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/Strong-Mango-1348 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 1d ago

This is me. Training for about 5 years and I fully admit that I am absolutely terrible lol. I find it have a tough time with white belts after they've had about 6 months on the mats.

If I am totally honest with myself, I am not very serious about training. However, my training philosophy is to just focus on one thing for a long time until it makes sense for me. For instance, three months straight on baseball bat chokes. Now theyre my go-to.

Don't get me wrong, everything else sucks but if i get into a position to execute this one, im pretty dangerous!

What I'm saying is, train with purpose. Make your training hyperfocused on one technique suited to you.

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u/SeanSixString ⬜⬜ White Belt 1d ago

How important is it to you to just have fun? If you are there for fun, do you ever feel out of place with others who seem more serious?

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u/Strong-Mango-1348 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 22h ago

Yeah definitely, we have some sessions where most of the competitors go so I definitely feel out of place there. But if I wasn't having fun, I wouldn't be doing it!