You are so right on many levels! I have two points to add: 1. When I started in BJJ, I remembers going through the stripes of the white belt. It was two years before I had my four stripes. At this time I went from hard scrambles and getting beat by the experienced white belts, to submitting all the other white belts and an occasional blue belt. At this moment, I truly felt like I was on top of the world because I knew I was ready for Blue! While training as a white belt, I always noticed many would get their blue belt and then disappear within 6 months. Once I received my blue belt, I then understood. When I became Blue, I thought I was really good until I was mixed in with the purple, brown and black belts. This was an eye opener. I rolled with them before but I now realized they were toying with me when I was a white belt. What I thought was a serious roll, wasn't shit as a white belt. Now it is game time - the real battle to the next level and purple was the next level. If only people can make it to purple, they will truly start to become a BJJ technician. When I received my purple belt, I thought for sure I would go through a new beating by the other purple, brown and black belts but I was wrong. I began scrambling with them and they are no longer giving me anything. I realized they were now seriously rolling and being cautious as not to get submitted by the new purple belt. I never would have thought that after so many years, I am just now truly learning BJJ. 2. Always come to class. I went through 3 shoulder surgeries but I always showed up and helped or watched (when possible). Once I got back into a decent routine, I tore my ACL and had it replaced. My first week back on the mat after one year recovery and I tore the new ACL half way. I decided not to get another surgery. Instead, I wrapped it tight and began training again. What I am learning from this is I now have to slow things down and focus 100% on the technique vs using strength and speed which some knew me for. Since I am training this way, I am excelling rapidly. The best part is, others are asking me what I am doing to get so strong but I am not using strength and focused on the technical side of the game. My point is, great technique is mistaken for strength by many less experienced. At the end of a roll, I am not tired and hardly sweating. If you are injured, go to class because you will learn to develop an entire new style of fighting while protecting the injury to further your game! Thank you for posted your videos! This is my personal experience and I am sure you have heard many!
Right on. I took a month of down time for injury because I would always get tempted to roll, then roll too hard and make it worse. I gained 10 pounds and it took a long time to get back. Better to learn to put your pride aside and sit on the side of the mat or just do some drills.
Quite possibly the best video I've ever seen on motivation. I've seriously never thought of it like that. I'm always finding an excuse not to go to the gym and waiting for motivation. Seriously, thank you.
"Do not wait for motivation. Motivation is not a feeling and then you do. Motivation happens after you do." Great advice. Not just for martial arts, but other stuff, too. I write fiction, and when I first started, I'd only write when I felt inspired. My writing schedule was sporadic, and therefore my writing wasn't as good because I wasn't writing as much as I should've. Gradually I learned to be more consistent, however, and it's both made my writing better and given me a larger body of work than if I had only done it sporadically.
purple belt? Jesús that's insane, may I ask how long did it take you to get it? I'm planning on getting into BJJ too but my thing is I'm already 33 years old.
Mr. Owen, You are a BJJ sage and scholar. This video and part 1 are golden. You really describe the whole process to a "T." It's nice to have it pointed out so eloquently since it encourages those on the road and gives some measure of satisfaction to those who have already achieved that level.
I ve had my blue for a couple of months now and I've noticed a small decline in mat time... No excuse! I have also noticed some get their blue and i haven't seen them in months, let alone had a chance to roll with them. Blue belt is a curse. Prof. Keith is right... I m sitting home thinking i should take the night off because i rolled at lunch or I'm not feeling it. I miss Class and i feel like shit. Those nights where i don't want to train and i drag my ass to class, i feel fucking wonderful!! Jits is like a wife, you love it to death but time away makes the heart grow fonder. Take a break (slow down) if you need to and come back refreshed. Thats my 2 cents! Oss!
I ALWAYS feel great after I've gone to class, and I've noticed it. Every time I walk out of the academy I always think to myself "I'm so glad I went today."
I am a 61 year old white belt neophyte in BJJ. I can relate to some of the reasons. But I have committed myself to do this. I'm not going to jog, or play basketball. BJJ is now what I do to keep active, and every class I am motivated to come back to the next class, even when I'm hurting. I'm not worried about a belt. My training fees get deducted every month automatically and I will be back in class on Monday.
