u/jamezbezt

Grappling with a brand new student

. Hi everyone, I wanted to ask a question if anyone has ever felt nervous about drilling with a student in their first class. I am an experienced jujitsu student. Have been grappling since I was 12 and Im now 30. I was more worried about getting hurt since I was just visiting at a new school. Also the new student was thrown into an intermediate to advanced class with above intro-level curriculum (standup transitions, choke finishes and choke escapes) which even I felt was a little challenging. I told him to relax but I knew it was hard for him because he had no foundation about what to do. I decided to find another partner to start a group of three and then we rolled together until another black belt and another group took him under their wing. While I feel bad about not being able to teach him throughout the class, I think I would have felt differently if the techniques we were learning were more simple (basic position changes and sweeps, no submissions). Here for any and all advice and criticism on what I can and should do better

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u/jamezbezt — 8 days ago

Hi everyone, I have been training MMA and Grappling since I was five years old. Over 25 years on and off after I got my black belt at 13. I recently came back last June and weighed my heaviest ever at 215 pounds. One thing I noticed, there’s not alot of 200 plus people training at gyms anymore. Maybe they get intimidated or lose the weight fast, or even at that weight MMA isnt a useful to lose weight as going to the gym or taking a weight loss drug. Wondering if anyone has run into the same situations. Its like everyone who goes to an MMA gym is already skinny.

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u/jamezbezt — 23 days ago