Should I Leave my Current BJJ Gym to Train with John Danaher ?
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2020
- In today's video I got a question from a young White Belt about whether or not he should up and leave their gym, move away from their hometown to train Jiu-jitsu with John Danaher or Andre Galvao or a similar big name team in order to be an elite level BJJ competitor.
To help out, I share a story from a recent Chewjitsu podcast episode we did with multiple time World Champion (and elite level BJJ competitor) Bernardo Faria where he talked about his start in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Early on he was training in a small town without any famous Black Belts and then eventually won the Purple Belt World Championships. Following that he moved to Alliance and began training with a big name gym.
But it was during the time at the smaller gym that he really developed that love and passion for Brazilian Jiujitsu and training. So in today's video I share that idea with our young friend.
To develop the passion for BJJ training 1st and consider maybe moving later on should he decide it's right. But as I talk about in the video. I'd advise against it early on because the look of success can be deceptive. Many people think they want it, but don't realize what really entails.
Hope you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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This is good advice for so many things in life. My cousin wanted to move to become a musician and my late father told him to try it in his home town first. And if he could take living just a step up from a bum and still wanted to be a professional musician that he'd buy him a plane ticket to whatever city he wanted to go to. He ended up being a jazz musician in France and is still at it.
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
He also needs to ask himself the questions, ‘am I beating everyone here’ and ‘am I still learning?’ Those high end places cost lots of money. Save some and train where you’re still learning from your professor and your rolls.
Great point
Yup. Danaher isn't going to teach you the fundamentals any differently than your coach / CZcams. And even if he does, it definitely won't be worth the money and the life altering event.
Not as much as you may think for the area and the state. It's all pretty comparable.
@@psyience3213 Have to consider travel fees
@@avesselforthesoul6395 I'm just talking about the price of the gym membership
This question is a little different in 2020 lol be thankful you have a gym that’s open and good group of guys training 🤙
1) take a jiu jitsu vacation and try training at one of those gyms for a week. maybe you'll find out you're not cut out for it yet 2) SD and NYC are very expensive cities to live and train in so consider what you'd have to do at 18 3) gym hop in your local area. if there are more competitive gyms nearby then go to their open mat. be sure, however, to go to a place that matches your style. 4) finally, you're 18 so chill out, get good, and lift weights. porra!
Im from NYC. Its not like you could just walk in and Danaher will just take you under his wings lol. I train at another Renzos in Manhattan and will tell you that there are STRAIGHT killers in there. I think your suggestions are legit. You can def hope in and get your assed kicked and if you love it, then def consider it!
villain181 I’ve trained with a lot of the DDS guys when they’re in Dallas or I’m in NYC. What you say is true. If you love being humbled, and you’re a blue belt, then venture into the blue basement because you’re about to realize that there are levels to this game
I watched an interview with Danaher, he said he will only really pay attention if he sees continuous sustained commitment, willingness to learn and he didn't say this but I am guessing naturally talented. He said he gets people coming in and saying they he will be champions etc all the time and very few of them stay longer than a week.
Go listen to John Danaher and Andre Galvao. They have dudes coming to them and their gyms all the time saying, "I am going to be the next champ!" They just ignore them and John Danaher says he only notices the guys that come non-stop and improve significantly.
I am no expert but don't think you will go there and get special treatment or training. But hey if you are willing to be extremely poor, deal with injuries non-stop, and not get any attention for years to get to the top, than GET AFTER IT!!!
"If you think too much about a thing, you'll never do it." - Bruce Lee.
Dude I usually dont comment on ripped off quotes but that one hits home.
“And if you don’t think enough about a thing before doing it, you might regret after doing it” - Albert Einstein
I was actually thinking about that today...
In my own experience it makes a big difference where you train, spent one year at a casual gym great times love the place. Left thinking i was nearly ready for my blue belt based on how i was doing on the mats.
I left and spent one year at another more hardcore gym full of mma fighters and competitors. I realised i was about middle of the white belts in there and that i really overestimated my ability.
When i returned to the first gym i was tapping out all the blue belts who had been kicking my ass when i started. I still had a good time and developed myself when i was there but my progress was definitely faster in the more hardcore gym.
Good point ...doesn't matter where you go if your not putting the time in!
I want to ask. Maybe someone else can help me out. Is it normal for gyms to only allow specific colors of GI’s. I’d send in a question but I’m new to this page and don’t know where to send it.
