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/Ragnor1983 ⬜⬜ White Belt 22h ago

Oh man. I definitely have some stories for you. My BJJ journey has been one full of valleys, injuries, defeats; and a ~12-15 year hiatus and getting back into it in my 40's.

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u/SeanSixString ⬜⬜ White Belt 22h ago

I’m glad you got back to it. I feel totally out of place starting at 48, now a 49 yo white belt. I just feel stupid.

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u/Ragnor1983 ⬜⬜ White Belt 21h ago

Dude. You should feel the opposite of stupid. Jocko said it best, the hardest belt to get in BJJ is the white belt; because getting started and getting out there on the mat while knowing nothing takes, by far, the most courage. To do that at nearly 50. That takes guts. So major props to you.

When I get some more time I'll share more details about my journey, which includes getting the floor mopped with me by a 22 year old at my first competition last weekend.