This is encouraging. There are 3 of us white belts who all 3 stripes and close to the same weight. But I’m 39, then they’re 29 and 19. We almost always stalemate with one another. I had a awesome roll with my 19 year old friend, but couldn’t finish him last week. I forget that those 20 years are a big deal as I’m getting older.
I started BJJ 8 months ago and just turned 51 a month ago. I’m fortunate in that I have good muscle mass, explosive power, and don’t break easily. Of all the things you mentioned, I think I’m still spazzing a little when I’m winded. Endurance is my age-related weakness that I’m working on, but overall I’m happy with my ability to grapple very effectively with blue belts and much younger opponents. This video definitely put some things in perspective for me. Thank you.
great vid!! I now have more clarity on what I need to work on as 4 stripe white belt and considering that I'm just about to hit 49. Thank you for sharing.
Very well explained sir! Already sent it to my coach. Hopefully this will help our spazzy MMA guy to stop hurting training partners and start learning too.
If your training partner is spazzy and injuring people frequently I have a video you can send him on why spazzing is bad and how you can train yourself to not do it
Just found your channel man, really like how articulate and smart you are, got my follow. I compete in my first tournament next month and I’ll be a blue belt in a few more months
@The Chad Lite Greg Show yes! Just got my blue belt two weeks ago. Got third place in my second competition! Consistency and maximum time on the mat is how you get that promotion
Thanks for this video. we have someone in our gym that spaz's, but no one tells him he is doing the wrong thing. I've even gotten injuries from rolling with this guy now i know to kind of say something myself but thank you for this.
I will keep this in mind. Reaching 40 and about to start my journey into jujitsu soon. Been waiting many years for a proper school to open in my remote area and now it has 👍
Welcome to the wonderful art of jiu-jitsu! Definitely check out some of my earlier videos regarding avoiding injury, training strategy, and general advice for beginners
I was 43 when I started. Was pretty tough in the beginning, but it's possible. Just don't despair. I always say my biggest success in BJJ is not quitting.
I started at the age of 39 I'm now 40 on my 2nd stripe on my white belt got few injuries in beginners course rib an broken finger, can't believe I'm still here grinding away. Lol
im a white belt for 3 years... 2 stripes and training 2-4 times a week in gi, i just got to this ''patience lvl'' for just cpls of months ansd it makes huuuge difference. i'm also 50 so i am always the oldest... i'm 165... last class when drill was done... i did one 195, next 5 min round was 210 and lest 230....THEY ARE ALWAYS HEAVIER LOL!!! 100% subbing and thanks for your work . oss n 100% respect.
I started BJJ about ten years ago but never stayed consistent and bounced around schools so never got promoted past 3 stripe white belt. Still don't have the time I would like to train often while currently attending the RN program but always feels good when someone I just finished rolling with tells me I'm not a white belt. I don't feel it's right to claim that I'm not a white belt but your video makes me feel better as I believe I meet your requirements. Great video, thank you sir. 🤙
having to be able to dominate lower (=white) belts as a sign of blue belt can be a tall order. I am a smaller guy (recent blue belt) and most of my opponents have 30-60 pounds on me. Even a white belt who spazzes and uses a lot of strength can be a chore in this case. They won't usually submit me, but I struggle with dominance.
I wouldn't sweat it bro, not all white belts are the same. Even one who's been coming consistently for 6-12 months can be a handful for a recent blue belt. Some are naturally Uber athletic or have hulk like strength. We have one who was a multiple time state wrestling champ in highschool and once in college. I always describe it as a diagonal line graph; with the vertical being the weight disparity and the horizontal the required skill disparity. So if someone only outweighs you by 5lbs it won't take much more skill to beat him but if it's 50lbs the gap in skill has to be that much higher.
I think what he's really looking for is the use of fundamental techniques. Even if the potential blue belt doesn't dominate the heavy untrained opponent. Shrimping away, getting the under hook, coming up and disengaging, or being able to sweep them to get on top.
Thank you very much. As a 52 year-old two-stripe white belt, I struggle with my aches and pains as much as I do my opponents. That being said, I've improved since starting 5 months ago and I accept my age, pace and limitations as part of my journey.
Stay the course! Take precautions with your training partners (avoid spazzy partners) and account for how your body is feeling. Mastery requires longevity. Train with that in mind. You'll continue to progress
Join the club, man. I'm 40 and get super regular injuries. A few things I would advise you do immediately to help that: 1. Get the fuck off simple carbohydrates and move to keto and 16-hour IF, now. This will massively reduce any inflammation you have and help your clarity as well in BJJ 2. Setup a solid warmup routine and do regular workouts focused on mobility and conditioning for BJJ. This is a subject unto itself but will really help in injury prevention. Stay the course, enjoy :)
I’ve always found that the young bucks are never as good as the older dudes at the same belt level. And the older dudes seem to pick up good, technical jujitsu faster.
