Started in 2004-10 when my retina got detached in a fight.. I then stopped and basically hid in a bottle til 2018... Picked it back up and am now a purple belt as of March '21! Also been sober almost 4 years now!
Started training in 2008-2010 and stopped at blue belt… medical degree and 4 kids later I’ve picked the habit back up again after a decade! Keep up the great content!
35 years and now a fresh white belt. Been training for about 1,5 month and i'm totally lost in all grips/chokes/mount and so on. I had a laugh when i heard your comment in the video about being indecisive of what to do! Everytime we roll i try to think of what i can do, but it always ends up of me getting smashed over and over and over again. Will now go from training 2 times to 4 times per week. Hopefully someday i'll understand what the hell i'm doing :D
Best advice I have for you is to game plan beforehand! You probably do already, but have ONE pass, ONE sweep, and ONE submission. Keep doing this and you’ll get better. Let me know how it goes!
Started in 2006. I trained for 9 years and was a 3 stripe brown belt. I stopped in 2015 and I just started again 2 months ago. I feel great and really happy to be back on the mat. Great videos too. There a lot of fun to watch.
No stripe white belt here been at it for over a year now. Also love your videos. I found your channel while browsing endless amounts of BJJ content in angst of my first competition. Your playful and funny approach really resonated with me and even secured third place with one of your beloved Guillotines xD Keep up the great work!
Ayyyyy I’m glad to hear you did a guillotine to help you! Which finish? Congrats mate! Also I’m glad my videos helped you relax a little bit with my humor! Keep at it!
@@aidinf3268 tho for the record, his school might do stripes but he just doesn’t happen to have any yet. If that’s the case then yeah I do think that’s kinda weird but his coach is better at Jiu Jitsu than I am
@@aidinf3268 We are a pretty small school without a black belt so we get promoted at a larger school nearby like twice a year. And due to Corona that simply didn't happen.
Started Jiu-jitsu in Dec 2019 and got my blue belt in Feb. 2021. One year later I'm currently at 2 stripes on the blue belt. I train 3 times per week and help coach the kids program at the school I go to.
Blue Belt, took 3 years to get. I moved around a little bit in that time but trained pretty consistently for that last year. Now I’m almost at 4.5 years of BJJ.
started in 2014 stopped 2018, took me 3 yrs to get my blue belt. I stopped due to accumulation of injuries. As a chiropractor I need my hands and wrists and arms and shoulders, and I need to be in my feet and be able to walk. Videos like yours give me that itch. I love your channel.
I am a one stripe blue belt, and received my blue belt after 1.5 years of consistent training about 3-5 days a week, I have been training for over 4.5 years.
43 yrs old and I just started 5 months ago.. its been a great ride.. Sometimes though I feel as though i am not showing any progress and I'm getting worse. But any day on the mats is a learning experience
Oooooh... I love the leapfrog pass at 6:20. It has worked for me against high level guys, but I usually shoot right past mount and it turns into a scramble ( I get too excited). Brown belt, trained for 10.5 years. I recently came out of several months of solo training (thanks, covid restrictions).
It is an awesome pass! It’s a great way to style on your opponent. That’s awesome you have come out of solo training. Nice job on your videos as well mate
@@taromilktea7104 Just imagine my face on the next white belt he humiliates. I'm pretty sure that's how it would go! That said, I would be honored if I had the chance.
I'm 39 and on my second blue belt. I started training at 26 and had to stop after being hit by a car while riding my motorcycle. I'm back at it now and eyeing a purple belt soon :)
Blue Belt in October. Training since Feb 2019. Three months break (training dummy and instructionals only) during Covid Looking forward to the Ghee O Teen video! Mine need help
I just recorded my takedown one today, guillotines next! It’ll take some time to edit the bad boy, but I look forward to helping your guillotines out! Also, great job on the blue belt.
