You Shouldn't Worry about BJJ Stripes (But We All Have Problems) 

He put you at the top now but he took the heart away LOL

No I put that comment as soon as I clicked the video and he gave it a heart. This comment I left after watching the video.... I left two comments

@@centralcoastselfdefense2120 oh i 👀 my fault!

*they're showing their....

An amateur trains until he gets it right. A champion trains until he can't get it wrong.

Good words to help guide you.

The 🌎 world is filled with both! Trained and untrained lol!

That’s life brother

You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!

I like that, great way of putting in Derek! A great message to share.

Happy ot help brother.

It's good that your working on your anxiety/depression. I have a daughter with the same symptoms

Haha I'm glad someone else appreciates that besides me.

U still training? How's it going?

hows it going

You never know... professors might be giving out stripes just to keep students in the academy

Which warm up technique????

@@MrJustinTheory it was a sweep from the bottom involving a pulling twisting and turning movement. Right in the middle of doing it I felt a "snap, crackle and pop"

@@MrJustinTheory but we were just doing movements, maybe 25% nothing crazy or difficult.

It's one of my favorite places!

Isn't every good jiu jitsu lesson just that? A good life lesson? I love chewie's videos for just that... He talk's about jiu jitsu but it IS about life

You're welcome.

Well here it is🎓Congratulations your skills still didn't change. Focus on techniques! Good luck

I understand you. A stripe doesn't magically make you better at BJJ, but if you are better at BJJ you are worthy of a stripe. For someone who is new to BJJ, it is nice to have some external validation to reinforce that you are indeed making progress. And it works as _a rule of thumb_ for skill levels. Although I think from purple belt onward stripes as motivation shouldn't be required. And stripes as a intermediate grading system of ability doesn't work because an individual's style takes more form and can tip the balance more than a little bit more or less skill.

Shane Rooney if you understand me, and you know a stripe doesn't magically make you better, then what validation are you looking for? We all are paying for these classes, so our main focus should be techniques. that is the only validation you will receive! Good luck

J Star you don’t know me. And you don’t know if my skills didn’t change. I go to practice i know my skills change

that's not what he mean tho.... he said that getting that stripe will NOT make you better at BJJ , he wasnt saying that your skill level is still the same in other words you can be stripeless and be as good or even better than someone that already has had his stripe given keep training smart , you'll eventually get it OSS ! :D

Man. I know right?

Diggy Ace he’s positive...because she’s now an “ex”wife lol

He's compensating for his own inner lack and taking it out on you and chances are you could end up injured. Very immature. Good that he got hurt not being a responsible training partner

Talk to your instructors they're ,there to help at least that's what they're supposed to do!

There's nothing wrong with being gifted a win. They sometimes let you get into dominant positions just to show you what it feels like. Also, they want to take it easy because destroying you all the time is not helping you and it's not helping them. Of course you need it but for it to happen all the time is annoying. The answer to your question is that you need to roll with people your skill level and people who are worse than you. Than you'll know if your techniques are coming along well. I ran into this problem as well because I was only rolling with high ranks so I had no idea whether or not I was progressing. Because either they would kill me or they would let me get position. Just because they kill you doesn't mean you aren't getting better because a purple will destroy you whether you're a 2 stripe white or just got your blue. But obviously there's a gigantic skill difference between 2 stripe white and a blue.

@@bane3991 nothing wrong with being gifted a win? highly controversial, tell that to a boxer or wrestler! when you're given anything by a black belt or a senior instructor ,he is not giving you anything he is allowing you to work! And unless you're in competition there is no win or victory in a roll with a classmate the only win or Victory you both receive is the knowledge that you gain from your techniques in your roll and the safety you use to make sure your partner nor you gets hurt

J Star, It's not a competition though. I've rolled with higher ranks who destroy me and I rolled with higher ranks who take it easy and let me get things. When a new guy comes in I won't kill them. I'll let them get familiar with the dominant positions. I'll also just randomly sweep them or put them in a bad spot to show them what it feels like to be there; sometimes I'll tap them right away but a lot of times I let them stay there so they practice their basics such as hip escapes. I guess it depends on who you talk to but this method makes a lot more sense to me. If I didn't have higher belts doing that with me I would be totally lost and unfamiliar with the dominant positions. And hip escapes would have been impossible if they were to just tap me right away. Because when you're new these techniques feel like they don't work. So you need to let them hit moves on you so they get the feel. If you just destroy them 24/7, it won't do them any good. It's good to do every now and then so they know there's another level of jiu jitsu and for many other reasons. I think it's good to have a balance of upper belts taking it easy on you and guiding you a bit, and the upper belts who destroy you.

@@bane3991 I agree with some of it but I don't agree with giving anything you must work for it and anything given will never be appreciated cuz we all know anything given can be taken away!

Just ask him, brother! He may actually be wanting to see how much you've learned so far.

Slokey lol for sure I will, i really haven't asked yet. I am new to it all so my mentality is to let it all happen to see the potential of what I could learn one day. I remember the second day, I got americana on him, he let me, and he said something along the lines of, "quick learner" so it really might be like that. And as someone who naturally isn't egotistical, a lot of chews vids, like this one, dont apply to me, but I always find a way to relate. I'm not worried about belts or what someone thinks of me, I train for me. I do understand how someone could get frustrated, but I love learning and someone telling me that I'm wrong and making it right. Thanks for the response mane

@@zachduran314 no problem, keep training!

You say he keeps putting you in the same position. He may be testing you to see what f you will seek out some type of technique to use on that particular position. He is hoping that next time you will have an answer for it even if it doesn’t work on him. Maybe just seeing if you are working on your own or only at class... just my two cents.

What?

Right what??

WTF are you trying to say?

They will come just keep showing up.

The beginner classes are the most important!! You will come to learn this in due time!

No, you’re being scammed for paying for a promotion

Your son may or may not even deserve a promotion, but they’re for sure just money hungry.

It's a grocery getter.

Chris Greenwood that’s what she said ;)

The mats are always washed

You'll get used to the bare foot part, probably by the end of your first class. It requires a lot of cardio too, you probably won't even survive the warm up(depending what academy you train at). It's intimidating just like anything else you do the first time. But as long as it's a good school with a good environment, you'll be fine. If the upper ranks are kicking your ass the first day than you might want to quit because that's just bullying. As for some tips it depends on your knowledge of grappling. The first things you should focus on is shrimping to regain guard. Don't let people get grips on you, work on breaking grips as best as you can. Work on those 2 things at first. Just focus on that. You can try other things but if you don't have that than you'll have a tough time rolling.

About the bare foot thing..there's a reason why I don't want to be bare foot and it makes me feel embarrassed and/or ashamed about it.

What's the reason?

I have a little fung on my toe and I wouldn't want people looking at my toes and think I don't take care of my feet. ://

Which one lol

I gave you a heart at least. :)

@@Chewjitsu Haha thanks I appreciate it.

:)

Lots of people are right handed. So protect the left side of your face!

Nope. You're welcome to. ;)

LOL!