Thanks Chewy. I'm 43 going on 44 and am also a former athlete. I started training when I was 42 and initially went too hard and I was always getting hurt, not injured, but just enough to where I wasn't enjoying training very much, but I kept going. Now I train 3 to 4 days a week and very rarely get banged up and I am enjoying it a lot. My coach always says you don't have to be extreme, just consistent so I have my 3 days I go pretty much no matter what and I try to slide a fourth day in when I can :)
@@donlapham1265 can't believe somebody responded to this. I am now a purple belt who trains everyday but only rolls hard twice a week. I compete regular in masters(over 200 matches in competition) and off to World Masters next week.
I really appreciate this perspective, I’m 44, took up jiu jitsu 3 months ago and I’m totally committed (former pro athlete myself as well), thanks for the video and thoughts
I’m a 44 year old black belt and I think you’re spot on Chewy! I also feel the more he learns and grows his abilities the more it will allow him more training time.
Solid advice! I'm 44, a former "athlete", and have been training for 8 months. This is going in my playbook. I have been planning on adding weight training on my non-BJJ days. Thanks for all the videos!
Hey chewy 🤙 i fit this bill bro. Like to the T! Im a 44 year old white belt, i weight train and do cardio. But can only handle 2 bjj training sessions a week. Any more than that and i have trouble putting my socks on before work🤣🤣🤣 love your channel brotha✌️🤙
@@zeroher0876 it aint easy being a new guy is it🤣🤣🤣 my classes are only an hour long so im a little jealous. But quick question, do you have a matt bully at your school? Lol man lemme tell you. This blue belt went all extra on me a 3 weeks ago and i was like wtf to myself? But i figure it was done on purpose to see if i quit🤷🏽♂️ dont know just asking.
@@lovehandles16 Hey bud, Nah I guess I'm pretty lucky. We have zero bullies at my School. Everyone has been more than welcoming and making me feel like I have a new family. Feel Great to be apart of my team. Sorry to hear you got a bully. Not sure if he was seeing if you'd quit or if he is just an A Hole. You'll have to keep an eye on him.
As a 43 year old that's just started BJJ 2 weeks ago I love your advice Chewy. I'm mentally stuck in my 20s but my body is screaming at me that I'm not. Starting to listen to it, stopped lifting weights, only training BJJ twice a week, doing yoga for recovery every day & giving my body time to adjust before adding any more training. Doing less so that I can continue enjoying BJJ for the long term.
(Almost) 45-year-old blue belt here. I can speak from experience and say that your threshold will still continue to improve even when you're 45. I started at three days a week a couple years ago. Now I do six days a week, but I make sure that most of those days I only use about 60% output. This ensures that I don't get injured and my body doesn't get too banged up. I do still get injured every so often, but I think that's probably similar to what even young people go through.
Great video, I'm 45 years old and just starting out. Always lifted weights and I'm used to being sore, but doing BJJ is a whole new kind of soreness. I've actually taken a break from weight lifting just because of the fact of how sore I am from Training. I'm just being patient at the learning process and enjoying being part of a team! I got a great Team and a great Instructor who are patient, intelligent and great at training. Two days a week is plenty right now for me and my recovery, but I'm hoping sometime soon to work my way up to 3 days a week. Thanks for the video. Really enjoy your channel.
45 year old blue belt/former athlete. I started at 2-3 day a week for first year, now I go 4-6. Conserving energy is the name of the game. Definitely a change of style from how I was when I was younger. Enjoying the art now more than ever.
Thanks for the video Chewy! I'd like to add my experience as a 53-year-old white belt (very average athlete) who's been training BJJ off and on for close to 2 years now. In the beginning I found that I tried to do too much because I enjoyed it and I finally figured out that anytime I trained two days in a row my body just could not handle the stress so I cut it back to three times a week although sometimes I would do four or five days but I would regret it. As you say in the video just listen to your body and try to be as consistent as you can. I really wish there were more of us older people doing BJJ because it's a lot of fun learning something new and it's great exercise and the intensity can be decreased for us older people when needed as long as you have good partners.
Man, currently watching this with an injured shoulder from over training - I'm 47 and trained Shotokan and Kickboxing 4-6 times a week for about 12 years back in the 90's and early 2000's. getting back into it recently along with BJJ - The analogy of an old car sitting for a while - that's me - so much rust and parts are seized up! lol great video - love your content! Thanks for all the insight!
