What to Focus On as a New BJJ White Belt with No Submissions
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- čas přidán 3. 10. 2017
- When you first start BJJ training, it can be overwhelming. There is so much going on and it's confusing about where to start.
I experienced this issue when I began training. And it is a question one of my new White Belts named Taylor had a question about.
His question was essentially asking what to focus on as a new BJJ White Belt.
So in this video, I share several tips about how I personally went about Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a brand new White Belt with little to no submissions in my useable technique arsenal.
I share some tips for people who are more comfortable on the bottom playing form Full Guard and I share some options for people who are more comfortable playing from the top positions.
The general idea in this video is that if you're new to Brazilian Jiujitsu. Your goal should be to just be able to control position as best you can and survive initially.
If you can control the basic positions (holding full guard, maintaining top position, etc) then overtime you'll find that you'll be able to mount some sort of offense attacks afterwards.
But in the beginning, if you don't have the ability to maintain positions properly. You'll be hard pressed to mount any submission attacks or offense techniques.
So for all the newcomers to BJJ, I hope this video is useful to you!
-Chewy
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Obviously the first move you should learn is the flying triangle. :)
*the flying berimbolo
Toltaly agreed
Instant black belt.
Nope ameridote
Gogoplata
Had my first bjj class last night. Felt like I was drowning for the most part, but I'm excited to keep going!
2 years later. How's it going?
Update?
Pretty sure you owe Sam Harris money for that analogy.
Just had my first class A week ago and then for some reason I thought I won the lottery because I went out and spent like $500 on BJJ stuff
update????
"Embrace the suck!" - Chewy 2017, Spoken like a true poet
Manuel Littl haha.
S U C C
Tiling doorway
I just bought a shirt that says that! Excellent words to live by!
just ripped off from david goggins
I can't even imagine starting bjj without having any kind of wrestling background, or at least being somewhat strong and athletic. The people that do and manage to persevere are heroes to me.
I started when I was a chub chub gamer boi and stuck at it. It was tough and I injured myself every session I did for the first few months 😂
I'll just go to different gyms until I find one in which I'm the biggest dude. Looking forward to get choked out by middle aged lady half my weight.
Basically everyone in Brazil lol
that's where im at right now
I have 0 combat experience other than random streetfights I'm pretty athletic but my gas tank isn't very good I'm getting it tho been running doing squats and abs rolling trying to make up for the fact I started so late I'm 22 and I want to do mma cage fights
0:40 Chad be like: "yeah true, but damn dude.."
savage
Lol I looked at his face as soon as the comment came out and I was met by exactly the face I expected.
I hate people like that, dude. Lol. Just casually condescending.
@@paradigmwolf4694 its the truth snowflake get used to it
@@dannywithnuggets calling someone on being condescending makes me a snowflake?
Well insulting people without good reason makes you a jackass.
Love the "new-jitsu" feeling of getting crushed time and time again and being sore in ways i haven't ever before. #survivalmode and working on keeping my base.
Me right now ! Luckily I have a wrestling background so I have some basic instincts... we did king of hill after class and I literally got pummeled every round 🤣.
Same! I have a background in karate and may thai, but jiu-jitsu seems very humbling. I love it.
Sus
2 lessons in....I'm drowning I'm exhausted I'm beat up....roll on next session 😂
Uggh this is literally me rn 😅
Two days into training, this is exactly the information I was looking for. Thanks a lot!
@Hodge Fun hows it going so far brother?My first class is Thursday im interested in what to expect?
@@blazed1945 how's it going for you so far
Yeah most people don't stick with it so I'm not expecting a reply fellas lol
RIP Tony
I just finished my 2nd day!!! Did you stick with it??
First session tonight.
In a Jiu Jitsu gym in Korea.
I don't speak Korean.
Some of the coaches speak English.
Let's see how this goes.
"If you go into a Jiu Jitsu academy, and you have no idea what you're doing, you can be a 6' 10" 350 lb man, and get taken down by a 5' 5" 120 lb woman." -Jocko Willink
How did you go?
How was it?
