u/blume1996

Hey all,

This is really stupid but i really want to rant about it and i know i probably need to get over myself but it sucks for me and is bothering me😅

A chic came in for trial class and i was being friendly the whole time and i was talking to her about stuff and i asked her if this was her first time doing bjj , have you done a martial arts before and she was like yeah first time and i did karate for a bit when i was 8 but thats her only experience

I have spent 6 months working really hard to get my first stripe on my white bely and i was so happy about it but after today i dont feel like i deserve it

When we were doing rolls the professor gave us a drill for the roll he said no submissions just keep the person in your guard and if you get out go into side control and reset .the trial girl got out of my guard , i wasnt able to get her back in and she got into side control

Its been really bothering me and again i feel like o dont deserve my first stripe, the professor doesnt give out stripes easily either so i feel like i suck 😅

Does this normally happen ?

I know shouldnt be this upset about it 🙃

Hey All 😊

Hope you dont mind this post , its kinda a rant but a positive one

One thing is didnt expect when starting jiu jitsu is that i would get some of the most important lessons about life from my professor.

I am a very type A person , an over acheiver and always want to be the best in everything (including my hobbies) but i noticed in my life when i do this i end up burnt out , exhausted and getting really sick of things, even though i have that drive i wonder why

Recently randomly after rolls in class my professor has ended up chucking a kids game at the end the lesson and at first i was getting confused why , i didnt mind but still had me curious . Everytime we ended up playing these games i end up laughing my head off like a kid and find them very amusing and fun (mind you we are all adults in this class)

Today it clicked for me why we were doing this , it seemed random at first but i believe the professor is trying to teach us a good lesson. Its good to take things seriously in life especially bjj but we shouldnt be taking everything so seriously all the time. I feel like a lot of people get burnt out and quit bjj because they are going 100% all the time and wanting to keep getting to the next belt as fast as possible but its important to also enjoy it , have fun doing it

At the end of the day we are paying to be there at our bjj studios, for most of us this is our hobby and it becomes an important part of our life , yes we should take it seriously but we should also remember to enjoy it and have fun along the way

Sorry for the long post 🤣