I've been doing BJJ for 9 months and have a 2nd stripe white belt. Some days you don't feel like training, but you do because you wont get better if you stay on your ass at home. I won't be quitting at blue belt, there is still going to be a lot to learn about BJJ and myself through this art. Great video, thanks for sharing it.
I don't necessarily agree with the dish analogy. I went through the same thing with my jiu-jitsu classes and I toughed it out even though I REALLY did not want to go. In the end, I wasn't happy that I went; I began to resent the class, the instructor, and even the sport itself. All I did to find the motivation was to stop for a while, then I began to miss the sport very badly. If jiu-jitsu really is the sport for you, you can't find a way out, you always come running back.
MrZaw97 Very very true. I stopped for 5 months after an injury at white belt (was healed up after 3 weeks). The guilt was too much so I went back because I could not quit without getting a belt. 3 years later I've got it and I will never quit BJJ. My goals have now changed from getting a Blue Belt to getting a medal at competition.
Motivaton come from doing - so damn true. I always feel like a hero after class even if I have had the shit beaten out of me - because I went and got in the trenches. Then I want some more. Thanks for this very inspiring video. Aiming for Blue this year. Great lesson. Os.
I really loved this video. I just started training and I know myself, skipping one day is a slippery slope. every time I feel like skipping I'm going to watch this video
This video hits the nail on the head. If I miss a day out of the week I end up missing 2 more and only going 2 days out of 5 instead of 5 / 5. You just got to go and when your there you have no choice but to give it your all.
Thanks for the push Keith! I am busted up, injuries prevent me from going into beast mode. Younger guys are developing faster than me, I'm cool with that I'm teamplayer, I going to lunch and night class tomorrow! Oss!
Some good points here about why people quit during their blue belt phase. But what can be done to prevent or limit blue belts, or anyone for that matter, from quitting BJJ? I propose giving lots of positive feedback and moral support to all students as well as effective mentoring from the higher level positions.
man i love BJJ... I went to the Gracie Academy in Torrence for 2 weeks free, that was awesome. I just moved out a year ago and am barely getting by basically paycheck to paycheck only working part time. I can barely get by with rent, car payment and all the other bills. I wish one day they will make a Jiu Jitsu training center where they not only take in well off folks who aren't struggling but ppl like me who are really struggling. I truly wish one day this happens, so broke dudes like me will have a chance to learn BJJ. I know they gotta pay their bills and make a living too, i am aware of that. But if they could accept a few student in addition to their other students based on income that would be so cool. I know i probably sound like a beggar. But this is a dream of mine I wish one day will manifest. God bless
well said! people over charge now a days, when I first started in martial arts the most expensive studio charged $40 a month, now they charge an arm and a leg!
+WestCoastIrk if you where serious you would go to a gym and ask to clean the mats and bathrooms, wash gi's, help pass out flyers and try to bring ppl in. We let broke dudes train at the gym, but like BJJ and Life, nothing good is ever given for free. You have to earn it. One of the reasons the cost of fee's have gone up is the same as everything else. Keeping the lights on and rent paid is not cheap. You wouldn't go into a restaurant and expect free service, and an instructor is giving service. Probably not going to be any Free BJJ welfare centers any time soon. So either work harder to improve your situation or ask to work off the dues.
I agree with the motivation issue. If I wait for motivation, i'll never go. I have to force myself and just accept the pain and frustration with getting my ass kicked. Occasionally I surprise myself as a blue belt with only 2 stripes and survive against a purple belt. However, they still seem light years ahead of me.
How odd. I am a white belt about 7 months in and I'm trying to make more time in my schedule to go to class more often. I like eating Healthy, body building and training jiu jitsu I don't see myself stopping. I'd much rather be at class then watching TV
I stopped training jiu jitsu at blue belt because I live in a smaller city with 700k people in Canada with 2 main schools and both the owners are all about the money. Thats all they care about... BJJ is super political. They give BS belt promotions to the ppl that financially support the club. Over here its over 100 dollars a month for a membership with a 6 month contract, and I am a uni student who is already a few thousand in debt. I understand its a business and the owners have to make money, but still when you can feel that they are in it 100% for the money its a pretty big "i dont give a fuck about you". For that reason I will never give a dime to the jiu jitsu clubs here. Once I move out of my city I will find another club to go to.