Dude i'd love to hear how this experience went
I’m in South Korea for a tour for a year and wanna get into jujitsu again but I’m in the Seoul area
Same situation for me but I’m in Japan
I took my first Bjj class and I feel like I did amazing! My coach made me go against a blue belt since I’m pretty fit and the white belts didn’t rlly do much. The blue belt rolled me up like a knot. I loved it !
Dude I just got my first stripe on my white belt during class today!! So ecstatic, I totally did not expect it.
My man! Wow.... im a 40 year old who is about to start BJJ.... im nowhere near as fit as I once was and this video is remarkable.... im so going to give this a go... your advice regarding keeping the arms on their body is not something i ever heard when i trained in it a short while 15 years ago! Amazing... im subscribing!
HEY GUYS ONE MNTH DOWN ...loving the jujitsu.. its is very hard .. i am 46 never been athletic...so trying this out is very challenging .. thanks you have beem an inspiration to me...
brian lunsford keep it up man
im 41 and im really serious about getting into it, im a lil overweight and im nervous. glad to hear youre enjoying it
Rob Robinson Go for it man. And I hope you keep with it.
It gets easier. Keep on rolling, man
How is it going? If you didn’t keep training get started again. You will be glad you did. I’m 48 and have been training 5 years.
Dude. Thank you. This is exactly what I wanted to know. Just attended my first class. It was an open mat (lul) and I had no idea where to even begin. Now I'm looking forward to my next class and taking my first step in the right direction.
A side note, while rolling before taking even 1 white belt class probably isn't wise, I'm glad I did. I survived and now know how would feel for your average guy off the street to be on the ground with someone with just 3 to 6 months of training.
My best move is sweating on people.
Hahahahaha bro hahahahaha😂 I’m dead
bottom line, just try to delay getting tapped out.
I love the talks chewy. This is almost a podcast at times. Jiu-jitsu talk with Chewy.
man you're on a roll 3 vids in 2 days, much appreciated effort and great felt commitment, cheers and please keep up the great work.
I'm looking into starting BJJ after doing kickboxing for 6 years and these videos chewy are unreal thank you so much for your content already before doing BJJ I find it so helpful
Awesome video. Very helpful to think more of strategy than submissions. As a white belt just knowing the basics in each position sometimes gets lost. This video is great, thanks
Excellent. So many schools do not have this structural basics and simply go into submissions without teaching the structure. Thank you
Very helpful!! I am 4 weeks in and I have been having these thoughts. Glad to hear it is a good thought process :)
This is exactly where I'm at with my training so this was super helpful to watch!
I had my first BJJ class this am. We drilled a couple north south positions and then had some open rolls starting with what we learned. It was a great experience.
Beginner here, and what you're saying about racing the guard against the clock makes perfect sense to me brother. Thank you for the video.
This was super helpful. On Monday I have my 3rd session and I'll be looking for my little goals. Thank you!
First time commenting on any video on CZcams although I've watched hundreds. Im 3 hours in to actual bjj training and possibly 30 hours In on bjj videos.
Best advice I've come across fella, thankyou.
I'm so new to this, this is the first time I've realized I'm gonna be having problems like this. But thanks for the heads up! Just have to go about it like life in general.
I'm 45 and JUST starting BJJ I'm just 3 classes in so completely lost but loving it . This has helped me with something to focus on as when I go in my only goal was to try and not get killed as my brain is just overwhelmed with WTF do I do now so thank you I'll at least have a small goal to implement
Thank you so much 🙏
Just startet my first steps on this life long journey- and good advice is worth gold!
Hi there, As an older ,smaller, white belt i have been getting trampled every time we finish class with training ( rolling). this valuable piece of information has really changed my game and way i learning to roll. I can survive longer and with less injury.! Very grateful f. Thank you!!
49 year old just starting and this was the best video I’ve ever seen. My first class I felt like Ricky Bobby not knowing what to do with my hands and just tried to muscle my opponent. Gassed immediately. Thank you!
We have to learn to fail, before we learn to succeed! I love how much patience is needed in this sport!
First class was two days ago, what a blast! Got submitted every time but learned a little bit more each time. Got to roll with the instructor first and then a few white belts later. Can’t wait to go back
Thanks for the advice! This helps as I am a wrestler starting out in BJJ as a white belt!
"Embrace the Suck" T-shirts! Make it happen!