I started training when I was 14 (2021) and got my blue belt a year later after training 6 days a week and now I have a stripe on my blue belt. Starting to train BJJ was the best decision I have ever made
Feb 7 2018, 4 years got the blue belt Aug 5th 2019, had a year almost 2 years of inconsistent training due to starting my business back up BUT, been at it hard again finally!
@@TylerSpangler yeah, not trying to be that injured white belt like your video. I broke a rib playing hockey 4 years ago and didn’t think how getting smashed would bruise it again. Just need to build that core strength and protect myself better.
Got my blue belt in a year, though I had previous martial arts experience, and have had my blue for 2 yrs now. My coach has told me I'll be promoted to purple in 3 months for our next set of promotions.
I'm a white belt 2 stripe granted permission to join in the blue belt roll off coming up Feb 11. I'm excited, and going with a clear mind if I lose I won knowledge. So it's a win win for me. But videos like this definitely help me with at home training. I appreciate this video!
Started March 28th this year, earned my 4th stripe in August, currently I'm still a 4stripe white belt but I just won my first tournament with grappling industries so it's going great
Grappling industries! That's awesome! Secret video I'm telling you about early, but my team and I are going to the Minneapolis one 1/15 and I plan to vlog it. Which tournament did you just do?
Great video. I'm a 4 stripe white belt. Been training since January 2020. Unfortunately training has been severely disrupted due to Covid-19 lockdown. Been training 5 days per week now since May 2021. It become a real habit to be on the mats as much as possible.
Im a 1 month white belt. You nailed it with saying white belts are moth to a flame for side control headlock. I spend all of my roll time going for it and I do not know why!! lol
Blue belt got mine in July 2021 had been training for a year, still training, not far from you guys down there at start Bjj, I'm up in Virginia. Brock is the one who promoted me to blue belt well him and my coach Tat.
I had some breaks in training so its not an easy calculation, but it was just over 2 years of consistent training for me to get blue. I then stuck around for about 4 months before disappearing for 7 years. I'm back now so that's all that matters. Fortunately the rust came off in about 6 months so I would say I'm now similarly skilled, but in way worse shape. Working on that part now!
@@TylerSpangler I got out of the military and switched careers. Was working full time for very little pay and was going to school full time trying to work my way up in the new career. I just didn't have/make time for BJJ as it was less of a priority than getting my career going so my family wasn't dead broke and on some limited government assistance. I barely had time for my family between the school and work commitments let alone time to train. I also was dealing with mental health issues (panic attacks) that interfered with me living my life. Once I finished my undergrad and master's and got settled into a good job I started working on my mental health and got to a place I finally started going again! The urge to get back was always persistent as I was addicted to BJJ. My wife and kids got fed up with me constantly trying to practice on them. They are now relieved they are no longer my involuntary BJJ practice dummies!
Started training around 2015 when I was 13-14. Trained for a year then joined hs wrestling which I did for 3 yrs until 2019, no bjj. Didn't start bjj again until February this year in a new gym and got my blue belt in 3 months, training 10x a week. I'm now in college and joined the wrestling team but am still doing bjj 3-4x a week.
Blue Belt, took me 4 years to get there, but I had a Lot of breaks, since my health is not the best and never really felt deserving of the belt. Shortly after my graducation I partially tore my ACL. When I was getting better my Gym imploded and Split up. Took me nearly 3 years to find back to BJJ and started Training again 3 months ago. Since cases are super high in Germany the Gym will be closed for 1 or 2 months and I will have to build Up cardio again.
Hey congrats on your belt! I hope your ACL is doing well and that cases go down again. We need you training! Hopefully these videos can help you out along the way!
I just got my second stripe as a blue belt and I've been going at it about 3 years now. But I had a significant injury in the middle that kept my out for about 8 months.
Blue belt one stripe, trained for just less than two years (with no belt higher than blue belt in my small town) took about a year and a half off after an injury got me used to not training, then went back (a black belt had moved to town while I was out and was the new instructor there) I got my blue belt from him within 4-5 months I think.