That's sad sorry mate. Whats the name of this city? I'm sure if you move to montreal or toronto or something they'll be many many more schools. Or maybe don't pay the full package 100 $ just pay to go once a week or maybe twice. One gi one no gi
Winnipeg. Yea I am planning on getting out of here to go to a bigger city so I will definitely start up again soon. They have 10 class pass's but those are a waste of money.. Also I am the kind of guy who fully commits to jiu jitsu lol.. I can't just train once or twice.. I gotta go 5-6 times a week lol.
Just yesterday i was coming up with every excuse in the book to not make it to class. Oh im tired, oh this way i wont have to do laundry, oh one day wont make a difference. I sucked it up and showed up, i had three great sparring sessions. Im a white belt and im just now closing in on my first month of training and i was almost able to pull off a armbar from mount. I hesitated when i felt him bend his arm back and i didn't want to apply the extra pressure to retake the arm. Im still getting used to the aggressiveness of the sport.
It's like reading a book, it could start off really well (getting your blue) then when it gets shitty you already got this far so you might as well finish (and get your black).
When does this start happening lol? I’m like 2 weeks in to taking 3 classes per week and I love it I never want to stop... will this change in two years 😅?? 😆 xD
I wish I had a big gym to go to. my insturctor is a 3 stripe pruple belt, there is 1 other purple, 2 other blues, then about 4 white belts, I am a blue and afraid I will never get better in this gym
IMO, there need to be two different "tracks" in BJJ schools (read my disclosure at the end). The first (and what, IMO, MOST people probably want) is a "recreational" class that works on techniques, but is more relaxed. This track should focus on techniques, theory, etc. FIRST, rolling SECOND and allocate the class time accordingly. Again, this class should be focused on fundamentals. I'd guess this track would be primarily comprised of, in order, mostly white belts, some blue belts, and maybe even a couple purple belts. This track would probably be taught by a purple belt and maybe even a brown belt, depending on gym size. It would be less physically taxing than the competitive track, but still have significant physicality, especially when compared to other martial arts. The second would be the "competitive" track that the hard core players attend. These are the people who are primarily interested in competition (whether AT competitions or in that gym). They are more dedicated and, quite frankly, more athletic/intense. This track would be primarily composed of the other half of the blue belts, most of the gym's purple belts, and all of the brown and black belts. This track would be taught by the black or other highest ranking belts. The intensity of this track would be as you would normally expect from 90+% of the BJJ gyms. These two tracks can be in the same class, but the expectations should be different for the INTENSITY of training (skills requirements for belts should be the same). In larger gyms, I'd expect these to be separate classes. Again, the SKILLS for belts would be the same for either track, but the recreational track would probably take a bit (25-50%?) longer. Disclosure: I'm a 53 year old blue belt who stopped training to get a knee replacement 8 years ago (95+% full range of motion/strength regained) and just couldn't get up the drive for the intensity of my gym's classes, which were full of competitors and young guns just drooling to tap older guys. I was unable to practice the techniques so that I could get them right and we rolled >50% of the time (in a "competitive" format as opposed to a "learning/practice" format). At 53 (and overweight) I just cannot physically handle that intensity level. 15-20 years ago, yes. Today, no way. Anyway, just my $.02 for gyms to help with their player retention...
That's the bes. I wish Keith Owen was in Australia. Maybe i'll move. I'm a blue belt and all that shit is so true especially about purple being the belt to get, I've always had my mind set on purple, it's like learning guitar, 5 years in, you can jam. It's the 10,000 hour rule, mastery
I find if Im lacking motivation I mix the too, turn on youtube and watch videos liek this and then go :) get a playlist going of BJJ and other grappling/MMA things and keep yourself motivated, that is a trick I learned for learning anything... try to enjoy it and you have to actively motivate your self
I don’t agree with the dishes analogy. I’ve never in my life gone to a bjj class where I “hated every second of it until it was done”. Bjj is my escape. I would never go to a class if it wasn’t feeling it for that day, because I would grow to resent bjj. If you have to motivate yourself to go to class, and only appreciate the class when it’s over, you should find something else to do that you get excited about doing. Bjj isn’t a sport where you reluctantly show up to class every day so you can achieve a belt.