Jay Carrera check out goruck website they have shirts and patches etc with that. Pretty common saying in the military
Jocko
Thanks for this vid mate, Im a month in and a lot of these techniques are helping me a lot to last longer and also gives me a bit of time to get back a bit of energy in the fight. Still get beaten up but my partner has to work for it a bit longer
I am slowly realizing how true the last 5 seconds is
Just had my first lesson. So much fun. Can't wait for my next lesson.
This concept has helped me a lot. I love your content man!
Aged 54. Had my sixth class today. I'm looking forward to getting my black belt somewhere in my late seventies. 😁
Thanks for the tips...every bit helps. I'm feeling the white belt pains right now...constantly getting crushed ;) but loving every min of it!!!
Watched this before, and then after my first BJJ class. Even though I was rolling and doing drills with zero prior knowledge, I found so many of these tips helpful.
Looking to enroll for more classes after the trial. Thanks a bunch for your insights and lessons!
My first class was a few days ago. Im two in, your second part of this video is just what I needed after being broken in by one the Purple Belts. But I get why he did. Found a great gym, one of the Blue Belts recommended your page and glad he did.
First class Friday. Zero experience or knowledge. Did open mat with 3 blue belts and got owned. One was very technical and it wasn’t too painful to be put into submissions. The second guy was a big guy who relied more on weight and strength. I got choked hard by the second guy and felt like I had mono for the weekend. During the roll he asked what I was trying to do and i said i didn’t know… i was just trying to not get killed. I was probably more rough with him than i should have been as i don’t know how to not hurt people so I’m not surprised it got so rough.
This vid gave me something to shoot for. Next time I’ll have a game plan…
I came onto CZcams to research this exact question/subject... cheers for the video
This was honestly really helpful! I just had my second class! We just covered scissor sweep so next class imma just try holding the guard in sparring! Thanks for the tips man!
Love the video! Just started bjj a couple weeks ago and found the information very useful
Super helpful! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!!!
This is such good advice, all your videos are really helpful
This is very useful for beginners, thanks a lot and make more videos like this about concepts and theory for newcomers! Cheers
I'm a 51 year old guy , had my first class yesterday. I'm sore but liking it. Back this evening for a nogi session. I was a winner by just signing up.
Hoping to go to my first classes next weekend. I enrolled my kids in this MMA gym that teaches basically everything, so I joined too so I can take my 11 yr old daughter to NoGi and my 4yr old wrestling. I have been binge watching your videos. I am guessing with my personality I am going to be addicted lol. Thanks for all the info.
Thank you, can't wait to practice this tomorrow.
This video is very encouraging. I'm new to jujitsu and I get submitted a lot. It's cool cuz I'm learning but I was getting a little discouraged. Thanks!
Honestly, my biggest problem with BJJ when I started training it was that I was immideatly thrown into sparring when I didn't really know ANY techniques. They just pretty much showed me the mount and side control and a couple of other positions, and then they were choking me out left right and center.
Of course, this might vary a lot in different clubs but still. I just felt like I came there week after week to get my ass kicked, and not really to learn much new.
When I started doing MMA and Muay Thai on the other hand I felt like I had proper time to focus on the tehcniques first before I started to spar. That didn't mean that I still wouldn't get my ass kicked a lot, but then I at least had a honest chance to defend myself and try some techniques myself. When it came to BJJ I didn't feel I could do that because i literally didn't know a single submission and hardly anything else either, and still they just excpected me to spar with blue to black belts and get choked out constantly and it just wasn't an enjoyable experience.
Well this may be late but your situation is what was in my mind exactly when i wanted to train so here what to do.. Grappling require strength so if you are strong you can survive so don't play with bigger opponent ever.. Secondly nvr play with non white belt which mean Blue and above .. If you always face this maybe change gym as a proper Bjj gym should offer 2 to 3 type of classes beginner , intermediate and High so go to beginner and when you spar try to survive focus on your moves and what you learn and avoid sparing more than twice a week if you go to the class let say 4 times so 2 of 4 spar and other 2 days catch some one who shows you what to do when you spar " If there are good guys "
@@alb3tal I think this might vary from gym to gym. The place I join has a "standard syllabus" that rotates restarts every 3-4 months and every lesson there is sparring.I always go with people who are colored belts and after the ass kicking I'd ask them what to do in the situation, how do I reverse a mount, where to position my hands when I am in a mount. To be fair, people here are really friendly and would love to stay behind to help. Oh and if you let them know its your first or second week here, they are generally quite gentle with you. I sometimes avoid certain white belts as they are sometimes overly aggressive and the new guy is the only one they can pull off submissions on :x
Oh, you should have tried one of the Gracie Barra Team
Thank you for sharing! These tips are gold.
