Coding kind of hits home for me now that you said this. In the beginning I had no clue what I was doing, but now I kinda 'feel' what is the right way to go.
This method of education is called "Rote" I'd encourage you to read up on it. It's used for most things in life, especially school, first responders, and military. The art of making something a perfect habit.
Set little goals, like, 'ok, last time I got tapped out 20 times. This time, I'm gonna focus on keeping my elbows in tight and only get tapped 18 times'. Pretty soon, you aren't getting tapped out so much, and then start turning the table.
I boxed for 5 years and I was used to getting smashed for once in a while. Now I am doing twice a week MMA and twice a week bjj. For me it is not about losing or winning. First of all I am fighting against my ego. Imo you must be ready to learn from everybody.. Doesn't matter if black belt or white belt. Just learn GSP said even as a black belt you gotta think like a white belt...
J Guy I just started last year at age 45. I total get it. I still go 2 x a week and love it even though I’m getting tapped a lot. I just hate giving up.
Valid. I've been rolling 4 months, still feel like i dont know much more than i did in my first week but im getting props for doing things i dont even realize im doing.
Same . Just a month and half for me but somehow I pull things out of my ass I didn't know were there lol if I'm actively trying to thinking about it I get stuck in the motions but if I just flow with it I usually do pretty decent. I still roll the wrong way or grab the wrong grip all the time but I can tell it's getting better. Just goes with being a white belt lol
I started watching your videos when I first started BJJ 8 months ago and this video really helped me when I was feeling like absolute shit about not retaining anything. I noticed the other day that my body has adapted quite quickly to all the moves that I find NATURAL for me, and now I can move far more instinctually. I'm flowing during rolls now, thinking to strategize and not to panic and mentally scramble. You've just got to put in the work and trust yourself. Thanks so much, Chewy, you rock, man.
i was in 2 minds to quit after only 3 months but after seeing some of your videos aimed at white belts I am now no longer in 2 minds I will be returning to the gym as planned thanks you
So I just finished my 2nd bjj class last night and was feeling slightly lost. I am really happy I found this video. It was very reassuring and I will use this advice going forward. Relax, breath and just flow. Thank you for this.
Seeing men (who are probably weaker than me) call me gay and a pussy is pretty funny. But I am sure the rude commenters don't realize that gay and pussy have no relevance to martial arts... But I will give them a hint... If you think being gay or having a pussy has anything to do with martal arts, then I am not sure what exactly yu ar doing, but you are doing it wrong.
That’s a fact. Short of fundamental movements such as shrimping and forward/backward rolling, technical movement is end-stage white belt or later. Don’t bog yourself down with things you can’t understand yet.
I was in the same boat with other schools until I finally got to my current school. At my current school, white belts don’t roll, period. You’re in fundamentals drilling your brains out for almost two years. Fundamentals consists of techniques boiled down to bare bones where you are encouraged to get to know technique but memorize concepts. Rolling is in intermediate, and you had to EARN the invitation to go there by getting your third stripe white. Even once you got to intermediate, you still don’t roll. You do positional sparring. You roll once you get to blue belt. That was a godsend for me because two years in, I’m finally semi-comfortable with rolling. I’m still getting tapped out left and right, but at least I can move now. That just opened jiu jitsu up for me and made it so much fun.
Had my first bjj class last night... Been watching videos on techniques for months and been watching MMA my whole life... Thought I'd be able to use some of that knowledge to my advantage... Didn't think I'd be good, just thought I'd be able to recognize positions and be able to get lucky a few times... Haha... In reality I couldn't remember any of that stuff in the heat of the moment and it felt like I was being manhandled by six armed gorilla or wrestling with a giant octopus... Totally disorienting and I was just trying g to hang on and be able to keep breathing! 😂😂😂 I think I'm hooked!! I wanna know how to do all of that! 😁🙌
Been at bjj for over a month now! Love it! Its tough for sure I have good days and bad days lol. It is so much it feels like. But gonna keep at it no matter what. Channels like these are so helpful. Gonna keep updating my experiences on my channel too.
Excellent advice! As a lifelong musician myself (and beginner in jiu-jitsu), the analogy you made about playing guitar immediately resonated with me. Ultimately, it's all about muscle memory; the time and effort that you put into something will invariably affect how your mind and body retains that information. Keeping this mind has helped me tremendously in not getting totally demoralized or humiliated, when training. Frustrated? Of course. But I can't allow it to become anything more than simply a matter of time and effort!