This is good hobby if you like it but is really useless to me as i rarely leave my home and love watching movies and playing games on pc, i love to see it though and dream about that black belt but i quickly get put of by the so much effort it's crazy maybe another lifetime, i give u guys respect for dedication and making a lifestyle of getting better and improving yourself's .
I don't like training but need fighting ability because I've been in a lot of fights. It's kind of odd to do a martial art just "for fun". Maybe it's not supposed to be fun, it's combat. Sure it can be a cute little sport for bored office workers to have their lame epiphanies about not doing so many drugs but that's not the real purpose. Either that or you want to be an athlete, again, not necessarily fun. Plenty of times I drove to the gym, peeked around the corner and said "fuck this". Plenty of times I went and was sorry I did, sometimes I wasn't. If you don't need to do it and you don't like it that much, then don't do it.
I think none wants to wash the dishes till he is blackbelt in something he need to force himself into. But everybody want to become better. So i tell my students to be happy to try your next technic next time. yes, him & her will beat me up, but i win after applied successfully My technic of the day!! the technic was good, the timing was good and you could adjust it to the situation, perfect! -next training choose your next Technic or Technics of that day, and after time you´re the one who cant be stopped to play with others. Dont see loosing in bjj as drama, its learning under bjj rules. Ask your coach to go with you to Syria, there are different rules and a bullet kill a blackbelt same fast as a white. But as soldier you know those rules and keep your ass down. Bjj class is learning with fun, bjj street is beating him unbelievable up.
LOL, washing dishes. I dont have room for a dishwasher, and I wash the dishes because if I don't, my girlfriend will.....I don't like not pulling my weight, it makes me feel like a loser.
Yes, go to class! Go to class always! Go to class when you have ringwo--wait no please dear god no. How about you sit on the sidelines and heal up instead?
This guy is totally right. At least for me, I fucking HATE every second of class. But I go every time. It sucks during but afterwards I'm always glad I went. I hope to remain faithful and earn that purple someday.
You are so right on many levels! I have two points to add:
1. When I started in BJJ, I remembers going through the stripes of the white belt. It was two years before I had my four stripes. At this time I went from hard scrambles and getting beat by the experienced white belts, to submitting all the other white belts and an occasional blue belt. At this moment, I truly felt like I was on top of the world because I knew I was ready for Blue! While training as a white belt, I always noticed many would get their blue belt and then disappear within 6 months. Once I received my blue belt, I then understood. When I became Blue, I thought I was really good until I was mixed in with the purple, brown and black belts. This was an eye opener. I rolled with them before but I now realized they were toying with me when I was a white belt. What I thought was a serious roll, wasn't shit as a white belt. Now it is game time - the real battle to the next level and purple was the next level. If only people can make it to purple, they will truly start to become a BJJ technician. When I received my purple belt, I thought for sure I would go through a new beating by the other purple, brown and black belts but I was wrong. I began scrambling with them and they are no longer giving me anything. I realized they were now seriously rolling and being cautious as not to get submitted by the new purple belt. I never would have thought that after so many years, I am just now truly learning BJJ.
2. Always come to class. I went through 3 shoulder surgeries but I always showed up and helped or watched (when possible). Once I got back into a decent routine, I tore my ACL and had it replaced. My first week back on the mat after one year recovery and I tore the new ACL half way. I decided not to get another surgery. Instead, I wrapped it tight and began training again. What I am learning from this is I now have to slow things down and focus 100% on the technique vs using strength and speed which some knew me for. Since I am training this way, I am excelling rapidly. The best part is, others are asking me what I am doing to get so strong but I am not using strength and focused on the technical side of the game. My point is, great technique is mistaken for strength by many less experienced. At the end of a roll, I am not tired and hardly sweating. If you are injured, go to class because you will learn to develop an entire new style of fighting while protecting the injury to further your game!
Thank you for posted your videos! This is my personal experience and I am sure you have heard many!
Right on. I took a month of down time for injury because I would always get tempted to roll, then roll too hard and make it worse. I gained 10 pounds and it took a long time to get back. Better to learn to put your pride aside and sit on the side of the mat or just do some drills.
thanks brother.
Thank you Sir for these words of encouragement !!!!
So one day I will submit other white belts?