I can relate...40 years old. Been training powerlifting and strongman for a couple years. Hardest part for me so far has been the mobility and recovery from a very different type of workout. Conditioning is definitely suspect as well. Live the content chewy. Keep it coming...appreciate it
Similar in that I’m 53 years old and got my blue belt after a couple of years. Also 20 years of judo - which helps esp with the physicality - although not sure translates as well as technically as some think . A couple of thoughts.... MUCH more likely to get injured with stand up/ judo due to uncontrolled falling body weight. The older bbs in my school (ie 50-65) all do some yoga. I feel fitter now than since I was 25 as follow Chewys advice... some weights, some yoga and don’t always roll hard. Loving the journey. And the videos. Always sage advice.
I think the critical aspect is to communicate with the coach as they may or may not know or understand your limitations. We had an older guy before my gym. He really trained normally only on Fridays. He leave did self defense Jiu Jitsu on weekend to work on concepts and paired with the coach to roll and drill safely. M/W - 1) Customizes the warm up for himself focused 100% on his needs 2) Rolls only with the coach at a slow pace 3) Rounds he doesn't roll do yoga F - Tries to keep pace with the class normally. Normally would not roll with white belts though. Only guys he knew had good control. Sunday (our open mat day) - Self Defense Jiu Jitsu/Bag Work .
We have a 67 year old guy that started with us last month. He's in great shape, but I think he tries to prove that he belongs because he is always going 100% and has already got banged up quite a bit. He those look like he's enjoying himself, but I want him to stick with it so I hope he learns to just relax, have fun and enjoy it so that he's not always banged up and then quits.
Love your videos Chewie, you really drop a lot of super useful knowledge that I can take to class with me - I did have a question that kind of piggy backs off of this video however - I’m 37, have been strength training for 20+ years, and have finally decided to start on my BJJ journey - been training 5-6 days a week for the better part of 2 months now and while I feel great on the mats, I feel like my strength training performance has gone down the drain (I typically train 4-6 days a week) - I’m in that weird spot where I need to recalibrate what I can do in the weight room to help me hold on to my strength without burning myself out - so you have any tips on how you structure your own weight training to maximize your BJJ performance brother?
This is some great insight Chewy. I started jui jitsu in the spring of this year, after recovering from two bad injuries (back and knees). I got two hernias because I was going at a pace that was not suitable for my body (gained 40 pounds while rehabbing my back and knees). That was a lesson learned. I need to pace myself for the long term gains/goals. Thanks again for the video.
I really feel this guy's situation. I'm 36, just did my first 2 classes this week. and holy hell do i feel them. I couldn't go a 3rd time. Stupid desk job made me soft lol
@@chadashton7029 keep with it brother, you'll be okay. space out your training as much as you can and you should be okay. I managed to maintain 3-4 classes per week after my body started getting used to it.
@@etherealessence Thanks. Yeah...place I train at is free but only meet 2x week. Sat. and Mon. so not much time in between but rest of the week off to rest and recover. I'm looking at ways to work on some stuff a couple days of the week between Monday and Saturday. Just to improve flexibility, recovery, and cardio.
Thank u for the video. Iam a fit 50 year old that started doing bjj 2 weeks ago, 3x a week M, Wand F at 6am. Since I started doing BJJ I have not done weight lifting which I love to do but I been very sore 😞. My endurance is very bad too☹️ the most i have rolled is two 5 min rounds plus live drills. Anyways, should I lift the same days I do BJJ? I do BJJ at 6am M,W and F and thinking about weight lifting the same days but later on like around 7pm..OR should I lift on the none BJJ days better like T TH and S?? Also I was just lifting to keep muscle and to stay lean. Sometimes I would lift heavy. Iam a 50 year old 5'8 about 180lbs. Do I need to modify my lifting now that iam doing BJJ??. In my home gym I have a lat pull down machine, a rack, a functional trainer, sled, airdyne bike, kettle bells, dumbells , medicine balls, battle ropes, macebells, sled, punching bags etc...I also like to do 30 min hitt workouts like once a week.