Here2stay 631 It really depends on your gym. Some places only will allow white to be worn because it’s traditional, especially in the Gracie schools. White represents purity and or truth so that’s why it has always been used in most Japanese rooted martial arts. Samurai type shit. However many gyms let you be yourself and they don’t care what colors you wear. The gym I go to is this way. It really just boils down to what gym.
Dakota Roosa thanks bro. I just got a fresh looking Gi I been training strictly no gi for 2 years now about to make the switch. One guy only allows blue and white GI’s the other doesn’t care. This I’m going to sign up to the more laid back gym.
Here2stay 631 No problem! Keep on rolling!!
If I had a dollar for everybody said they wanted to train, I wouldn’t have to charge the ones who did.
The great Epictetus once said: “In every affair consider what precedes and follows, and then undertake it. Otherwise you will begin with spirit; but not having thought of the consequences, when some of them appear you will shamefully desist. "I would conquer at the Olympic games." But consider what precedes and follows, and then, if it is for your advantage, engage in the affair.”
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I went from a light mcdojo to a pro fighter filled gym. Been getting my ass kicked ever since. I'd say try it out bro. You will prob go to one of those gyms for a week, notice that you over estimated how good you are. It's very different being in a sea of trained killers.
Bro exactly same here
John Danaher is a great teacher, but there are also a lot of great teachers around the world that are far more reasonably priced than NYC.
For example I went to train with Felipe Costa in Ipanema years ago and the gym was something like $40 USD an month. He also taught in English too.
Great video Chewy! A reminder to stop looking for the external and complaining about your circumstances, but rather focus on your internal and what you can truly control
It’s the only thing we can even began to attempt to control. Ourselves.
Don't move to NYC. Gyms are all closed until next year, apparently. If anyone knows about any underground BJJ gyms/classes in NYC, please hit me up. I really want to train. (Two-stripe white belt here)
I dk about the city but Long Island apparently opened gyms today. pretty sure thats state wide, but the city does whatever.
There’s a jiujitsu outdoors group going on in Astoria for 120/month
It’s mostly Astoria and Manhattan Renzo guys
Many gyms are probably open to discrete high level competitors or trusted training partners behind closed doors.
@@adamabbas1487 I was able to find a very small group that gets together for one hour a week to drill and roll. I'm also considering joining a gym in Westchester. It's far, but these are the things I do for jiu jitsu. The white belts are unfortunately not part of the inner sanctum at the more renowned gyms in NYC so I never get invited to train.
Thank you Chewy for helping me in my time of existential crisis. Much love man!
I really needed this video today 🙏
Very well spoken as always!
This is phenomenal advice for young men.
This guy has pretty much called everything in my white belt journey so far. Crazy when Chewy says something, then it happens, you're sitting like Whoa!
totally agree with ya chewi
i want to go far as well but knowledge first , master yourself first , then sky is the limit
I would love a video where you read messages of people who asked you stuff time ago, telling you how its worked and their new doubts, looks interesting to me!
Chewie should be the reasonable inner voice everyone should have when it comes to training and competition and general life. Especially for the MMA, Bjj or Grappling athlete.
I think this is great advice!
There are maybe hundreds of students in the gym. At that volume you'd just be given techniques and left to your own device. It would be cheaper and you'd get more techniques just buying the instructionals. Get the Danaher leglock and kimura series, easily worth it. Everything else you need, go to Lachlan Giles section. Once you've drilled all those thousands of times, then go to those gyms, RG, MG, Unity. Gauge your skills then.
My old coach also dropped in to Renzo's and sometimes JD doesn't even take the classes, they have something like 25-30 BBs there at any one time so it could be anyone taking the class.
If you want to be elite, you'll need an elite level mindset. You can develop this where you are right now, and that mindset will lead you to the right coaches and training partners at the right time.
Thing about those high end places, I have two team mates who went to one of those gyms and the feed back i got was "they show you the move twice and then you are on your own". I love the gym I'm at because I get a load of attention from the coach and he's happy to show me things time after time, Also I've been to Roger Gracie seminars and the way Roger does them is different to what I described above he walks the mat a lot during the seminar and helps you out if you are struggling as does Salvatore pace. if i was forking out that much money to train at a high end gym id be wanting the 1-1 time with the instructor.
