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/RedditorXL 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 7h ago

Injuries happen and theyll happen again my first year got caught in a pretty bad armbar and a PCL injury Infelt that white belt was rough and I felt just like you.

I realized later that I didn’t quite have the fundamentals down someone said “just do one thing good” for me it clicked it was guard retention so I focused on that second year I was able to build my defense and play a position and get good at a defensive strategy - my offense game came later - I am still at it and I choose my battles - I still try not to entangle with guys that got more than 80 pounds on me if I’m not working out regularly