Love the videos, non-spazzy white belt here, started 2nd November. I love these videos. When I'm rolling I just try to use defences I know such as framing and delaying and try to look for opportunities to sweep (spoiler, I never manage to sweep, except a guy on Sunday who was in for the first time... And I have no idea how I did it, but it was from closed guard into mount 😂) Above all else I breathe and try to have fun.
3 stripe white belt 7 months six days a week Does your gym allow walking in sparring? Because I live in Rochester and would love to get a roll in with you?
That’s awesome work. We do allow people to come in for day passes, or if it’s Saturday when I teach it’s more relaxed. You can definitely come in to train with me. If you come in for a Saturday, just let me know which day because coming up I’m planning to do a dojo storm on the weekend, so I wouldn’t want to be MIA that day. It would be cool!
What's a belt? I've tried a bit of grappling, white belt level... grappling is such an expensive sport it sucks. Martial arts in general... would love to train Jiu Jitsu and Catch
I'm a white belt. It took me 22 years to earn this prestigious belt, and I've proudly held it for 3 years (kinda - had a good bit of time off mostly due to the pandemic).
@@TylerSpangler best decisions I've made to improve my game ! I always ask what does the next level me look like, when I was a 3 stripe white belt I said what would a 4 stripe white belt me look like. Then we'd spend the hour on exactly that
I'm a white belt, been training 6 months. I've learned that if I just go for Judo Side control (scarfhold) and get the Kimura from there. If I can't do that, I just step into their guard and turn for a kneebar
Blue belt 4 stripe here, started in Jan 2013 and got my blue belt as soon as i turned 16 in July 2015, so about 2 and half years. Did 4 years of Judo whilst at uni doing bjj on the side without a high level coach, now back doing bjj 10 times a week, hunting down that purple belt!
@@TylerSpangler Yeah man, feels great to train full time, apart from my poor 23 year old knees feeling like I'm 90! Oh yeah, getting my blue belt a couple days after my 16th is still one of the best moments of my life! And Lord the target it put on my back!
Blue belt here. It took me 3 years and i've been a blue belt since february 2020. Had to stop about 9 months due to covid shutdowns. Been training constantly ever since! Gained a ton of weight tho hahaha
White belt with 4 stripes. I have a Shodan in Judo but that achieved many years ago. I am trying to get into the habit, but honestly having commitment issues. Been forcing myself to go 3 times a week without breaks.
Transitioned off and on to bjj since 2010, brown belt for a year now and I’m getting pretty nervous because I don’t feel like I’m ready for a black belt but I know it’s coming soon…I have black belts in other styles but jiujitsu is an entirely different experience, constantly humbled.
52 year old blue belt. Covid ate my BJJ, but starting up again after 5 months off following 1 year. Expect cardio to be shit, old man strength to be gone and probably only my half guard to remain loyal. But we always get what we deserve and BJJ serves up karma in this life, not the next.
Congrats on your black belt! I'm a 4 stripe blue belt, got it in 2 years, been at it for 8 years total. It was pretty consistent, but I changed gyms twice, enlisted in the National Guard, then got injured in class and had to have surgery. Sooo, it's been a long road so far :P
Imma brown belt and tap out too lower belts all the time including white belts lol. It's part of the BJJ game lol. Bottom line have fun learn and try not to get hurt is the intention. Obviously these two training partners have good chemistry to train together. Good roll OSS 🤙🏿
4 stripe purple belt. Been doing it since about 2010 ish. Was out a few years from a motorcycle wreck but for the most been doing is consistently. I know exactly what move he was trying to do from Craig Jones. He did it when he visited a 10 planet
Yes that move is awesome. I saw the video of it and have been wanting to try it on someone. Craig is a beast. Hope you’re okay after that wreck you had. Keep up the good work!
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Started in 2004-10 when my retina got detached in a fight.. I then stopped and basically hid in a bottle til 2018... Picked it back up and am now a purple belt as of March '21! Also been sober almost 4 years now!
The being sober is even better than training. Awesome job mate
Nice to hear. Life without Jiu Jitsu isn’t life.