Great advice chewy 100% agree. I'm pretty sure Gary tonon joined as a brown belt. But definitely worth it training under danaher if you asked me.
Lol this sounds like the opposite of my bjj career. Been training since April 2018 and everyone believes I can be a good international competitor. Personally it doesn’t feel like it. I mean sometimes it’s cool to day dream but realistically this is just a hobby to me. I train 2-3x’s a day because i enjoy bjj not because i dream of being a world champions. Everyone thinks I’m close to purple belt already and I’m like barely a year at blue. Been training almost 2.5 years in total. I been questioning how good i really am cause i meet ppl who train a good 5-6 years before they get their purple. It feels like a lot at times. I’m hoping to atleast compete at blue belt worlds next year to see how i do. Im a 23 at 153 lbs so I’m in a tough division. If i can do good that would be great obviously but i don’t want to disappoint the people around me.
Appreciate the perspective.
Very good question here
Well said Chewy!! Oss
Pretty easy answer...if you don't go the chances you regret not going is fairly high. "Escape the Ordinary" .... take chances/risks, follow what you love, don't turn around in 20,30 years and regret you didn't do x,y,z. These chances are easier to take when you are young...no wife, no kids, very little/no debt, no real responsibilities outside of your own self....up and moving and taking on new things at 30-40 years old is more difficult, especially if you are talking wife, kids, etc, etc
I agree grind a couple years where it's cheap and convenient, get a blue belt maybe and see what's up. If you're thinking of moving to NY you're crazy.
This video is so true.
I am in INDIANA ... Miguel Torres WOot!!
Chewy my question is
I have 2-3 hours a day to put into weight training and jiu jitsu ( 49 yr blue belt) would I get best results with jiu jitsu 1st and weight training after class or other way around
With my goal being to be better at jiu jitsu
Thanks
"I want to be elite " expect several surgeries in your knees, shoulders, even your neck... i am bronw belt, but after 11 years of training i still think that is more important to be athletic, strong and functionally flexible healthy, with a purple belt, that a brown or black belt that cant move, run properly because destroyed knees , herniated back and other injuries... this is my advice, train for fun without compromise the healt...
1000th like. West Side.
I really do wonder about the mma schedule that you gave to the one guy 👀 would love to hear about that 🙏🏼
Question? How to I stop feeling bad about accidentally injuring the coach. I am a freshly minted purple, though I honestly shouldn't be. Anyway I almost got the coach in a rolling kneebar but I lifted my leg and he stuck his leg under mine and I came down on his calf with my full 230 lb weight and he got a small tear in is calf.
Make a video on the baratoplata and how to finish it please because there isn't any on how to cleanly finish it on youtube
Had a training partner in Beginner BJJ class. UFC Fanatic (wanted a BJJ background so he can "take names"). Never showed up. Thinks slamming is fair game when he does. One month in, haven't seen him. Thank God.
It's depends on your goals and dreams and the priorities of the gym you're training at.
No ! Leaving the people
That elevated you to greatness to have the ability to work with a elite just be graced that you have that ability and always remember where you came from
No to hell with that bro once the birds grown it’s time to leave it’s nest
I like how he mentioned all these gyms he wants to train at but didn't mention Chewy's.
Was thinking the same thing
I mean no offense to Chewy, but his gym doesn't have world champions.
chewy is a youtuber while john danaher´s students win ADCC medals
I left my old gym to train with John Danaher.
Now the school is closed so....
Hopefully you guys will be back sometime soon!
NY officially reopened gyms today.
@@psyience3213 thats state, not NYC
@@gabetorresx hard to believe for me sometimes how much bigger of a nazi the city is than the rest of the state.
@@psyience3213 here we go with the right wing political bs
Most of those high level instructors won't even look at you unless you are already a beast. People that joined the big name gyms like Bernardo Faria were already extremely talented.
If you train hard try to learn and show up every day and deal with losses good put a smile and keep going every coach will try 100% for you to be better no matter how talent you are
He’s better off buying all the John Danaher DVDs, do two a days at his gym, and weekly privates.
best investment. easier to rep against noobies too.
I'd say at least start there. Stay at the local gym and study every DVD and book possible. Then, organize a plan to venture out.
Cool
BOIIII that video title gonna bring in the VIEWS
It was literally his question to me.