Right now about 3300 people have watched part 1 and 280 have watched part 2. #BlueBelts
Blackjitsu 3020 ppl stopped at blue belt :)
+halfordmovies Great comment. Guess I really want my purple belt (...videos).
Not enough motivated
Yes #whitebelts
Blackjitsu lol
Quite possibly the best video I've ever seen on motivation. I've seriously never thought of it like that. I'm always finding an excuse not to go to the gym and waiting for motivation. Seriously, thank you.
"Do not wait for motivation. Motivation is not a feeling and then you do. Motivation happens after you do." Great advice. Not just for martial arts, but other stuff, too. I write fiction, and when I first started, I'd only write when I felt inspired. My writing schedule was sporadic, and therefore my writing wasn't as good because I wasn't writing as much as I should've. Gradually I learned to be more consistent, however, and it's both made my writing better and given me a larger body of work than if I had only done it sporadically.
Nike slogan: "Just do it"
This guy is a genius. He basically just explained what I'm thinking this very second.
+CheeseBurgerTM well what if you're an idiot , what'd that make him?
@@boliussa So edgy.
Man, i really enjoyed this speech :) just got my purple on the 23rd of december, thank god for every day i can be on the mat!
don't thank god, thank yourself. congrats.
purple belt? Jesús that's insane, may I ask how long did it take you to get it? I'm planning on getting into BJJ too but my thing is I'm already 33 years old.
It too me 5 years. Don't worry bro, you're never too old :)
pierce walsh ok thanks man, I'll try and sign up today.
I'm 38 and started training regularly this year. Been so much fun. You have plenty of time to get better.
I sooo needed this message! Go to class, just go to class. TY Coach! White belt beginner here...
repost when you get your first stripe :P
ha ha ha haaaaaa
Motivation is not "the feeling and than you do", motivation happens after you do!
Mr. Owen, You are a BJJ sage and scholar. This video and part 1 are golden. You really describe the whole process to a "T." It's nice to have it pointed out so eloquently since it encourages those on the road and gives some measure of satisfaction to those who have already achieved that level.
Black belt is a white belt that never quit. Discipline is doing something even though you don't want to.
I ve had my blue for a couple of months now and I've noticed a small decline in mat time... No excuse! I have also noticed some get their blue and i haven't seen them in months, let alone had a chance to roll with them. Blue belt is a curse. Prof. Keith is right... I m sitting home thinking i should take the night off because i rolled at lunch or I'm not feeling it. I miss Class and i feel like shit. Those nights where i don't want to train and i drag my ass to class, i feel fucking wonderful!! Jits is like a wife, you love it to death but time away makes the heart grow fonder. Take a break (slow down) if you need to and come back refreshed.
Thats my 2 cents!
Oss!
I ALWAYS feel great after I've gone to class, and I've noticed it. Every time I walk out of the academy I always think to myself "I'm so glad I went today."
I'm going to skip class and wash the dishes.
I'm going to skip dishes and wash the class.
😆😆😆😆
I am a 61 year old white belt neophyte in BJJ. I can relate to some of the reasons. But I have committed myself to do this. I'm not going to jog, or play basketball. BJJ is now what I do to keep active, and every class I am motivated to come back to the next class, even when I'm hurting. I'm not worried about a belt. My training fees get deducted every month automatically and I will be back in class on Monday.
Are you still rolling?
Nice message, you've earned a new subscriber.
I've been doing BJJ for 9 months and have a 2nd stripe white belt. Some days you don't feel like training, but you do because you wont get better if you stay on your ass at home. I won't be quitting at blue belt, there is still going to be a lot to learn about BJJ and myself through this art. Great video, thanks for sharing it.
+IanSinclair Why is it that some days you don't feel like training?
Are you a blue belt now?
I don't necessarily agree with the dish analogy. I went through the same thing with my jiu-jitsu classes and I toughed it out even though I REALLY did not want to go. In the end, I wasn't happy that I went; I began to resent the class, the instructor, and even the sport itself. All I did to find the motivation was to stop for a while, then I began to miss the sport very badly. If jiu-jitsu really is the sport for you, you can't find a way out, you always come running back.