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it's taken me 42 years to get my white belt! But I'm super happy that I've started training, better late than never!
I’m glad you have as well! Welcome to the journey! This is the way.
Started training in 2008-2010 and stopped at blue belt… medical degree and 4 kids later I’ve picked the habit back up again after a decade!
Keep up the great content!
Bath Salts Ben: the gift that keeps on giving 👊🏼
I am a blue belt, and it took about 1 year 5 months with no breaks.
I’m sad I haven’t seen him lately 😵💫 nice job on the belt mate
@@TylerSpangler appreciate it 🙏
35 years and now a fresh white belt. Been training for about 1,5 month and i'm totally lost in all grips/chokes/mount and so on. I had a laugh when i heard your comment in the video about being indecisive of what to do! Everytime we roll i try to think of what i can do, but it always ends up of me getting smashed over and over and over again. Will now go from training 2 times to 4 times per week. Hopefully someday i'll understand what the hell i'm doing :D
Best advice I have for you is to game plan beforehand! You probably do already, but have ONE pass, ONE sweep, and ONE submission. Keep doing this and you’ll get better. Let me know how it goes!
Same with me 35 and 1 about 2 months in.
Didn't realize till the end you weren't a big channel. Keep up the good work. Really enjoying your videos!
Glad you enjoy it! Hope to get there one day!
new blue belt (june this year), got it in 10 months with regular training. on a break now for testing of my heart.
appreciate the channel!
I hope your heart is okay!! Thanks for watching amigo
Started in 2006. I trained for 9 years and was a 3 stripe brown belt. I stopped in 2015 and I just started again 2 months ago. I feel great and really happy to be back on the mat. Great videos too. There a lot of fun to watch.
This is the perfect combination of education and comedy 😂😂
Your content is gold man! 👏👏👏
That blue belt is cool ,no ego
Very humble indeed
LMAO as a whitebelt going for the head every time
Just graduated to blue belt, started training in 2019. Covid interrupted a few times. Thankfully I’m back into a routine I can manage now
This is dope. I'm a new white belt and I really appreciate your analysis. Keep making these!
Will do!!
Being a no stripe 3 month white belt myself, these white belt rolls are so much fun.
No stripe white belt here been at it for over a year now. Also love your videos. I found your channel while browsing endless amounts of BJJ content in angst of my first competition. Your playful and funny approach really resonated with me and even secured third place with one of your beloved Guillotines xD Keep up the great work!
Ayyyyy I’m glad to hear you did a guillotine to help you! Which finish? Congrats mate! Also I’m glad my videos helped you relax a little bit with my humor! Keep at it!
How come u don’t have any stripes?
@@aidinf3268 some schools don’t do stripes. My old school did but my new one doesn’t
@@aidinf3268 tho for the record, his school might do stripes but he just doesn’t happen to have any yet. If that’s the case then yeah I do think that’s kinda weird but his coach is better at Jiu Jitsu than I am
@@aidinf3268 We are a pretty small school without a black belt so we get promoted at a larger school nearby like twice a year. And due to Corona that simply didn't happen.
Started Jiu-jitsu in Dec 2019 and got my blue belt in Feb. 2021. One year later I'm currently at 2 stripes on the blue belt. I train 3 times per week and help coach the kids program at the school I go to.
I enjoyed the video. Great commentary! 4 stripe blue belt here with 4 years and 2 months of training.
Nice job mate!
Love these videos, keep em coming🙏🙏😂😂
Will do mate. Thanks for watching
Love the breakdowns thank you 🙏🏼
Blue Belt, took 3 years to get. I moved around a little bit in that time but trained pretty consistently for that last year. Now I’m almost at 4.5 years of BJJ.
3 years! That’s a good amount of time! Not too rushed or too late! Nice job mate. Love to hear it.
Had my first bjj lesson yesterday, went for the side control headlock 5 times and got flipped over 5 times 😂. Definitely won't be going for that again
Welcome to the jiu jitsu fam!