Chewjitsu for sure, I wasn’t trying to suggest youre shilling. I was merely trying to point out of the fact that I’ve heard this question many times and no single voice in the community has spoken to the idea. I apologize if I came off as brash or accusatory, i assure you it Was not my intention.
Ya, totally should.. ..After they're a blue/purple belt, have several years of experience, have started to develop their own game and can actually benefit from what the best teachers can offer them.
Personally I don't think it really matters all too much who your first teachers are. The core stuff is the core stuff and you need to get your body comfortable with the basic positions, the basic movements, etc. Early on you don't need an optimal training plan and don't need a high-level expert to tell you what you should work on next or what needs improving with your technique. Any competent teacher will do.
Yes
Hey everyone, doing a bit of research. How much does your gym cost per month, is it competition oriented or casual, and what state/country is the gym in?
Yes.
Also the thing with big gyms is you get less time with instructors because there's more students
i stopped the video before it even started just to comment my answer to the video title: *YES*
Amen.
It’s more about the determination and commitment of the individuals , just look at the daisy fresh squad
He should move to Kentucky and train with Chewie!!!
Notifications got me here🥋🥋🥋
To be the best you need to train with the best. If youre dedicated to a thing then you should do everything possible to do so. You say stay here and do everything first and then move. I say move and remove yourself from all your local distractions.
I was so sure she would accept my proposal after the appetizer. :*( hahaha
Hey chewy my question is ...how to go about going to train different school and getting private class from different black belt
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It will help if you mention your belt level. I personally think privates before purple belt level would be a waste of money.
Chewy I have a question along the lines of this video.
So I am an engineering student and hardly have money or time to train grappling and MMA. But I really like it and want to be competent in it one day, I would like to get my purple belt and maybe compete in an amateur mma fight one day ( nervous because I still have to use my brain) I've trained bjj and collegiate wrestling before. (Was training at my colleges wrestling and mma club before covid)
Should I focus on college and then after college evaluate how much time I have? It's just training always makes my day but it's very time consuming. I study 7 hours a day. Get up at 530 to go workout and used to go to wrestling practice Wed evening. Striking Friday evening. And BJJ sat and Tuesday.
I had NO free time outside of that.
Just wanted to know your thoughts on my predicament. I'm no stranger to hardwork and the grind. I thrive when under pressure.
@Johannes Terzis When I say study I include: Watching YT videos on topics, Reading the books/slides, working homework.
Actual studying is probably 3 hours?
But this is mainly on tuesday, Thursday, friday. On Monday and Wednesday I "study" maybe two hours because lots of classes those days.
I’m 17 and going threw all of the videos I can find, I REALLY wanna start bjj but I don’t know if it’s right for me it looks AWESOME. But I have never done anything like it since I was so young all I ever did was basketbal and soccer, Soo all my skills right now are running, jumping (I’m only 5’6 and white, so I’m very proud of how high I can jump) and shooting along with a GREAT endurance, but I’m very hesitant and nervous about joining and afraid that it’s may be a waste but I think I want to do it, I’m on the fence yk, I don’t wanna be that “new guy” or the trash can in the gym
Brixx dude join a gym most gym give you a free week to see if you like it so just go for it
Did you ever join?
I brought all of John Danahers DVDs and train with a training partner and train at a not so good gym and you can learn from the best for a 1 time fee without all the crazy moves and hours of travel
I live in nyc just starting out jiu Jitsu at 34 and I am trying to decide between 10th planet and the Renzo Gracie academy , any thoughts ?
if you want to dedicate all of your time to no gi, 10P might be a fun option. But virtually no one has the high-level success rate of Danaher right now, if you're a very competitive person.
The biggest question is, do you really want to commute to midtown every day lol
Jokes aside, check out both schools and see which one feels right. For mere mortals like myself, who have no hope (or honestly, desire) to be on the DDS in my lifetime I doubt it'd make too much of a difference, but Danaher is truly a great teacher. He has such a clear way of explaining concepts that's deeply lacking in many jiujitsu gyms.
hey, man. I'm white belt at 10th Planet NYC, we opened 1,5 years ago, so we are a newer gym. Trust me, you'll love it. Classes are much smaller (max 12-15 people), and instructors are super approachable
Hey brother I’m a rookie white belt. When do the days of leaving class with a headache or a nauseous stomach begin to stop ? LoL right now I have a love hate relationship with class
I took about a month to six weeks for my conditioning to really improve. Also staying hydrated before and during class and breathing when getting smashed helps.
