Purple Belt Pride | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Belts 

I’m a new purple belt. I feel like I still have so much to learn and get better at. While I have a few go to techniques and a couple submissions I hit consistently, I want to get better at set ups and widen my arsenal of useful techniques and submissions for my game. There’s so many submissions that I really haven’t played around with yet. While I “know” them, I don’t know the details to making them work etc

@@timrob0420 Congratulation on earning your purple belt. This is a great point in your journey. Techniques will sink in a bit faster as some of the more basic details won't need a lot of your attention, so be sure to open your mind to the more complex and dial into the finite details of the moves you wish to add to your arsenal as this is the rank where you will certainly shape your game more so than ever before. thank you for the comment.

I earned my purple belt in 2017 then took time off. I got back into it recently and a two stripe. I'm much more seasoned for a purple belt. So I don't force taps out except for when I face a really good (teacher or competitor level) brown or black belt. For lower belts I'll test defenses and correct or teach when I see positions they don't understand. But I try to flow with all levels. Practice is a place to improve nuances for where I'm good and try guards, guard breaks or leg entanglements that I'm less familiar with. I'm guaranteed to be tapped trying new moves against seasoned opponents. But it just helps me pressure test those same moves and positions. I treat those places like I've become a white belt again. So I'm climbing the skill ladder again 😁 But I felt more like this as a high blue belt. Always needing to tap people. But I progress faster now that I don't worry about the tap so much. Everything comes together easier now.

@@davidcastillo4487 that's a great mindset, and I'm excited for you journey, sir. Thank you for the comment.

Coach tells me I’m a few months away and I honestly can’t believe it. It’s an honor that he even thinks I’m remotely close.

congratulation, brother! Purple it a great achievement. keep pace and take things as they come to you. Be sure to share your knowledge with the lower belts. This is the point where you will truly begin to shape your BJJ game. Happy for you.

You're absolutely welcome, sir. I agree with you one hundred percent and I appreciate your feedback and comment.

Thank you very much for the feedback. Greatly appreciated.

Great mindset and congratulation on earning your purple belt. Way to keep on the path. Enjoy the journey my friend.

Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much, sir. I really appreciate that.

Thank you for the comment 🙏🏽

Dude how you get a purple belt in 3 years? You must be a stud!

@@ninpolife7749 no stud at all, I just train every single day except Saturday. I make sure to train 12-15.hours per week

@@Randall_jitsu Solid mat time.

Keep training and that day will come, but he will continue to grow as well if he stays on the path. That is one of best parts of BJJ communities is experiencing the growth along side each other. Thank you for the comment.

congratulations! I"m so glad you have decided to continue your journey and have found ways to train that keep you safe physically and mentally. Thank you for the comment. 🙏

🙏🏽

Keep on the path my friend. You’ll get there soon and it’ll be awesome!

Congratulations! That's awesome. Keep it going!

@@Krufessor_Rad yes sir! Thank you very much!

so glad you found your way back to the mats. Stay the course my man.

@@Krufessor_Rad one question for you my wife also trains with me she has been in 3 weeks now a larger 3 stripe white belt roughed her up manhandled her prior life my old coach used me as them gym enforcer should I give the guy a super rough roll as a lesson or ask my coach what his remedy in this situation will be wife 5ft 2 130 the guy 6ft 1 200lbs my coach is aware that she is hurt should I ask how he is going to prevent this in the future

@@ryanhogue6094 great question,. I am very firm with my students as to how they should be rolling with the women on our mats. With that said, I am the enforcer on the mats and I take it upon myself to handle things as I see they are best handled. This is so I am able to protect my students and set the tone. Sometimes this is done with a rough roll from me, or a conversation. Different strokes for different folks and all that. As the head instructor I should know how to employ different teaching tactics for all the various individuals under my tutelage. I also tell my students that we are all adults and teammates so we should be able to talk to each other, so I would say, if you're comfortable with it, you could speak to the teammate directly. If you're not comfortable with that, speak to your professor for him to handle it, or for him to advise you how he'd like you to handle it. The professor is responsible for the culture of the school and the behavior of everyone on their mats. Lastly, I advise all my female students to use their voice. They must let the men know when they are being meatheads and putting them in danger. If a person is not addressed in the moment they tend to forget what they did, or how they did it when it's brought up later. I hope all of that makes sense and helps you and your wife. I would hate for her to lose her enthusiasm for BJJ due to such an experiences.

@@Krufessor_Rad thank you so much I appreciate the advice

@@ryanhogue6094 you're welcome, sir.

Thank you sir. Keep it going! That's awesome!

@@Krufessor_Rad do you field questions here?

@@FR-ty5vn Sure 😊 Some people DM me on Instagram if it’s going to be lengthy. 👍🏼

@@Krufessor_Rad just curious about your thoughts 💭 on the interplay between the guidance of 1) purple belts should focus on deepening their understanding of the moves that already work well for them i.e. don’t be a move collector…versus…2) stay open minded, keep adding to your game, close up those holes, let your game evolve, take what they give you (which seems to favor a diversity of moves).

@@FR-ty5vn yes. You would want to be able to do both as you're moving towards brown belt. So at first, at PB, you should be looking to really gain a deeper understanding of what is working for you as you truly shape your BJJ game. As you progress as a PB, you definitely will not need to stay on those moves alone or that game. Are you in a position to add things? Grow your arsenal and then grow your skills overall. Then you can evolve and add to an already solid skillset. Always taking time to resharpen skills that may dull from time to time as you stack more and more moves. Its sustainability and growth.

Congratulations on your belt promotion. That's awesome! I love your comment too. Thank you so much for sharing!

not if you've been training for a long time. I know a 23 year old black belt, but of course he was training since childhood. Even it you started at 18 or 19 a purple at 23 is about right with consistent training.

@@Krufessor_Rad well currently I'm a 21 year old blue belt and I've heard some of my instructors say if I keep up the consistency I'll get it by around 23. I've been training since I was 18 3/4

@@totallyshorts4920 great work! Keep it going. I wish I wouldn't started that young. Enjoy the journey.

@@Krufessor_Rad when did you start martial arts?

@@Krufessor_Rad you probably get that question a lot but could you answer it for me?

Great insight. Thank you for sharing.