Thanks I really needed this advice and help. I am one week in and just getting owned by everyone.
I started traing at Rogue Combat club and these video's have really helped me! Many MAHALO'S brother!
Brilliant videos man. Massively helpful
Great. Thanks for explanation. Very informative and educational. I corrected my mistakes thanks to you!
Very helpful. The arm pit trick I could have used last night while I was getting smashed by blue belts. Thanks!
Super helpfull! In 2 days its my second class and i was looking about tips because I was getting passed. Thanks you very much!
Glad you said this. I’ve been going for a month and this week I thought why not try prevent subs by holding position.
Love this guy. You explain things so well nice one 🤩
Wow I’m on day 2 as of now at the Gracie academy team Mica and cuz I’m so new breaking guard was today’s focus then I watched this video and u guys said the same thing.
Bjj is so addictive n legit n my only regret.... I didn’t start sooner
Thank you for this. I've only done a few classes and the only real move i've learned when someone is in my guard is the scissor sweep. So I decided to try holding my opponent in my guard for as long as I could, like you said. Well after about 30 seconds he went to stand and I used my only move to sweep him to full mount. At this level that's my first win while sparring. It felt much less overwhelming to have a plan.( I don't know if its the same everywhere, but where I train, white belts without a stripe can only move to a dominant position, no submissions. I assume this is to reduce the risk of injury from people who basically have no clue what they're doing, like me 😊)
Thank you for this Sir, I will be trying a few of the things you have suggested on Sunday.
I will pop back let you know how I got on.
Had my first paid for BJJ class at Renzo Gracie’s UWS today after putting it off for four days. I was super anxious going in- but it was easily one of the best hours of my life
I'm about to leave for my first class in 10 minutes and this gave me a confidence boost,
sincerely thank you
How did it go?
I’ve been watching your videos for about a year and a half but I had to come back to this video because I finally got the courage to sign up for bjj! I start this next week and I’m both super excited and terrified at the same time!!!
Update
@@763grams I’m glad you brought me back here. I fell in love with martial arts and Bjj is everything they say it is. The confidence you gain from it is life changing. Before bjj I felt like my friends didn’t exactly respect me like I wanted them to. They werent disrespectful and are still good friends of mine but I felt like they showed more respect to others in my friend group. Instead of complaining I took on bjj to make myself better as a person. I got my blue belt in a little under 2 years and I feel like I radiate real confidence now. I make sure not to be cocky because I really dislike gym bullies (even though they are my favorite targets). I finally feel like I don’t have to prove myself to anybody not even my friends. With the confidence in myself came the respect from my friends. The way they treat me now is like night and day. When I talk everyone listens now and it’s not because I know bjj it’s because of the personality traits bjj has given me such as discipline. It’s crazy but just two years ago I was lazy, unproductive and was just wasting my life away. Now I’m constantly on the go getting things done and I can’t help but contribute it to bjj. I like to think I have always been a very respectful person but the difference now is that I demand respect. I don’t seek approval from people anymore only respect. I made new friends in bjj that are just as hungry as I am to better themselves. We all respect each other (other than the playful banter we give each other when we roll). We hang in and outside the gym and we all love training. I train on average about 4 times a week and whenever I’m not training I’m constantly thinking about martial arts. I went from weighing 150-155 to weighing 175-180. It helps keep me fit and I truly feel like my energy has changed. I plan my daily routine around training, I already quit one job because it stopped me from training for 3 months. Currently I eased off training bjj to focus on my stand up. I still train outside the designated classes and some weekends. Luckily my gym is never really closed if you know someone with a key and it turns out I became really close friends with two of younger coaches. My first love in martial arts is bjj so once I feel confident enough in my Muay Thai I’ll go back to full time bjj I just think being well rounded is better for self defense than solely having bjj. I’ve only competed 4 times placing 4th, 3rd, 1st, and 2nd in that order. I plan on doing so many more tournaments. Joining bjj changed the trajectory of my life and now my end goal and dream is to start my very own gym whenever I feel ready (which I know is many more years). Sorry for the long response I just wanted to emphasize the changes bjj has made on my life just in case someone is on the border on whether or not they should join. My answer will always be yes!