Guys, I don't live in the US and am really curious about how much the BJJ gyms usually charge per month there. Can someone please answer me?
Mine is around $180 per month but it’s in a high cost area. You could find a good one for probably around $100. If you go to a gym and are looking to sign up make sure you bargain a little bit, they usually come down $20 or so
I would say if you want a legit training experience across most areas in the US (not NYC, Cali) you're looking at $120-150 per month.
$120 for mines, comes with boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, bjj, and weights all for that price though.
Can I get help with this question? I've been training for a few months and I get paired with a blue belt. Before the role he asks what I want to work on? He tells me that since he is "senior" it's not his place to roll to submission with me. I suggest we role and after he can offer me tips and advice. We roll and I pass his guard and time expires as I transition from mount to side control trying submissions. A couple days later we roll and he puts me in a position I can't get out of. I'm "on top" but basically stuck between his legs and upper body. We end up in a stalemate as time expires. The position was very painful and I didn't know what it was. I didn't know how to escape, move on, etc. So it's now a few weeks later and our coach teaches us Spider Guard. He also shows us a bicep slicer but says "we" can't do them because they are illegal at our competition level. So now I realizee that's what the guy did to me except he wasn't able to finish it. I'm thinking that was a major dick thing to do; to try a submission that would be illegal if we we were compeeting. I haven't seen him in a couple weeks. Should I confront him, bicep slice him, or just ignore it? Thank you!
Get over it
Ignore it. If you ever get in a position where you are just stuck just tap and start over. I tap to straight ankle lock though it is not on. As the calf will hurt next day and I don't want to walk with a limp just for the sake of my ego. If you are in a position you don't know and it's uncomfortable just tap and start again. I would do that very quickly if my knee, neck or back are at risk. At the end of the day the goal is to learn and not to get injured.
@@shradhey Thank you.
@@bigbobabc123 Thank you.
The guy asking the question is young and full of dreams.
It's good he wants to pursue his dreams. It will be a good life experience for him.
But, wow, living in an expensive city like Manhattan and to train full time?
Hope this fellow knows how much it's going to cost where people making $70k a year have to count their beans!
Maybe visiting for a week at the Renzo Gracie Academy might be better.
Exactly! John Danaher is a great teacher, but there are also a lot of great teachers around the world that are far more reasonably priced than NYC.
For example I went to train with Felipe Costa in Ipanema years ago and the gym was something like $40 USD an month. He also taught in English too. John Danaher deserves his reputation, but there are also great coaches producing lots of champions too.
@@humann5682 Agree. From personal experience, my first BJJ instructor was within a couple of generations of Carlson Gracie and registered on Sherdog. He wasn't a bad guy but just not a patient instructor and not great at conveying small details.
My best instructor, with whom I don't train with anymore because I moved away, did not have a pedigree lineage, and was/is an independent with no affiliation to any Brazilian international teams. But he loved teaching, loved researching new BJJ techniques, fussy about small details and that you did them correctly.
My current instructor was raised in, trained and competed in Brazil since he was a kid, and our gym is an affiliate with a Brazilian team but that wasn't my reason to join. It was his passion for teaching, positive energy, and easy going demeanor. He cares about each and every student's progress regardless of whether we have high competitive aspirations, or just do it for fun and recreation.
I also agree that John Danaher is awesome. Extremely gifted mind who is able to abstract details of techniques and convey them in ways no one else can. However, as someone in another response said, there's a difference between learning from John Danaher one-on-one, or how he might teach his elite "Death Squad" compared to being in a group class filled with people and assistant instructors at the Renzo Gracie Academy.
Also, will the guy asking the question connect with John Danaher? John Danaher, in an interview, admitted that he is not the most personable guy. That he's somewhat stoic.
Bottom line: It's the instructor's passion to teach and ability to convey details and just that student to instructor connection that counts.
Another thing that really matters are your training partners and the culture of the gym. Yes, having high quality training partners goes a long way but are they also sharing and caring training partners? Are they just jerks who just smash you and go for as many tap outs they can get in 5 minutes in a practice roll, or do they (higher rank guys) give you feedback and encouragement? Aside from your instructor, you also owe the success of training and progress to your training partners - both those with less experience to those with more experience - who help you get better. There's a reason why in most BJJ clubs you wrap up practice by doing a ritual thanks to everyone whether it's a hand slap, fist bump, oss, or a bow.