MrZaw97 Very very true. I stopped for 5 months after an injury at white belt (was healed up after 3 weeks). The guilt was too much so I went back because I could not quit without getting a belt. 3 years later I've got it and I will never quit BJJ. My goals have now changed from getting a Blue Belt to getting a medal at competition.
Motivaton come from doing - so damn true. I always feel like a hero after class even if I have had the shit beaten out of me - because I went and got in the trenches. Then I want some more. Thanks for this very inspiring video. Aiming for Blue this year. Great lesson. Os.
The days you really need to go to class are the days that you really don't feel like it...
I have experienced that the best classes I have had are when I really didn't want to go to class, but I did.. Thanks for the video...
I really loved this video. I just started training and I know myself, skipping one day is a slippery slope. every time I feel like skipping I'm going to watch this video
This video hits the nail on the head. If I miss a day out of the week I end up missing 2 more and only going 2 days out of 5 instead of 5 / 5. You just got to go and when your there you have no choice but to give it your all.
Thanks for the push Keith! I am busted up, injuries prevent me from going into beast mode. Younger guys are developing faster than me, I'm cool with that I'm teamplayer, I going to lunch and night class tomorrow! Oss!
beautiful speech
I was washing my dishes while I listened to this. I’m just a white belt. This gave me some motivation.
"If you feel like going to class, then go to class, but if you don't fell like it, then run to class."
Great talk professor; just attained my wb one stripe and look forward to simple motivation!!
Some good points here about why people quit during their blue belt phase. But what can be done to prevent or limit blue belts, or anyone for that matter, from quitting BJJ? I propose giving lots of positive feedback and moral support to all students as well as effective mentoring from the higher level positions.
"I'm never motivated. I just go do it."
I need this 😩 thank you !
man i love BJJ... I went to the Gracie Academy in Torrence for 2 weeks free, that was awesome. I just moved out a year ago and am barely getting by basically paycheck to paycheck only working part time. I can barely get by with rent, car payment and all the other bills. I wish one day they will make a Jiu Jitsu training center where they not only take in well off folks who aren't struggling but ppl like me who are really struggling. I truly wish one day this happens, so broke dudes like me will have a chance to learn BJJ. I know they gotta pay their bills and make a living too, i am aware of that. But if they could accept a few student in addition to their other students based on income that would be so cool. I know i probably sound like a beggar. But this is a dream of mine I wish one day will manifest. God bless
well said! people over charge now a days, when I first started in martial arts the most expensive studio charged $40 a month, now they charge an arm and a leg!
+WestCoastIrk if you where serious you would go to a gym and ask to clean the mats and bathrooms, wash gi's, help pass out flyers and try to bring ppl in. We let broke dudes train at the gym, but like BJJ and Life, nothing good is ever given for free. You have to earn it. One of the reasons the cost of fee's have gone up is the same as everything else. Keeping the lights on and rent paid is not cheap. You wouldn't go into a restaurant and expect free service, and an instructor is giving service. Probably not going to be any Free BJJ welfare centers any time soon. So either work harder to improve your situation or ask to work off the dues.
I agree with the motivation issue. If I wait for motivation, i'll never go. I have to force myself and just accept the pain and frustration with getting my ass kicked. Occasionally I surprise myself as a blue belt with only 2 stripes and survive against a purple belt. However, they still seem light years ahead of me.
How odd. I am a white belt about 7 months in and I'm trying to make more time in my schedule to go to class more often. I like eating Healthy, body building and training jiu jitsu I don't see myself stopping. I'd much rather be at class then watching TV
I see this comment was 2 years ago do you still train?
I'm curious too.
I'm 7 months in but two years behind if he carried on 😂
3 years later. Tanner, we are still wondering please tell us.
I stopped training jiu jitsu at blue belt because I live in a smaller city with 700k people in Canada with 2 main schools and both the owners are all about the money. Thats all they care about... BJJ is super political. They give BS belt promotions to the ppl that financially support the club. Over here its over 100 dollars a month for a membership with a 6 month contract, and I am a uni student who is already a few thousand in debt. I understand its a business and the owners have to make money, but still when you can feel that they are in it 100% for the money its a pretty big "i dont give a fuck about you". For that reason I will never give a dime to the jiu jitsu clubs here. Once I move out of my city I will find another club to go to.