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Been training for almost 2 years, check all the boxes, able to tap all the white belts, tap some of our bigger blue belts and if not tap them, able to dominate them, able to compete with our purple belts but still white belt due to never attending our paid promotions because I shouldn’t pay for my next rank. Learning to not pay attention to the belt color but still frustrating
Is it better for me to train at same bjj academy as my kids or go to a different place??? So my kids train under a 5th degree black belt who trained with Ricardo Almeida and I was looking at a different school a 3rd degree black belt but he's under a 8th degree black belt Rigan machado who is top 10 BJJ instructors in the history of BJJ. The only other thing to note is my kids academy has more flexible schedule , other place trains 2 days a week with no morning classes.
@RobotDolphin sounds good...I guess I feel bad because I did start the bjj school with my kids but dropped out to focus on krav maga and possibly muay thai so I put bjj on hold at my kids place where they train....But in few mths , I'm going to another bjj gym or stay with my kids?? I was a little discouraged, I feel like the bjj fundamentals classes that I was taking were getting advanced techniques as instructor was making it seem like it was an all level class... I'm fine with that but I need to learn how to roll, to flow not just wrestle but move properly.
@@Whiskydanger i don't know .. some higher belt left , we were more new but now im one the the most experienced. i can see my level improve so i don't really care anymore cause i start to give serious trouble to high belt from other gym when they come to open matt.
i agree with the no spazz rule but the way you treat it is incorect. if you flow roll with everyone and dont keep up with their pace you can get injured more likeyly. you should let them keep training until they lose the spazz themselves.
I'm a 43 year old white belt been training 2 years now. Its hard to keep up with 30 year olds and below. But I really don't want an old guy belt. If I'm not on par I'd rather stay a White belt. Am I wrong in this thinking?
If your technical knowledge is that of a blue belt and your practical skill is high enough to hang with younger more athletic blue belts, then you're also a blue belt
Black belts have all different grading criteria. I myself only care about competition performance. If a white belt keeps getting gold, I''ll promote them, etc. Also, must have a basic understanding of self defense. For example, I'll never give a purple belt unless they have a gym smoker or mma fight.
I'm heading to 40 and I don't want a blue belt if I'm getting dominated by younger white belts. bjj is not fair and that's the beauty of it, make the most of what you have.
Okay but all it takes for some off us to dominate a bigger dude from a bad position is a few short months of hard live rolling. Took me about 3 months to do that and also to tap blue belts and the occasional tired purple belt but my knowledge is still very limited
Is that Klaus Schwab on your shirt? I hate that guy. What's the shirt say? Nevermind it says You will own nothing and you will be happy. Fuck the great reset. Awesome shirt. Awesome insight as well. Everyone is asking me why I don't have my blue belt yet and I just say idk why they ask that. I don't feel ready for it. After watching this video I know I'm not.
As long as you're making consistent improvements you're doing fine. Think about areas where your jiu-jitsu is weak and target those areas with positional drilling for several weeks at a time. You can get the shirt at thebestpoliticalshirts dot com
It’s always interesting to me how there’s absolutely no standard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu anymore. Some of the older Gracies I grew up with focus on the martial arts aspect the self-defense aspect, Other gyms maybe like this one seem to be focused more on jiu-Jitsu on Jiu Jitsu. No curriculum per se, Just a general “these are the areas I want to see you improve on” it saddens Me that we have gotten to the point in such an amazing art, that we allow each school to determine what a belt means. How can you call it the same martial art at that point. I’m definitely not flaming your video. I’m just upset to see where things have gone from the 90s to now. I wish we could consolidate training and make it universal. Because they’re a vast difference between black belts now, and especially blue belts
@@TheFalconryApprentice Maybe could’ve worded it better. What I mean is the sport is evolving exponentially and is at a higher level than ever before. Why does it matter if the criteria for a rank has changed when the people at said rank are typically more advanced now than people of the same rank were back then.
@@thechief5624 that’s exactly my point there’s zero standard across the entire community. You could grab one blue belt from each school and they would all be completely different. Just because the instructors are advance doesn’t mean his / her students are. The comment that I originally made, was the lack of standards within our community. It has nothing to do with the evolution of technique. It has something to do with no governing body so a black belt can award the blue belt for no reason at all. When I award belts I try to stick with IBJJF guidelines, But even that not everybody agrees with
@@thechief5624 also this comment is logical fallacy based on hasty generalization. You and I don’t know all the jiu jitsu people in the world. It’s impossible to surmise that conclusion. However I can tell you I’ve met blue belts that don’t know how to escape side control and that’s a massive change. And I think if we’re calling that more advanced I wouldn’t agree
The correct answer is training 2 years twice a week or 18 months 3+ times a week because a blue belt is not a major achievement it's just a reward for not quitting for either 2 years or 18 months depending how often you train.