But, the guy asking the question should save up and go on holidays and visit one of the gyms of his dreams for a week or two. Heck, maybe even fly to Brazil with his buddies once the pandemic is over. Pursue his dreams while he is young and able to chase them. As they say: regret the things you have done rather than the things you have not.
Do you think you can touch on what an example of an MAA schedule would look like?
I know you weren't asking me but are coach just told are MMA class witch is full of amateur fighters he wants them their 5 days a week and they have to roll after ever jits class witch we do 6 5min rounds after ever class
Scott Anderson thx. But I meant like training on my own in conjunction with this gym. As in when to work on my boxing technique, went to work on bjj drilling and take downs and clinch work. On a day by day break down
Chew, the focus is a little off, might suggest a manual focus set at where you're standing was kind of hard to watch. or change your auto focus focus channels.
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Mike Tyson would have gotten nowhere without good training. Follow your dream, now while the passion is high. If you crash and burn, you are young enough to recover. But know, any major move like this destabilizes your life and there will be setbacks: financially, socially, perhaps healthwise. Weather the storms; run the gauntlet; you'll come out with a higher skill set than if you stayed complacent. Remember, if you fail it's just you experiencing the First Attempt In Learning. Opportunity comes to those who prepare.
It's easy to say your gonna do this and that when your on the couch with a milkshake, when your in the middle of the pain and suffering that's when your u see how badly you want it. Goggins said something like that.
'Funny" thing about elite athletes and small/big gyms. I'm not arguing against the obvious advantages of a top competitive gym, just exposing a very particular case since he mention he and his fellows didn't went well when competing.
The gym I practice BJJ is not the biggest one, or a super competitive one, but still made some champions, Caio Terra, Marcelo Bernardo(reforçado) and others. Last year's one of the most skilled guys left the gym for a big competitive one, he has the I want to be champ thing going on.
Me and others guys from my gym he included were invited for the lightweight training, a cool project Felipe Costa(world champ) started years ago the brings twice a week competitive BJJ purple belt or higher of rooster, feather and light weight to train together preparing for competition. We have several Brazilians Gi and NoGi champs training there regularly.
So this guy that just jumped ship always did well, better than well, he was one of the skilled guys in the gym but when training with people from other gyms he would regularly win and been regarded as a very skilled and competitive guy, but when he stepped on the tournament mat he just underperformed, every time, even when he was on his A game situation he just couldn't bring home. He blamed on the old man method, and even though I agree it isn't the most competitive driven gym, a lot of the guys, some less skilled and physically prepared than him we're bringing home the medals. It's really easy to blame our lack of results on the Gym. Just make sure that's not the case before you move from yours
Hey Chewy ! I’m in a bit of a conflict and I just wanted to hear your opinion on what I should do !
I’ve been wrestling for my high school since sophomore year & on the offseason I go back to my gym where I’ve been training jj since I was 15. I couldn’t go back this year because of Covid, lack of funds, and a lack of transportation this year & wrestling is postponed until further notice by the state, I’m turning 18 soon & I’m going to have to start looking for a job to earn money & what college I want to go to & all that confusing adult stuff that I’ve been dreading for a while now, I guess my question is...how do you juggle all these grown up things while at the same time being able to train let alone breath. I’ve just been down all the time over thinking things & a bit of help right now would go a long way 💙
You don't life gets In the way, expect it.
Hang in there bud, Olympic athletes who dedicated 8+ years were also thrown in a tail spin. It's about trusting in yourself and placing hope in the future.
Trying to overthink what you cannot control will only lead to more negative emotions and analysis paralysis. 🙏
Boris Johnson 💙👊🏼 Thank you sir !
A lot of folks are trying to find that elite pull school Chew. They want to go somewhere and automatically be considered a world champ. The rise to the top don’t happen that fast you have to put the time in on the mat.
I do bjj here in Brazil, Rio to be specific and honestly, I’ve been to the top gyms and the not so top gyms, it’s not about the gym, it’s about the instructor! Is he or she a good instructor? If they are then the top gym is not the best choice. Also top gyms in bjj are bad ! I’m from one of those, I pretty much pay for my blu belt and then I was so sad that I change gym and now I’m a proud blue belt, but I was a white belt 2 times.