"Bathsalt ben!" So happy you said that in this video!😂😂😂 your videos are helping me get through this quarantine! Thanks!
Originally I considered reckless Ben, but bath salt Ben just fits too well!
@@TylerSpangler he was born to have that name!
Scarf with a overhook gets your back taken all day
Thanks to you from now on I’m going to be calling gi classes “yes gi”
started in 2014 stopped 2018, took me 3 yrs to get my blue belt. I stopped due to accumulation of injuries. As a chiropractor I need my hands and wrists and arms and shoulders, and I need to be in my feet and be able to walk. Videos like yours give me that itch. I love your channel.
Awesome video!
Glad you like it mate
I am a one stripe blue belt, and received my blue belt after 1.5 years of consistent training about 3-5 days a week, I have been training for over 4.5 years.
Awesome work! Almost 5 years in. That's a great milestone
43 yrs old and I just started 5 months ago.. its been a great ride.. Sometimes though I feel as though i am not showing any progress and I'm getting worse. But any day on the mats is a learning experience
Oooooh... I love the leapfrog pass at 6:20. It has worked for me against high level guys, but I usually shoot right past mount and it turns into a scramble ( I get too excited). Brown belt, trained for 10.5 years. I recently came out of several months of solo training (thanks, covid restrictions).
It is an awesome pass! It’s a great way to style on your opponent. That’s awesome you have come out of solo training. Nice job on your videos as well mate
So when are you two gonna roll for content 👀
@@TylerSpangler Thanks! Your videos inspire me, and make me chuckle. Keep them coming!
@@taromilktea7104 Just imagine my face on the next white belt he humiliates. I'm pretty sure that's how it would go! That said, I would be honored if I had the chance.
love this content. I am a 3 strip white belt, trained for about 18-20 months. :)
Glad you liked it mate. Almost to blue!
I'm 39 and on my second blue belt. I started training at 26 and had to stop after being hit by a car while riding my motorcycle. I'm back at it now and eyeing a purple belt soon :)
Give us what we really want!! Mike vs Psycho Ben.
I’ll have to! Ben won’t let him do any punking!
I only watch these because you’re funny and talk trash about the students in a fun way and the duck noises 🤣
Gotta keep the rollers on their toes! Thanks for watching mate
Just started my bjj journey 3 weeks ago, I love it!
Brownbelt 8.5-9.0 years. Your commentary is hilarious 😂. I subscribed. Good luck on your channel 👍
Thanks for joining mate! Awesome work on the belt. You’re almost there!
Loved this video
Glad you loved it!
Started jiu jitsu in July 2019, got my blue belt in September 2020. So around 14 months, training 4-5 times per week
Nice job mate!
Blue Belt in October. Training since Feb 2019. Three months break (training dummy and instructionals only) during Covid
Looking forward to the Ghee O Teen video! Mine need help
I just recorded my takedown one today, guillotines next! It’ll take some time to edit the bad boy, but I look forward to helping your guillotines out! Also, great job on the blue belt.
@@TylerSpangler thanks! Appreciate your vids man. Lot of good stuff 👍🏼
I started training when I was 14 (2021) and got my blue belt a year later after training 6 days a week and now I have a stripe on my blue belt. Starting to train BJJ was the best decision I have ever made
Feb 7 2018, 4 years got the blue belt Aug 5th 2019, had a year almost 2 years of inconsistent training due to starting my business back up BUT, been at it hard again finally!
One stripe white belt here, about 23 classes in. I'm 42 and really working through being out of shape and a variety of injuries.
Awesome job with the training! Hope you heal quickly
@@TylerSpangler yeah, not trying to be that injured white belt like your video. I broke a rib playing hockey 4 years ago and didn’t think how getting smashed would bruise it again. Just need to build that core strength and protect myself better.
1 stripe white belt started in January 2021 very consistent no breaks took over a year to get a stripe due to me switching gyms
Got my blue belt in a year, though I had previous martial arts experience, and have had my blue for 2 yrs now. My coach has told me I'll be promoted to purple in 3 months for our next set of promotions.
