Respect The People You Train With
It should go without saying but it really is important to respect the people you train with. They should be more than a test dummy for you. A good partner can really help you improve your technique even if they are of a lower rank than yourself. They know if a technique is working or not and in this game its all about finding all of the minor details that keep you from success. Respecting the people you train with is also about keeping your gi clean and cuts properly protected. No one wants to roll with the smelly guy or get blood all over there gi. Its all common sense but sometimes neglected.
posted by Jits @ 12:49 PM
2 comments
2 Comments:
Hi,
i just finished reading all your posts and watching the videos, and just wanted to say thanks, i think its really great..
I was raised in Memphis, TN, but i now live in mexico while im doing my general medical training, and i just entered BJJ 2 months ago at the ONLY school here..its a machado affiliate...its pretty good, but i dont think we train all that much now that i read what you guys do...we just have 2 classes a week (mon and Wed) and its a warm up, then we learn a few techniques or escpaes, etc. for about 30 min or so, and then we spar for as long as we want (under quotation marks cuz the gym closes at 10pm.) and then on friday we have a no teacher class where we can just go to practice techniques or spar with whoever decides to go..we have about 6 blue belts, and the instructors are purplebelts (4 stripes)...the rest of us are white belts, but im the newest. ive been considering getting a bubba dummy to practice techniques at home on my own time.
Are you at the point where you dont muscle through everything?? what about breathing, do you do that well now? how did you do it? how long do the blue belts at your school say on average it took them to get to that level??
well, sorry this post is pretty long, its just that i really love BJJ since ive started, and i have a lot of wonderings and all that...
thanks,
Gerald
Dont worry about the long post...I love hearing about other people getting into the sport. Here is what I will say that will answer most of your questions at the end of your post. I suck...but I am still much better than anyone who has started in the last two months. They are pretty easy to beat. When I am rolling with really new guys its pretty easy to stay relaxed and breath correctly. Now when I roll with stripped white belts or blue belts and up it all goes out the window. I feel like I am brand new to the game and cant make anything work. Most blue belts at our school take on average 2 years to get there. Some guys do it in one, but they train about 4 times a week and compete. The guys that compete regularly seem to advance the fastest IMO. I hope the info helps and I answered your questions, if not drop another comment.
Good luck
Post a Comment
<< Home