I'm 64 and just started training BJJ. (Note, I am a Taekwon-Do instructor and have been doing martial arts, TKD, Goju for 40 years). Wanted to train in BJJ to gain some ground skills and just learn some new stuff. I have found 3 days a week to be about right for me.
I am 45, new to BJJ, trains 3 times A DAY... morning drills, afternoon conditioning and evening rolling... 5 days a week, Full time. And nope, no serious injuries. So i guess it really depends on the person and how well he or she has maintained their bodies up to that point.
52 year old white belt...3-4 days a week is all my body will physically handle (and it takes a lot of Aleve to move the next day). A couple years ago when i started i was doing 5-6...and I kept getting injured..which set me back years. I'll sacrifice 50 days/year (1.5 months) vs. a year if I get injured. I lift and such, which is additional wear and tear... so yeah...need to look at the 'long game' if he's looking at 'long term goals'.
I’m right there. Starting 2nd week at age 47. Trying to resist my tendency to over due it while still training and building consistency. Feeling old and very sore. Need 2 days to recover right now. Have to start somewhere.
You often talk about how often hobbyist and older people etc should train. How often in your opinion a competitor should train? For example if you had blue, purple or a brown belt student looking to compete seriously, how many classes a week would you recommend?
I started BJJ for about 4 months, then another white belt fell on me awkwardly practising judo throws and I got a really bad high ankle sprain which has taken me nearly a year to recovery from. Now I would love to go back but I'm also so paranoid about another big injury happening somehow :/
Accidents happen. and I hope you come back to Jiu Jitsu. I've also seen schools where safety was not a real priority. That is, you might be right to not go back there! Did that school put safey first? Did they 100% make sure everyone had their ukemi DOWN before working throws? Was the coach watching you drill or was his distracted when the injury happened? Why were you training dangerous techniques with another beginner? Shouldn't you have been paired with someone who knew control better? Best of luck! I hope your recovery went well and you do come back.
@@dw2291 Hey thanks for the feedback! Some good points I didn't think about before at all. The gym was always packed to capacity to be honest so the coach didn't even see I was injured until my partner went and got him (and I never even heard of ukemi till now 😆). So I guess next time I should try and find somewhere more expensive with smaller classes?
@@_Anonymous_9 I see. I am sure they are great guys and what not. But you know, sometimes great fighters are not great coaches. And great coaches are not always great fighters. The balance is hard to find. As a blackbelt friend of mine says "half of all Jiu jitsu gyms are below average" I do hope you give another Jiu Jitsu gym a show. Explore around, ruclips.net/video/ZmBrZHIYd60/видео.html
Im 35 and I started with jiu jitsu 3 months ago. Im progressing well ( according to my Coaches) but Im having trouble to make good position. All of them are much smaller and some tehnique they use dont work form me ( im 2 metres tall and 120 kg). Any tip for "thinking in advance" cause thinking in roll is the most tiresome thing for me, just because of that lack of positioning? Thx in advance
@@Chewjitsu Thanks! I'm sorry, I've been scrolling through videos to find where your method of submitting questions was. I vaguely can remember you mentioning one but I can't find it. I'll put it here and if you want me to send it via some other means I'd happily do that as well. I go to a BJJ gym (for all these things I can give more details if necessary but I guess at the outset I'll keep it vague) where the head coach is very...self-confident. He frequently brags of submitting UFC champions and other, what I assume to be, big BJJ names. As a relative beginner...I don't care. I'm there for the fundamentals, not to try to fight UFC champions myself. Anyhow, it also came through the rumor mill that he's not particularly well liked or respected by other BJJ coaches in the region. And finally, despite not apparently being past the age where he is able to compete, there is no public record or any evidence of him participating in competitions for X number of years, approaching 10 years, dating back to when he was a purple belt. The ironic part of that is that he will frequently make statements in practice such as "I learned this technique, and now I have not (had my guard passed, give up side control, gotten submitted, etc) in competition in X years!" If a younger, relatively competition-age head coach does not compete, should we as students be wary of that? Particularly if the same coach makes great boasts of his competitive prowess. I'm only interested in learning the basics at this point, but even so, should one wonder about a coach who doesn't test his craft out in competition?