One stipe white belt. Started at the end of January, 4 months off because of fire season, back at it for the past month.
Awesome mate! Glad you’re back at it! Hope you get another stripe soon
I'm a white belt 2 stripe granted permission to join in the blue belt roll off coming up Feb 11. I'm excited, and going with a clear mind if I lose I won knowledge. So it's a win win for me. But videos like this definitely help me with at home training. I appreciate this video!
Started March 28th this year, earned my 4th stripe in August, currently I'm still a 4stripe white belt but I just won my first tournament with grappling industries so it's going great
Grappling industries! That's awesome! Secret video I'm telling you about early, but my team and I are going to the Minneapolis one 1/15 and I plan to vlog it. Which tournament did you just do?
@@TylerSpangler Saratoga NY on Nov 6th, I won the 170lb gi bracket 😁
Awesome job mate!
I'm 31 and a 3 stripe white belt. Technically been training a year? 6 mo training, 18 months off for covid, and another 6 after the gyms reopened.
Nice job mate! Glad the gyms have reopened. You’re doing well
Great video. I'm a 4 stripe white belt. Been training since January 2020. Unfortunately training has been severely disrupted due to Covid-19 lockdown. Been training 5 days per week now since May 2021. It become a real habit to be on the mats as much as possible.
I’m 38. I was just promoted blue belt and have been training for 1.7 months.
Im a 1 month white belt. You nailed it with saying white belts are moth to a flame for side control headlock. I spend all of my roll time going for it and I do not know why!! lol
Idk why they just love it!
Started in December 2021, I'm hooked.
Where do u train and whats the name of the gym?
I train at Start BJJ in St. Cloud, MN. It’s very cold here!
I love the head lock position from from side control bc I can easily transition into head arm choke.. unless you’re purple or higher
the camera girl likes that transition too!
Blue belt got mine in July 2021 had been training for a year, still training, not far from you guys down there at start Bjj, I'm up in Virginia. Brock is the one who promoted me to blue belt well him and my coach Tat.
2 stripe white belt. Started in June.
That hop that Mike does is demoralizing indeed. Just when you think you got a guard back and... damn
Great work on the stripes mate
I had some breaks in training so its not an easy calculation, but it was just over 2 years of consistent training for me to get blue. I then stuck around for about 4 months before disappearing for 7 years. I'm back now so that's all that matters. Fortunately the rust came off in about 6 months so I would say I'm now similarly skilled, but in way worse shape. Working on that part now!
That’s awesome that you came back mate. What made you stop for 7 years?
@@TylerSpangler I got out of the military and switched careers. Was working full time for very little pay and was going to school full time trying to work my way up in the new career. I just didn't have/make time for BJJ as it was less of a priority than getting my career going so my family wasn't dead broke and on some limited government assistance. I barely had time for my family between the school and work commitments let alone time to train. I also was dealing with mental health issues (panic attacks) that interfered with me living my life.
Once I finished my undergrad and master's and got settled into a good job I started working on my mental health and got to a place I finally started going again!
The urge to get back was always persistent as I was addicted to BJJ. My wife and kids got fed up with me constantly trying to practice on them. They are now relieved they are no longer my involuntary BJJ practice dummies!
Started training around 2015 when I was 13-14. Trained for a year then joined hs wrestling which I did for 3 yrs until 2019, no bjj. Didn't start bjj again until February this year in a new gym and got my blue belt in 3 months, training 10x a week. I'm now in college and joined the wrestling team but am still doing bjj 3-4x a week.
Keep going great videos
Purple belt as of 2 weeks ago. Started bjj in 2019, but also a judo black belt, which I've been practising since 2011.
Blue Belt, took me 4 years to get there, but I had a Lot of breaks, since my health is not the best and never really felt deserving of the belt. Shortly after my graducation I partially tore my ACL. When I was getting better my Gym imploded and Split up. Took me nearly 3 years to find back to BJJ and started Training again 3 months ago. Since cases are super high in Germany the Gym will be closed for 1 or 2 months and I will have to build Up cardio again.
