended elbow, neck crank, shoulder separation. Long term pain. No thanks.
Thanks for your input.