Aqui no Rio a gente tem muita opção boa sem ser nome grande ainda
Pedro Vilella BJJ manda os nomes que eu to procurando academia boa !
@@vanzeller3837 o Rio é grande, por quais bandas do Rio?
Pedro Vilella BJJ capital preferencialmente na zona norte ou sul .
@@vanzeller3837 tem a Strauch em copa, Fit Factory em botafogo, Black belt em Ipanema...
And also have a question how do BJJ gyms teach striking or mma stuff like that
Usually in separate classes, around here in northern New England anyway...
Usually they just hiring a striking coach, just find the coach and look up their credentials
If you want to learn striking go to a legit boxing or Muay Thai gym, don't expect high level striking instruction from a BJJ gym.
Nobody knows what he wants most especially young people. However, young people have the most opportunities to screw up and make mistakes and can either change their minds or choose to continue with a new perspective. If it is your passion and youre young, dont 2nd guess it. Tomorrow is promised to no one, and neither are your youth and opportunities.
Your gym isn't the issue, friend. It's you. There isn't some magic key you aren't being given that you'll get somewhere else. And really, unless you've blasted to black belt in 5 years and you're smashing these "inferior" competitors I wouldn't consider doing anything except maybe looking at a new gym near home.
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i feel like my comments have been ignored.
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Hey chewie, my gf feels uncomfortable when I train with females at the gym, just wondering your or anyone’s thoughts on that. Also I just started training again how can I tell if the higher belts are actually going at it with me?
get a new gf or make her train lol. If a higher belt isn't smashing you they are taking it easy.
Chris French lol I’ll try and get her to come to a class with me. I’m conflicted about rolling with higher belts, because I get smashed and caught a lot but I also pull off some of my own sweeps and transitions.
Tell her you're not attracted to women
@@jamesmoar579 A GOOD high level belt will allow their partners to work. Personally when I roll with less experienced people that I know I can smash if I wanted to, I let them work. I can usually judge how long of a leash I can give them before they get in "too good" of a position.
As for your girl? There's some insecurities there that isn't a basis for a healthy relationship.... just my opinion though.
James Moar you don’t get better by training with only the people you can beat. My best partners are ones that I submit maybe once out of 3 - 5 rolls. 2 or 3 of those I’m getting smashed. Ask yourself “am I here to get better or am I here to win?” Avoid the better players and you will stall.
.... just here early 😂🤦🏾♂️
Travel and train and find the right gym for you Trust me i moved from Indiana to Illinois to train full time at psf
Judo and Wrestling is easy because they really have only one competitive circuit that everybody monitors. They have scouts. The scouts will ask. You know who is good, who is not, and who could be good. But there is a point when you have won so much that serious dojo's/schools will come ask you to train with them. I'm sure the IBJF works the same way, people are on the look out. When that happens, is when this question should be posed. Until then, just have fun, you are not ready for what they have to offer, and more likely be mentally and physically broken by them.
Question: Hey Chewy, first off I want to say thanks for all the advice. Secondly I'm a bigger guy 6'3" 245 and I am brand new to Jiu Jitsu. I worry about rolling with white/blue belt women/small men because of my size and weight. Not because they aren't worth my time, I just think a 245lb person going against an inexperienced 150 person would really suck for the smaller guy/girl. I could care less if I win or lose, i'm there to learn and help others learn. Is it disrespectful to say, sorry i'd rather not roll with you just yet because of the size difference?
I'm a 6'1" 245lb blue belt. Don't worry about smaller men too much, unless they feel weak or are way smaller than you -- if they have more skill than you, they will wrap you up easy. (BJJ is very deceptive in that way. You never know the killers by looking at them.) If they aren't better than you, then you will get a feel for how much pressure you are putting on because you'll be in control ("control-ish", if you're a white or blue belt IMO), so don't be a dick.
Best advice ever given to me as a big guy white belt was to pull guard for the first 6 months at least. Just slap hands and sit back into guard, EVERY SINGLE TIME. FOR 6 MONTHS AT LEAST. You will learn faster because you aren't relying on your weight and size, and you need to learn how to escape first anyhow, or at least I did. To make any real progress, you have to be willing to try things, and if you can't escape, you won't want to try things because you'll get caught easily every time you do if you have no defense.