That's sad sorry mate. Whats the name of this city? I'm sure if you move to montreal or toronto or something they'll be many many more schools. Or maybe don't pay the full package 100 $ just pay to go once a week or maybe twice. One gi one no gi
Winnipeg. Yea I am planning on getting out of here to go to a bigger city so I will definitely start up again soon. They have 10 class pass's but those are a waste of money.. Also I am the kind of guy who fully commits to jiu jitsu lol.. I can't just train once or twice.. I gotta go 5-6 times a week lol.
Ziinger sounds good. Maybe do the 10 class pass till you leave. You can get 3 more or less a week for a month.
start your own be he third schol and teach he way you want,,, be affiliated to some school in brazil
That's the true!, happened to ,, me and to a lot of people
I quit way before I got to blue belt.
GREAT VIDEO. This almost happened to me tonight. Im off to jits right now. OSS
About 200 000 people quit after part 1.
Just yesterday i was coming up with every excuse in the book to not make it to class. Oh im tired, oh this way i wont have to do laundry, oh one day wont make a difference. I sucked it up and showed up, i had three great sparring sessions. Im a white belt and im just now closing in on my first month of training and i was almost able to pull off a armbar from mount. I hesitated when i felt him bend his arm back and i didn't want to apply the extra pressure to retake the arm. Im still getting used to the aggressiveness of the sport.
It's like reading a book, it could start off really well (getting your blue) then when it gets shitty you already got this far so you might as well finish (and get your black).
Many times I don't feel like going to class and am lazy. But I always feel high and good afterwards and glad I went.
When does this start happening lol? I’m like 2 weeks in to taking 3 classes per week and I love it I never want to stop... will this change in two years 😅?? 😆 xD
I'm still a beginner but this video was amazing pretty sure I'll be coming back to this often
I wish I had a big gym to go to. my insturctor is a 3 stripe pruple belt, there is 1 other purple, 2 other blues, then about 4 white belts, I am a blue and afraid I will never get better in this gym
Gary Burger 8 regular training partners is plenty. go train
Great advice! Thanx
Not wanting to go... IS MY REASON TO GO. Weakness is comfortable... The more uncomfortable I am, the stronger I will become! Oss MF'ers
That was really good!
"motivation" is created and best by oneself
I just want to say thank you. Nothing else, just thanks. Im going to join
IMO, there need to be two different "tracks" in BJJ schools (read my disclosure at the end).
The first (and what, IMO, MOST people probably want) is a "recreational" class that works on techniques, but is more relaxed. This track should focus on techniques, theory, etc. FIRST, rolling SECOND and allocate the class time accordingly. Again, this class should be focused on fundamentals. I'd guess this track would be primarily comprised of, in order, mostly white belts, some blue belts, and maybe even a couple purple belts. This track would probably be taught by a purple belt and maybe even a brown belt, depending on gym size. It would be less physically taxing than the competitive track, but still have significant physicality, especially when compared to other martial arts.
The second would be the "competitive" track that the hard core players attend. These are the people who are primarily interested in competition (whether AT competitions or in that gym). They are more dedicated and, quite frankly, more athletic/intense. This track would be primarily composed of the other half of the blue belts, most of the gym's purple belts, and all of the brown and black belts. This track would be taught by the black or other highest ranking belts. The intensity of this track would be as you would normally expect from 90+% of the BJJ gyms.
These two tracks can be in the same class, but the expectations should be different for the INTENSITY of training (skills requirements for belts should be the same). In larger gyms, I'd expect these to be separate classes.
Again, the SKILLS for belts would be the same for either track, but the recreational track would probably take a bit (25-50%?) longer.
Disclosure: I'm a 53 year old blue belt who stopped training to get a knee replacement 8 years ago (95+% full range of motion/strength regained) and just couldn't get up the drive for the intensity of my gym's classes, which were full of competitors and young guns just drooling to tap older guys. I was unable to practice the techniques so that I could get them right and we rolled >50% of the time (in a "competitive" format as opposed to a "learning/practice" format). At 53 (and overweight) I just cannot physically handle that intensity level. 15-20 years ago, yes. Today, no way.
Anyway, just my $.02 for gyms to help with their player retention...