That was the most positive thing I've heard. Thanks so much! As the only woman in my class, your words were inspiring.
Hopefully you're still training. There are only a couple of girls in my gym and they're badass
1 year into my white belt, and I can say this is exactly what I had to do to get myself through a lot of the rough spots. I was the newest guy at my gym for a long time so I just started setting small goals for myself and they built on each other. Now I can roll with upper white belts and blue belts and at least be competitive and not get subbed every 30 seconds. Thanks for all your vids, they’ve been awesome for my mental state to stay consistent with training
Did ya get ya blue belt?
Not yet! I've got two stripes on the white belt, and just keep lining up tournaments to motivate me. Hopeful for blue belt by the end of this year, but who knows.@@dakotafiondella
Thanks for this! Great video lots of good tips for the beginner
Love the advice! Good tips and very articulate :-)
So true. Getting submitted is part of the learning experience.
This was a great video. I have had a huge ego and it has sucked getting tapped out. But this has helped me to understand that it is just how you measure yourself that gives you success.
It's been a humbling experience and this has helped me to understand how I can grow.
Thanks. Focus on maintaining guard. Go for submissions but if looks like failure, abandon submission and get back to guard. ❤
You guys are cool. I just started BJJ at Spangler Martial Arts in Apex, NC. Your videos have helped me put things in perspective. All the best to you!
Happy to help!
Four months in and I have one stripe. I get worked every class buy I keep coming back for the fun of bjj. As a white belt your job is to survive!
Just did my 7th class of no GI
Just been trying to hold on and learn how to breathe while getting tapped left and right
but iv slowly been holding on longer and longer!
Great advice, thank you.
You are my favorite and have helped me so much as a noob. Thanks
started my journey in BJJ last night (with a past experience in semi-contact point fighting many moons ago), this was a great video thanks!! looking forward to progressing and learning
Did you stick with it?
Yeah I got subbed over and over obviously didn’t manage to sub anyone else but I still enjoyed the lesson and now looking forward to the next one
very helpful tips on how to approach your early training. cheers.
Good tips. Thanks!
Very helpful. Much appreciated.
Thank you. Two days in and they expected me to roll and I was beyond clueless
Today was my 8th or 9th class and I had my fifth ever roll against a blue belt. He tapped me multiple times (as expected I dont expect to win period in jiu jitsu), but at one point he was letting me work a bit and I saw and took the opportunity for a baseball cross choke, which I learned the first class. It didnt work because I didnt the technique quite down and he tucked his chin really well, then he got control ofc, but he told me it was a good idea. That is the first time ive not completely got my ass handed to me in every single interaction. For a brief few moments at least but, im so proud of it. Yes he was probably letting me work a decent bit and didnt expect me to even know that choke but I was still pretty happy about it
I am a Muay Thai student. One time the gym had a free wrestling class. All the ju jitsu dudes were in there. I had never grappled before. Those were some of the most intense fights I've ever had. Ran out of energy so quickly. I haven't grappled since but one day I wanna learn the art. So beautiful and so effective.
Really helpful. Im two hours in and know that i know nothing and getting beat up 😂 it's great and this was super helpful. Im gonna just practice these for the next few weeks when we roll. Good stuff
Great video. Thanks for the channel!
Thank you for this video. I am about to start my first ever bjj class and I am 40mim early so I thought I should at least get an idea of what I’m going into. And this video has given me a few things to work on for my 1st class. Thank you 🙏
How has it been going?
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Going for my first ever BJJ class tonight no gi ottawa ontario so much appreciated
This was what I needed. Thanks
This was so helpful. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your work.
Great video brother!
Thanks! Just what i needed
bro this is a great video. i just started yesterday so this really helps