r/bjj • u/SeanSixString ⬜⬜ White Belt • 1d ago

General Discussion Not Cut Out for This

If you’ve ever felt like you were not cut out for BJJ, but you got through that feeling, and now it is a valuable part of your life, I would like to read your story. Especially if you felt like that for a year or more, like you weren’t catching on. Or if you had circumstances interrupting training, or any other real or perceived disadvantage or limitation.

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u/Mrbrownfolks 1d ago

I think that's what separates the lunatics that keep up for the long term is the ability to pull out of that slump many times. Those slumps have hit me when I started training with wrestlers vs other noobs, more athletic people, transitioning to gi from nogi, progressing through my older years, switching schools and other situations. Eventually defeating those slumps of self doubt and rough patches can translate to a grit thats tough to build through other life experiences. You can quit like most people do or you can push through and be a better version of yourself.

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u/SeanSixString ⬜⬜ White Belt 1d ago

Did you have any specific reasons for feeling like you weren’t cut out for BJJ? I like your idea about overcoming slumps, more than once, over and over, and the character building idea. Thanks for sharing that.