That's the bes. I wish Keith Owen was in Australia. Maybe i'll move. I'm a blue belt and all that shit is so true especially about purple being the belt to get, I've always had my mind set on purple, it's like learning guitar, 5 years in, you can jam. It's the 10,000 hour rule, mastery
man you must be doing a lot of BJJ. Even if you train 1.5 hrs a day 5 days a week thats less than 2000 hrs in 5 years
I find if Im lacking motivation I mix the too, turn on youtube and watch videos liek this and then go :) get a playlist going of BJJ and other grappling/MMA things and keep yourself motivated, that is a trick I learned for learning anything... try to enjoy it and you have to actively motivate your self
Not just remote to be honest it is little thing called a mouse :) Great stuff guys sending my love to you all from Utah
You can't just start, you gotta finish.
awesome speech.
Also, what does the instructor do to, as he put it, "Not suck"? I believe that's what he said.
Cool talk on motivation sir
I don’t agree with the dishes analogy. I’ve never in my life gone to a bjj class where I “hated every second of it until it was done”. Bjj is my escape. I would never go to a class if it wasn’t feeling it for that day, because I would grow to resent bjj.
If you have to motivate yourself to go to class, and only appreciate the class when it’s over, you should find something else to do that you get excited about doing. Bjj isn’t a sport where you reluctantly show up to class every day so you can achieve a belt.
But maybe the second most reason why people quit is because of the cost of it, you want to keep students ? make it affordable to the average person
That video made alot of sense!
I need this, thanks.
This man is a fucking legend.
Only 10 percent of people who tried BJJ make it to blue belt.
Today it's NOT the remote control; it's *RUclips* 😲😲😲😲😲😲
Holy crap! It's "The Rhino" :) .
This is good hobby if you like it but is really useless to me as i rarely leave my home and love watching movies and playing games on pc, i love to see it though and dream about that black belt but i quickly get put of by the so much effort it's crazy maybe another lifetime, i give u guys respect for dedication and making a lifestyle of getting better and improving yourself's .
Naa man don't say that just go again and try , watch videos get obsessed and go...just do it to fuck :) :)
Joshua Angular I bet you the most useless person of all to be writing that, lead a better life dude.
That was some wise stuff
0:50 *Sons of Anarchy* 👍🏻👍🏽👍🏿
Good stuff
I don't like training but need fighting ability because I've been in a lot of fights. It's kind of odd to do a martial art just "for fun". Maybe it's not supposed to be fun, it's combat. Sure it can be a cute little sport for bored office workers to have their lame epiphanies about not doing so many drugs but that's not the real purpose. Either that or you want to be an athlete, again, not necessarily fun. Plenty of times I drove to the gym, peeked around the corner and said "fuck this". Plenty of times I went and was sorry I did, sometimes I wasn't. If you don't need to do it and you don't like it that much, then don't do it.
I think none wants to wash the dishes till he is blackbelt in something he need to force himself into. But everybody want to become better. So i tell my students to be happy to try your next technic next time. yes, him & her will beat me up, but i win after applied successfully My technic of the day!! the technic was good, the timing was good and you could adjust it to the situation, perfect! -next training choose your next Technic or Technics of that day, and after time you´re the one who cant be stopped to play with others. Dont see loosing in bjj as drama, its learning under bjj rules. Ask your coach to go with you to Syria, there are different rules and a bullet kill a blackbelt same fast as a white. But as soldier you know those rules and keep your ass down. Bjj class is learning with fun, bjj street is beating him unbelievable up.
LOL, washing dishes.
I dont have room for a dishwasher, and I wash the dishes because if I don't, my girlfriend will.....I don't like not pulling my weight, it makes me feel like a loser.
Made it to part 2! In it to win it!! Lol
bruh i dont even go to class in my university
thank you
so jiu-jitsu is like doing the dishes. maaan... i hate doing the dishes.
Intro is soooo loud
good words
Awesome
great
Yes, go to class!
Go to class always!
Go to class when you have ringwo--wait no please dear god no.
How about you sit on the sidelines and heal up instead?
This guy is totally right. At least for me, I fucking HATE every second of class. But I go every time. It sucks during but afterwards I'm always glad I went. I hope to remain faithful and earn that purple someday.
I hate every second of it. Okay guy lets get started. Hahaha, nah it was a good message.
Quit at purple belt guys lol jk