Hey congrats on your belt! I hope your ACL is doing well and that cases go down again. We need you training! Hopefully these videos can help you out along the way!
I just got my second stripe as a blue belt and I've been going at it about 3 years now. But I had a significant injury in the middle that kept my out for about 8 months.
Hey nice job on the stripe!
Blue belt one stripe, trained for just less than two years (with no belt higher than blue belt in my small town) took about a year and a half off after an injury got me used to not training, then went back (a black belt had moved to town while I was out and was the new instructor there) I got my blue belt from him within 4-5 months I think.
Awesome work! You’re moving right along those ranks!
Two stripe white belt here as well, got my first blue belt tap today that I wasn’t coached to 😂
Awesome job! What submission was it?
@@TylerSpangler a sleek litttle Armbar from kesa gatame that I learned in judo
Love the videos, non-spazzy white belt here, started 2nd November. I love these videos.
When I'm rolling I just try to use defences I know such as framing and delaying and try to look for opportunities to sweep (spoiler, I never manage to sweep, except a guy on Sunday who was in for the first time... And I have no idea how I did it, but it was from closed guard into mount 😂)
Above all else I breathe and try to have fun.
Wow you just started! That’s awesome! Great to have you here mate
@@TylerSpangler Thanks man, good to be here 🙌
3 stripe white belt 7 months six days a week
Does your gym allow walking in sparring? Because I live in Rochester and would love to get a roll in with you?
That’s awesome work. We do allow people to come in for day passes, or if it’s Saturday when I teach it’s more relaxed. You can definitely come in to train with me. If you come in for a Saturday, just let me know which day because coming up I’m planning to do a dojo storm on the weekend, so I wouldn’t want to be MIA that day. It would be cool!
@@TylerSpangler next Saturday work for you?
One month in, loving it.
3 years. Just got my purple belt. Pretty consistent in training. 5 to 7 days a week with short injury breaks.
Blue belt as of a couple months ago. Took about 12 months training 4x per week with no breaks
Nice job mate. Always awesome if you can get the blue belt in a year! Nice work
I love how you speak of the lower belts 😂 bb 2019
What's a belt?
I've tried a bit of grappling, white belt level... grappling is such an expensive sport it sucks. Martial arts in general... would love to train Jiu Jitsu and Catch
Just a small rank of skill. Not too necessary. Hope you can train them!
I'm a white belt. It took me 22 years to earn this prestigious belt, and I've proudly held it for 3 years (kinda - had a good bit of time off mostly due to the pandemic).
First step is to start! Great job mate!
Oh man blue belt here 4 months in... but I'm thoroughly addicted , classes twice a day, multiple private lessons hours and hours
Privates too! Wow, that's awesome. I always point to the few privates I've done as some of my best choices in BJJ
@@TylerSpangler best decisions I've made to improve my game ! I always ask what does the next level me look like, when I was a 3 stripe white belt I said what would a 4 stripe white belt me look like. Then we'd spend the hour on exactly that
I'm a white belt, been training 6 months. I've learned that if I just go for Judo Side control (scarfhold) and get the Kimura from there. If I can't do that, I just step into their guard and turn for a kneebar
Blue belt 4 stripe here, started in Jan 2013 and got my blue belt as soon as i turned 16 in July 2015, so about 2 and half years. Did 4 years of Judo whilst at uni doing bjj on the side without a high level coach, now back doing bjj 10 times a week, hunting down that purple belt!
10 times a week! That’s awesome! I got my blue belt as a youngster too! It’s an awesome feeling isn’t it?
@@TylerSpangler Yeah man, feels great to train full time, apart from my poor 23 year old knees feeling like I'm 90!
Oh yeah, getting my blue belt a couple days after my 16th is still one of the best moments of my life! And Lord the target it put on my back!
