Quitting BJJ Because It’s Hard? (What Did You Expect)
Have you ever been frustrated and contemplated quitting BJJ? This is a situation a buddy of mine, Mike (who is a coach), is having with one of his students.
In the situation. There are two BJJ White Belt students. In the video I’e attached, I call them Student A and Student B. Both have about the same training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu but yet one of the students seems to be flourishing while the other is having trouble at every turn. One has won several competitions while the other hasn’t even won 1 single match.
This problem has recently become even more pronounced when the Bjj practitioner with less time under his belt was bumped up to a higher skill level at a BJJ tournament while the other stayed at the beginner level.
The White Belt student who was moved up to the intermediate level for the competition won 2nd place while his training partner lost again.
My buddy Mike who coaches Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is a friend of mine. Was asking, “What would you say to a student who is in this spot and is on the verge of quitting BJJ?”
So in this video I try to address this sort of issue where someone is thinking about quitting.
Has any BJJ Black Belt Ever Said It’s Going to Be Easy?
Firstly, I would ask someone who is frustrated.
“Did anyone ever tell you Brazilian Jiu-jitsu was easy?”
I mean , has a BJJ Black Belt ever told you that it was going to be easy? Oftentimes Black Belts will say that all they are is simply a White Belt that never quit. And that is the truth in many cases. And even for those that were naturally gifted for BJJ training. What they are trying to say is that to succeed in BJJ, you have to have perseverance. You’ve gotta be willing to get into these tough situations and be ok with that.
Along with that, in this video I share some details about how I was in a similar situation early in my start as a grappler, and have been many of times and how I’ve dealt with it.
Anyways, watch the video! I hope it helps!
-Chewy
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