For women, they probably won't want to roll with you because you could be a 6'3" 245lb spaz, so it honestly won't happen that often. If it does, pull guard and let them work, being careful not to hurt them. Just think, here's a bonus extra training, I get to work solely on my defense for this whole roll! If you end up on top, go very easy, and only match their strength and pressure, and don't exceed it. If they do a sweep that would work on someone their own size, go with it. Work on technique only, let her win if powering out of something has a chance of hurting her (if you are a 245lb guy who can beat a small woman at exactly her own pressure and skill level, you wouldn't be asking this question, you'd be a purple belt at least -- until then, just pull guard bro, seriously.)
If you feel that you are not skilled enough yet to NOT potentially hurt your way smaller training partner, then don't roll. Say you're tired and need to sit this one out, say sorry I'm not good enough yet, whatever (if she's sane, she'll appreciate it, it's not disrespectful at all, in fact it's the opposite). It's not worth hurting your training partner if you feel you can't control your weight or strength, which is essentially what you are saying.
OR, If you end up partnered with a small woman who has no clue what to do when you pull guard (because you ARE pulling guard in this scenario) and it turns out she's a complete beginner, and you don't feel confident either (i.e. you are also a beginner), then just say "hey let's just work on a move from class", and spend the 5 minute round time drilling that move together, helping each other out. Then for the next round go find that 225 lb 22 year old competition brown belt, and get smasheddddd.
(By the way, all of this advice still applies to me at blue belt)
(Also, I'm pretty sure Chewie has a video on this topic or something very close, so go find that and watch it.)
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@@markh3645 Thanks man, this hit the nail on the head. I'm super new, I just took the free week of class and loved it. I have a baby due next week so now probably isn't the best time to sign up but i'll definitely be there in a few months once the little man gets settled in. Pulling guard is really good advice. I haven't been smashed yet but I also haven't actually rolled with anyone above white belt. I'm looking forward to it tho. Thanks a lot and good luck!
@@aaronwhite1426 Congrats!! That's a crazy coincidence; I have a baby coming next week too! I hope she likes Jiu Jitsu:). So I won't be back for a few months either (apparently their immune systems are very weak the first 6 weeks, BJJ probably not a good idea unfortunately during that time) but I can't wait. Good luck and keep at it, best thing I ever did for myself was start BJJ.
Are there any world class gyms besides NYC and SD?
Of course. Those were just the ones listed in the question.
@@Chewjitsu i know but I was curious as to where? I know there are some big ones in rio and sao paulo but not really any outside of that
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Didnt know that Bilzerian is a BJJ Fighter.
Dan is such a Beast, first a Seal Training now this.
I just train, fuck all that elite talk, if it’s not about good vibes, a focus on actually learning and not just doing cardio, building connections and friendships and passing down your own knowledge, then I want no part of it. Big names are cool but they’re just names. Have fun and focus on learning.
Dude I'm willing to live in my suv working a part time job for 5yrs+ if I can find a gym that I could go to for 6-8hrs a day...I'll move across country. 😅 idc I have no want for anything else tbh
Im 17 live in a small town and there's not a place to train near me the guy I train w is a blue belt in his garage on concrete with our bare knuckles..and im already tapping him out on a consistent basis, idk what to do....just not fair some people don't understand how lucky they are to have a place to train
What are you training bare knuckles? BJJ is always bare knuckles ha ha
Yeah man you should. YOLO.
oh god. Name 10 elite guys who were created at one of those big gyms....
You don't have to train with Danaher to be a world champion if that was that simple everyone would do it, to be an elite athlete you have to do that with your life and be nothing else but that for a long amount of time and bring all your chances and opportunities to go as far as possible, there's so many points to make a fighter evolve, diet, stretching, muscle training (explosive workouts etc), stamina, you also have mental conditionning and technical training i mean that's a lifetime of improvements to come, the guy is only 18 there's no way he have that perfectly adjusted, hell even Gordon Ryan doesn't have everything lined up perfectly. Also you have to understand that high level sports have a dark side too and that it's not all shiny trophies and heroic stories you have to deal with all sorts of trickery and cheating because there's a lot of money involved and a lot of people who wants to profit from that fame and the money that goes with it, so yeah that's really not a simple path.
So youre saying that we dont just get there man i want my time back. I thought this was suppose to be like the matrix.
Whoa, I know kung fu.
to be elite you need to train in wrestling along with bjj. there is a reason why there are 10x more wrestlers in the ufc hall of fame than bjj guys.