Blue belt. Took me 2 years to get but I took a good chunk of 2020 off. But when I am able to go, I always go.
Awesome job on your blue belt mate!
1 stripe purple belt, August was year 8 for me
On and off eh
White belt with 1 stripe, 3 months of training and I'm obsessed with this martial art. Avg 5 days of training a week.
5 days! That’s a awesome! You’ll move right along
Blue belt here. It took me 3 years and i've been a blue belt since february 2020. Had to stop about 9 months due to covid shutdowns. Been training constantly ever since!
Gained a ton of weight tho hahaha
Glad you've gotten back to training mate!
White belt with 4 stripes. I have a Shodan in Judo but that achieved many years ago. I am trying to get into the habit, but honestly having commitment issues. Been forcing myself to go 3 times a week without breaks.
That’s still a lot!!
Purple belt. 10 months at white, 15ish months at blue. Purple was definitely early. Had to grow into it. Been rolling a little over 4 years now.
Moving right along those ranks! Nice work mate
Hey bud, would love for you to make more lower belt analysis videos like this to help us noobs. (would prefer gi hehe)
Transitioned off and on to bjj since 2010, brown belt for a year now and I’m getting pretty nervous because I don’t feel like I’m ready for a black belt but I know it’s coming soon…I have black belts in other styles but jiujitsu is an entirely different experience, constantly humbled.
No strip white belt. 3 months of training. 30 yes old. I love it.
Great time to start! The stripes will come!
White belt 6 months of training. Won my first Naga tournament. It’s pretty easy to tap other white belts now
White belt, no stripes. Started in August 2021, but lost a whole month of training due to Hurricane Ida.
I’m glad you started!
White belt, zero stripes. Took me 36 years to get here! 😂
52 year old blue belt. Covid ate my BJJ, but starting up again after 5 months off following 1 year. Expect cardio to be shit, old man strength to be gone and probably only my half guard to remain loyal. But we always get what we deserve and BJJ serves up karma in this life, not the next.
White belt, started spring 2023 at 37.
I am a white belt. I tapped a few blue belts in sparring, but I also have a judo and wrestling background so it's not the same.
no striple white belt, 1 month and 2 weeks now, after starting BJJ I almost feel lucky about being brazilian
Congrats on starting mate!
Jesus, look at the state of his Yes GI trousers 😮
May as well just do no gi!
I'm a white belt 0 stripes just started training traditional BJJ last month but has done no gi grappling since 2013 in which I earned my Blue belt
Blue Belt, took 2 years to get. I train 3 days a week at the academy. Drills with dummies at home 1-2 days a week.
Nice job mate! Good progress
Smothering? Is that a common thing?
Not really, it’s when Mike likes to let people know he’s ahead of them.
Congrats on your black belt! I'm a 4 stripe blue belt, got it in 2 years, been at it for 8 years total. It was pretty consistent, but I changed gyms twice, enlisted in the National Guard, then got injured in class and had to have surgery. Sooo, it's been a long road so far :P
2-Stripe Blue Belt, training since July of 2018, Blue since August of 2020
Ayyy nice job mate
Brown belt. I've been training for 9 years but have had about 3 long breaks (longest was 3 years) along the way. Still feel like a beginner sometimes.
Imma brown belt and tap out too lower belts all the time including white belts lol. It's part of the BJJ game lol. Bottom line have fun learn and try not to get hurt is the intention. Obviously these two training partners have good chemistry to train together. Good roll OSS 🤙🏿
4 stripe purple belt. Been doing it since about 2010 ish. Was out a few years from a motorcycle wreck but for the most been doing is consistently. I know exactly what move he was trying to do from Craig Jones. He did it when he visited a 10 planet
Yes that move is awesome. I saw the video of it and have been wanting to try it on someone. Craig is a beast. Hope you’re okay after that wreck you had. Keep up the good work!
@@TylerSpangler doing great still competing. Ty sir
It took me 34 years to get my white belt. I’ve been at it for like 6 months.
Grats bro! Good time to start!