It depends weather you were active before or not, how hard you are going every time rolling but I would say for the average person somewhere between 1.5 and 3 months to FULLY adapt, now a month in you are kind of used to but still would feel like shit from time to time
@@yessr7535 I’m realizing I wasn’t very active even when I do workout in the gym you take breaks as needed and never go as hard as you do when you roll ! So it’s a shocker how out of shape I am haha thank you for the feed back 🙏
@@machinegunsymphony4401 I’m coming to the realization that you can and will most likely get injured from rolling and it’s not that your body gives out due to coming to often that’s what I was thinking that if I trained 5 days a week that my body would give out and blow a knee or something but I’ve noticed injures seem to be Spurr of the moment type things in jiu jitsu like landing wrong on an ankle or not tapping soon
me watching as a 14 yr old:
*useful*
Thanks Chewy. I'm 43 going on 44 and am also a former athlete. I started training when I was 42 and initially went too hard and I was always getting hurt, not injured, but just enough to where I wasn't enjoying training very much, but I kept going. Now I train 3 to 4 days a week and very rarely get banged up and I am enjoying it a lot. My coach always says you don't have to be extreme, just consistent so I have my 3 days I go pretty much no matter what and I try to slide a fourth day in when I can :)
Thanks for taking my email and explaining it further in this video. I am going to take this advice to heart.
Happy to help brother.
How’s it going now?
@@donlapham1265 can't believe somebody responded to this. I am now a purple belt who trains everyday but only rolls hard twice a week. I compete regular in masters(over 200 matches in competition) and off to World Masters next week.
I really appreciate this perspective, I’m 44, took up jiu jitsu 3 months ago and I’m totally committed (former pro athlete myself as well), thanks for the video and thoughts
I’m a 44 year old black belt and I think you’re spot on Chewy! I also feel the more he learns and grows his abilities the more it will allow him more training time.
My dad is 67 and he has done boxing, karate amd tkd all his life. He now trains with me in thai kb and bjj. He found this really useful thanks chewy!
Just started bjj as a 49 year old. Training 3 days a week. Hope to have a black belt when I’m 60 too!
Great content,glad your out here
I'm a 50 year old purple belt training on n off since 2002.
Solid advice! I'm 44, a former "athlete", and have been training for 8 months. This is going in my playbook. I have been planning on adding weight training on my non-BJJ days. Thanks for all the videos!
Hey chewy 🤙 i fit this bill bro. Like to the T! Im a 44 year old white belt, i weight train and do cardio. But can only handle 2 bjj training sessions a week. Any more than that and i have trouble putting my socks on before work🤣🤣🤣 love your channel brotha✌️🤙
I'm in the exact same boat as you! 45 years old, White Belt, Start work at 4am every day and my Classed are 7:30pm to 9pm.
@@zeroher0876 it aint easy being a new guy is it🤣🤣🤣 my classes are only an hour long so im a little jealous. But quick question, do you have a matt bully at your school? Lol man lemme tell you. This blue belt went all extra on me a 3 weeks ago and i was like wtf to myself? But i figure it was done on purpose to see if i quit🤷🏽♂️ dont know just asking.
@@lovehandles16 Hey bud, Nah I guess I'm pretty lucky. We have zero bullies at my School. Everyone has been more than welcoming and making me feel like I have a new family. Feel Great to be apart of my team. Sorry to hear you got a bully. Not sure if he was seeing if you'd quit or if he is just an A Hole. You'll have to keep an eye on him.
As a 43 year old that's just started BJJ 2 weeks ago I love your advice Chewy. I'm mentally stuck in my 20s but my body is screaming at me that I'm not. Starting to listen to it, stopped lifting weights, only training BJJ twice a week, doing yoga for recovery every day & giving my body time to adjust before adding any more training. Doing less so that I can continue enjoying BJJ for the long term.
Continuing to lift weights is vital, btw
(Almost) 45-year-old blue belt here. I can speak from experience and say that your threshold will still continue to improve even when you're 45. I started at three days a week a couple years ago. Now I do six days a week, but I make sure that most of those days I only use about 60% output. This ensures that I don't get injured and my body doesn't get too banged up. I do still get injured every so often, but I think that's probably similar to what even young people go through.
