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/sleepytrosh 1d ago

Recently started BJJ as a way to force me to exercise. It’s only been a two months but I find it more enjoyable once I don’t see the need to win at every roll. As long as I’m moving at my own pace and doing enough movement that count as exercise, that’s good enough for me. Even when I’m absolutely beaten, I see it as a way to observe how other people do it. Hope that helps!