Six Life Lessons From Jiu Jitsu
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VIDEO DESCRIPTION
Rick Ellis discusses the six life lessons that Jiu Jitsu provides.
01:30 - Acceptance
03:42 - Embrace Failure
06:05 - Consistency
08:57 - Grit
11:23 - Adaptation
13:06 - Toughness
I heard a lifelong warrior scholar (who is a career military SF Officer) say, do something difficult everyday. Something that forces you out of your comfort zone. Jiu jitsu does that for me...I'm in my early fifties, five foot nothing and a hundred and nothing, introverted, so jiu-jitsu has been that thing that makes me feel uncomfortable and pushes me to do something difficult. But I love it! Thanks Rick! "Your comfort zone will kill you."
I needed this. I’m 60 in November, been training for about 3 years and am a 4 stripe white belt. I mostly train with 30 somethings who train every day and I sometimes feel I’m not getting a fair shout to get blue because I’m being compared to these young guys who are fitter, faster, more experienced and more physically able. So I have to be honest, I do get frustrated and feel sorry for myself. This has motivated me to press on with the journey. Thanks Rick, from England 🏴.
I feel you, brother! The struggle is real!
Thx Rick, appreciated, pls keep the content coming 🙏
Great 👍🏼 discussion of adaptation, which is the basis of evolution…Danaher says a calm mind is the beginning of all problem solving…Like that as well…your statement that all toughness is really mental toughness I found very insightful…I’ve thought for a long time that I am much physically tougher than mentally tough, but you’ve made me rethink this as maybe it’s all mental…❤
Beautifly summarized, thank you for this Master 🙏! OSSSS
This is excellent. What Rick is describing is the lesson within the lesson and those of us who practice martial arts in a classical way know this as Budo (Martial Way). Many (most?) BJJ schools seem to only focus on the "how" of their art and not the "why" of the art. Great video, Sensei.
Thank you!
❤problems are good-I love that
Lessons and more lessons! Go train!
I love what you said about toughness is all mental toughness and it's the mind that's either tough or not. Thank you for the insights 🙏
Hello Rick. I have a question: What are the parts or areas of bjj that make it an art? What I mean by this question is that is there more to bjj than the technical side and technical combinations? I am assuming that social aspect of the training and training for physical health or stamina are already included. But on top of all this is there more to bjj that the purely physical dimension of techniques and combinations, just like in chess or are there other levels or perspectives that I haven’t heard discussed by bjj folks? Thank you.
"You will never go past your limits if you can't accept your current limits" 😮🎉
So true ❤I felt so strong compared with other bjj students and even the teachers my first time regardless but couldn’t even come back the next day cause it’s hard training I realized later .I tried Gjj and I’ve done mma Krav haganah ma etc before and I couldn’t even make it next day to bjj says a ton about the greatness of bjj
I have to try to destroy my ego much as possible no matter what ❤ to further advance
It also teaches kindness and empathy.
I would quite like some advice if possible. I’m two months in. I feel like quitting. I don’t really know what I’m meant to be learning. I’m smashed in every roll. No one goes light. There’s no other white belts at my gym and lots of pro fighters.
I am 41. I’m the oldest, shortest, least athletic. It takes ages to recover. There are no other BJJ gyms around me here in England.
I’m told “keep going and in six month it’ll click” but I don’t see how that’s even possible. I’m smashed every session and covered in bruises. Today I have a black eye and also cuts everywhere.
I think BJJ is taught terribly. We learn random moves in class and I can’t do any of them on all the higher belts. I literally don’t learn anything every lesson other than I’m easy to beat.
Is this a common experience? Is BJJ always taught like this?
It makes no sense to me to teach it randomly to beginners then have them spar and constantly lose to higher belts because it doesn’t teach anything and is just demoralising, leading to the 90% + dropout rate for white belts. It also surely has to be terrible for business for gym owners. So I don’t understand that. Why not have a beginner curriculum and just have beginners do technique and maybe positional sparring?
Also, is it normal for newbies to have to teach themselves from instructionals rather than the class? Class teaches me nothing other than advanced moves I can’t do and definitely can’t do in sparring.
Any general comments and advice greatly appreciated
Every school has a culture, so the obvious answer if you are struggling is to find a new training environment, even if it’s something less formal like a Gracie Garage. I would be surprised if there wan't some alternative near you.
If that’s not possible, I would suggest finding a like-minded training partner to drill with on your own time, based on a foundational curriculum on video such as Roy Dean’s Blue Belt Requirements.
You could also take some private lessons from your instruction and voice your concerns. Your coach should know that he’s about to lose you. If he’s dismissive of your struggles then you are definitely in the wrong environment.
It’s important to also be very selective with who you roll with. Don’t roll with anyone that leaves you bruised, and you don’t have to roll every round. It’s OK to just watch others rolling. You learn a lot doing that.
Good luck to you.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with your reply. I really appreciate it. I have just purchased the Roy Dean instructional you recommended.
Do you also have an instructional aimed at beginners that I can purchase to support you and give my thanks? I’m exclusively no-gi at present so hopefully they cross over. Have subbed to your channel and will be checking everything out. Thanks again.
@@jordangill2710 Glad to be of help. Of all my courses, BJJ Old Man Style is the most complete in terms of positions and techniques it covers. It's basically a deep dive into how I approach each position both on offense and defense. You'll find it at rickellis.com. Good luck to you, brother.
You should buy all the John danaher fundamental instructionals mate , you’ll learn a lot faster , I wish I had done this when I started . Get the stand up in hi no gi everything from John danaher and you’ll understand what jiujitsu is about.
I'm currently training for an AJP comp and this morning as I was rolling, completely drained and tired, borderline exhausted, I was getting hammered by a white-belt who hasn't learned to understand how his body moves yet so he was quite aggressive and a bit spazzy (not as much as he used to be) and something just snapped in me. I don't know if it was the amalgamation of everything I was going through at the time, but I completely let go of the "leave the ego behind" philosophy and just switched to someone I didn't like (I'm usually always laughing or having fun while rolling). In the end I completely steam-rolled him and at the end of it felt like a complete asshole for losing my composure like that. So i guess another principal can maybe be one of peace or being centred during tough days of training.
Don't beat yourself up. We all lose our cool on occasion.
I'm too competitive. Today at training I was submitted by a colleague, and I felt like a failure. So I realized that I still have to practice my ego on the mat.
Maybe look to raise your entire dojo as a group and love your partners. They are not your opponents.
Oss
How old is Rick?
Rick is just starting his 6th decade.
read the title as "sex life lessons from jiu jitsu" and never clicked faster
You are confused...you are looking for Craig Jones.
@@yew2oob954 haha!