Great video, I'm 45 years old and just starting out. Always lifted weights and I'm used to being sore, but doing BJJ is a whole new kind of soreness. I've actually taken a break from weight lifting just because of the fact of how sore I am from Training. I'm just being patient at the learning process and enjoying being part of a team! I got a great Team and a great Instructor who are patient, intelligent and great at training. Two days a week is plenty right now for me and my recovery, but I'm hoping sometime soon to work my way up to 3 days a week.
Thanks for the video. Really enjoy your channel.
45 year old blue belt/former athlete. I started at 2-3 day a week for first year, now I go 4-6. Conserving energy is the name of the game. Definitely a change of style from how I was when I was younger. Enjoying the art now more than ever.
Thanks for the video Chewy! I'd like to add my experience as a 53-year-old white belt (very average athlete) who's been training BJJ off and on for close to 2 years now. In the beginning I found that I tried to do too much because I enjoyed it and I finally figured out that anytime I trained two days in a row my body just could not handle the stress so I cut it back to three times a week although sometimes I would do four or five days but I would regret it. As you say in the video just listen to your body and try to be as consistent as you can.
I really wish there were more of us older people doing BJJ because it's a lot of fun learning something new and it's great exercise and the intensity can be decreased for us older people when needed as long as you have good partners.
Man, currently watching this with an injured shoulder from over training - I'm 47 and trained Shotokan and Kickboxing 4-6 times a week for about 12 years back in the 90's and early 2000's. getting back into it recently along with BJJ - The analogy of an old car sitting for a while - that's me - so much rust and parts are seized up! lol great video - love your content! Thanks for all the insight!
Very important to train at a gym where safety is prioritized. Training with assholes or spazzy people is the fastest way to get injured.
I can relate...40 years old. Been training powerlifting and strongman for a couple years. Hardest part for me so far has been the mobility and recovery from a very different type of workout. Conditioning is definitely suspect as well. Live the content chewy. Keep it coming...appreciate it
Similar in that I’m 53 years old and got my blue belt after a couple of years. Also 20 years of judo - which helps esp with the physicality - although not sure translates as well as technically as some think . A couple of thoughts.... MUCH more likely to get injured with stand up/ judo due to uncontrolled falling body weight. The older bbs in my school (ie 50-65) all do some yoga. I feel fitter now than since I was 25 as follow Chewys advice... some weights, some yoga and don’t always roll hard. Loving the journey. And the videos. Always sage advice.
I think the critical aspect is to communicate with the coach as they may or may not know or understand your limitations.
We had an older guy before my gym. He really trained normally only on Fridays. He leave did self defense Jiu Jitsu on weekend to work on concepts and paired with the coach to roll and drill safely.
M/W -
1) Customizes the warm up for himself
focused 100% on his needs
2) Rolls only with the coach at a slow pace
3) Rounds he doesn't roll do yoga
F -
Tries to keep pace with the class normally. Normally would not roll with white belts though. Only guys he knew had good control.
Sunday (our open mat day) -
Self Defense Jiu Jitsu/Bag Work
.
We have a 67 year old guy that started with us last month. He's in great shape, but I think he tries to prove that he belongs because he is always going 100% and has already got banged up quite a bit. He those look like he's enjoying himself, but I want him to stick with it so I hope he learns to just relax, have fun and enjoy it so that he's not always banged up and then quits.
This hit home, 44, white belt. Trained in other disciplines for nearly thirty years, but this is very different.
Love your videos Chewie, you really drop a lot of super useful knowledge that I can take to class with me - I did have a question that kind of piggy backs off of this video however - I’m 37, have been strength training for 20+ years, and have finally decided to start on my BJJ journey - been training 5-6 days a week for the better part of 2 months now and while I feel great on the mats, I feel like my strength training performance has gone down the drain (I typically train 4-6 days a week) - I’m in that weird spot where I need to recalibrate what I can do in the weight room to help me hold on to my strength without burning myself out - so you have any tips on how you structure your own weight training to maximize your BJJ performance brother?
This is some great insight Chewy. I started jui jitsu in the spring of this year, after recovering from two bad injuries (back and knees). I got two hernias because I was going at a pace that was not suitable for my body (gained 40 pounds while rehabbing my back and knees). That was a lesson learned. I need to pace myself for the long term gains/goals. Thanks again for the video.
