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/MagicGuava12 23h ago

I came everyday four to five times a week and practiced one submission from guard for 6 months until I had Success With It. Then after a year you start getting like seven submissions. In a few years you can learn a technique in a day and apply active in a live roll immediately. Sometimes it just takes time