Happy to help brother.
I really feel this guy's situation. I'm 36, just did my first 2 classes this week. and holy hell do i feel them. I couldn't go a 3rd time. Stupid desk job made me soft lol
45 and just started. 2 classes in and sitting here all busted up wondering what the hell did I get myself into...lol
@@chadashton7029 keep with it brother, you'll be okay. space out your training as much as you can and you should be okay. I managed to maintain 3-4 classes per week after my body started getting used to it.
@@etherealessence Thanks. Yeah...place I train at is free but only meet 2x week. Sat. and Mon. so not much time in between but rest of the week off to rest and recover. I'm looking at ways to work on some stuff a couple days of the week between Monday and Saturday. Just to improve flexibility, recovery, and cardio.
@@chadashton7029 ah, your body will adapt and ya, stretching will go a long way towards helping you body get used to it.
This is great idea of a video say for dads and there kids training in bjj or judo
Agreed. My sweet spot is also 3x a week on the mats, 2-3 days of weights/runs. I’m just about 50 and have had to be really smart about training.
you are a great inspirational coach
Thank you for the fantastic videos. Would you recommend lifting weights on the same days as bjj training or opposite?
Same day is fine if you can separate them by several hours. Otherwise I separate them.
Thank u for the video. Iam a fit 50 year old that started doing bjj 2 weeks ago, 3x a week M, Wand F at 6am. Since I started doing BJJ I have not done weight lifting which I love to do but I been very sore 😞.
My endurance is very bad too☹️ the most i have rolled is two 5 min rounds plus live drills.
Anyways, should I lift the same days I do BJJ? I do BJJ at 6am M,W and F and thinking about weight lifting the same days but later on like around 7pm..OR should I lift on the none BJJ days better like T TH and S?? Also I was just lifting to keep muscle and to stay lean. Sometimes I would lift heavy. Iam a 50 year old 5'8 about 180lbs.
Do I need to modify my lifting now that iam doing BJJ??.
In my home gym I have a lat pull down machine, a rack, a functional trainer, sled, airdyne bike, kettle bells, dumbells , medicine balls, battle ropes, macebells, sled, punching bags etc...I also like to do 30 min hitt workouts like once a week.
I'm 64 and just started training BJJ. (Note, I am a Taekwon-Do instructor and have been doing martial arts, TKD, Goju for 40 years). Wanted to train in BJJ to gain some ground skills and just learn some new stuff. I have found 3 days a week to be about right for me.
Thank you Chewy
I am 45, new to BJJ, trains 3 times A DAY... morning drills, afternoon conditioning and evening rolling... 5 days a week, Full time. And nope, no serious injuries. So i guess it really depends on the person and how well he or she has maintained their bodies up to that point.
52 year old white belt...3-4 days a week is all my body will physically handle (and it takes a lot of Aleve to move the next day). A couple years ago when i started i was doing 5-6...and I kept getting injured..which set me back years. I'll sacrifice 50 days/year (1.5 months) vs. a year if I get injured. I lift and such, which is additional wear and tear... so yeah...need to look at the 'long game' if he's looking at 'long term goals'.
I’m right there. Starting 2nd week at age 47. Trying to resist my tendency to over due it while still training and building consistency. Feeling old and very sore. Need 2 days to recover right now. Have to start somewhere.
You often talk about how often hobbyist and older people etc should train. How often in your opinion a competitor should train? For example if you had blue, purple or a brown belt student looking to compete seriously, how many classes a week would you recommend?
I started BJJ for about 4 months, then another white belt fell on me awkwardly practising judo throws and I got a really bad high ankle sprain which has taken me nearly a year to recovery from. Now I would love to go back but I'm also so paranoid about another big injury happening somehow :/
Accidents happen. and I hope you come back to Jiu Jitsu. I've also seen schools where safety was not a real priority.
That is, you might be right to not go back there!
Did that school put safey first? Did they 100% make sure everyone had their ukemi DOWN before working throws? Was the coach watching you drill or was his distracted when the injury happened? Why were you training dangerous techniques with another beginner? Shouldn't you have been paired with someone who knew control better?
Best of luck! I hope your recovery went well and you do come back.
@@dw2291 Hey thanks for the feedback! Some good points I didn't think about before at all. The gym was always packed to capacity to be honest so the coach didn't even see I was injured until my partner went and got him (and I never even heard of ukemi till now 😆). So I guess next time I should try and find somewhere more expensive with smaller classes?
@@_Anonymous_9 I see. I am sure they are great guys and what not. But you know, sometimes great fighters are not great coaches. And great coaches are not always great fighters. The balance is hard to find. As a blackbelt friend of mine says "half of all Jiu jitsu gyms are below average"
I do hope you give another Jiu Jitsu gym a show. Explore around, ruclips.net/video/ZmBrZHIYd60/видео.html
Im 35 and I started with jiu jitsu 3 months ago. Im progressing well ( according to my Coaches) but Im having trouble to make good position. All of them are much smaller and some tehnique they use dont work form me ( im 2 metres tall and 120 kg). Any tip for "thinking in advance" cause thinking in roll is the most tiresome thing for me, just because of that lack of positioning? Thx in advance
When you're a 31 year old white belt watching this video for all the knowledge bombs so you can train forever
Same boat 😅
Yep, that's me!
Hahahaha I'm exactly the same age as you and a white belt as well. Really enjoying these videos
Grappling Industries tournament dec 11 in Cleveland ‼️
I am 47 and i train 3 days a week as a white belt. Now that i feel like i relax while rolling i feel i might try 4 days a week.
Why am I watching this as a 17 almost 18yo?? Because it’s AMAZING CONTENT
How do we submit our questions to Chewie?
Membership is required to submit questions right?
Nope.
@@Chewjitsu Thanks! I'm sorry, I've been scrolling through videos to find where your method of submitting questions was. I vaguely can remember you mentioning one but I can't find it. I'll put it here and if you want me to send it via some other means I'd happily do that as well.
I go to a BJJ gym (for all these things I can give more details if necessary but I guess at the outset I'll keep it vague) where the head coach is very...self-confident. He frequently brags of submitting UFC champions and other, what I assume to be, big BJJ names. As a relative beginner...I don't care. I'm there for the fundamentals, not to try to fight UFC champions myself. Anyhow, it also came through the rumor mill that he's not particularly well liked or respected by other BJJ coaches in the region. And finally, despite not apparently being past the age where he is able to compete, there is no public record or any evidence of him participating in competitions for X number of years, approaching 10 years, dating back to when he was a purple belt. The ironic part of that is that he will frequently make statements in practice such as "I learned this technique, and now I have not (had my guard passed, give up side control, gotten submitted, etc) in competition in X years!"
If a younger, relatively competition-age head coach does not compete, should we as students be wary of that? Particularly if the same coach makes great boasts of his competitive prowess. I'm only interested in learning the basics at this point, but even so, should one wonder about a coach who doesn't test his craft out in competition?
I’m 25 first week of bjj I trained only 3 times this week and I’m beat! How long does it adapt?
It depends weather you were active before or not, how hard you are going every time rolling but I would say for the average person somewhere between 1.5 and 3 months to FULLY adapt, now a month in you are kind of used to but still would feel like shit from time to time
@@yessr7535 I’m realizing I wasn’t very active even when I do workout in the gym you take breaks as needed and never go as hard as you do when you roll ! So it’s a shocker how out of shape I am haha thank you for the feed back 🙏
I’m 51yo blue belt ... train 5 days a week ... just make sure I train smart , and accept that I’m older and weaker than the young guns
Your body builds up an “armor” eventually.. you won’t be as sore ... my first 6mos , was always throbbing body at night
@@machinegunsymphony4401 I’m coming to the realization that you can and will most likely get injured from rolling and it’s not that your body gives out due to coming to often that’s what I was thinking that if I trained 5 days a week that my body would give out and blow a knee or something but I’ve noticed injures seem to be Spurr of the moment type things in jiu jitsu like landing wrong on an ankle or not tapping soon
I broke my collarbone three weeks into training after my partner botched a single leg on me. It’s so hard to sit at home and take it easy
Just get a hold of some form of synthetic testosterone. Go harder. Recover faster.
Chew you don't look a day over 27!
This is becoming the LONG sentence commentary channel.
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@@Chewjitsu Most of the comments on your (at least recent) videos are incredibly long :-)