As a new practitioner of only a month, and at the age of 44, this helps me immensely, thank you. I love your channel, so many people ask the same questions I have and you answer them so well. Good job man, i'm a subscriber :)
Nice! 1. As a guitar player who's looking into starting BJJ, I really like the analogy you made. 2. Regarding the study you were referring to, I'm pretty sure you were talking about the work of Antonio Damasio and what he ultimately called the "somatic marker hypothesis." Here, subjects' electrodermal skin activity responded differently to "good" vs. "bad" decks of cards in a gambling task (Iowa Gambling Task) before the subjects were consciously aware of the optimal choosing strategy. Great to see reference to this work outside of the lab, haha.
I have to say I am the smallest guy in my classes so it’s been pretty hard at times when rolling. I always really thought I should think of what moves I make before I do it, but know that I’ve heard what you said I’ve realized that I do better when just rolling without thinking as much compared to when I overthink a simple escape or submission.
This video was exactly what I needed. Felt lost the first few times I rolled. I tend to overthink and try to perfect every movement from the start. I usually fall back on my wrestling knowledge which was eons ago. I think what it probably comes down to is just showing up ready to learn, showing up consistently, and spending a lot of time on the mat. Great video. Thanks for posting. I’m sure there are many in the same position as me starting out.
I’m so glad I came across your page! I’m a new white belt and all of your videos especially this one has helped me so much! I’m always hard on myself and I’m an overachiever so it’s been very hard mentally for me because I can’t remember everything I’m taught and I want to become good fast but of course that will take time so thank you I needed this video! Drill drill drill got it and relax my mind
That guitar analogy was brilliant! I play guitar as well. Ive been playing for 16 years and it comes to me naturally now. I don't have to think much about it unless im learning a new song. The same for BJJ. I will take this lesson to heart and remember that I am not meant to learn all these techniques right way.. Thank you for such a refreshing new perspective. Hopefully one day, I can roll with you at your gym. OSS
@chewjitsu I'm a fresh white belt doing BJJ three days a week and what I love about it is that it feels like more than a martial art. After training and rolling (and sucking), I go home and I ask myself, "What did I do wrong? How can I get better?", so I take notes and have a UA-cam playlist with plenty of your sage wisdom. Your videos have been a great guide and learning tool throughout my BJJ journey, so thank you so much for helping me "embrace the suck"!
Good to see the work of Elliott is reaching multiple communities in the fitness world, I have a feeling he will be on the Joe Rogan Podcast soon... Elliott recently came into contact with Wim Hoff, a fascinating combination...
Wow! Thanks for posting this videos, it is really overwhelming being a brand new white belt. I feel very frustrated most of the time, I thought it was just me! :)
This is what I needed to hear. I'm very new to bjj and try and pay attention as much as possible in fundamentals and soak up as much as I can. When I roll it all goes out the window and I basically go into survival mode. Thanks for the video!
I’m about a month into my jiu jitsu journey and about 14 into my guitar journey and I gotta say this analogy to the guitar was so helpful for me..thank you for all the knowledge brother!
greetings from Australia, I am a 46 yo white belt,good to know other white belts have the same probs.did my first transition without thinking last week . muscle memory does sink in after a while.great vid thank you.
Had my first ever roll yesterday, it was outstanding. Come home heart pounding watched about 10 of your videos. Have a rugby background and injuries have stopped me playing, so I need a new sport I think this is the one! Thanks for the vids
I love to hear advice that i heard before from my professor.. It just validates him more.. Thanks you for this great advice.. It is so overwhelming yet so rewarding, everything im learning as a white belt...
Oh my gosh brother I walked out of class last night so frustrated with these thoughts. I've been a white belt for 2 months & we start to roll & I feel so lost. Then their I am on bottom getting smashed. Thank you for this vid! It was actually just what I needed to hear. More white belt advice & subs please. Awesome channel! Thanks Chewy !
thank you man, really. ive been training for about 4 months and ive talked with my coach about this and he said something similar but hearing it again helps me a lot. especially now where im home for the holidays and cant train and being sick. OSS
Just had my first jiu jitsu class yesterday and loved it! I had experience with wrestling when growing up but that was over 20 years ago and this is quite a bit different. I can see how it is frustrating. I already feel after my first class that I want to know more but have to just tell myself to take it slow, enjoy the process and have a good time. Thanks Chewy for your videos. These videos gave me a push to take my first step.
I just started jiu jitsu a week ago and after my first day (with an incredible student teaching me) I realized that my mind would go blank. Except, my body felt like a machine using muscle memory. It started feeling like instinct. I just started, but like anything new, the more you do it, the more natural it comes.
Absolutely love this advice and it's so true. It's like when I was learning to fly a plane and going through preflight check lists. Now these lists are huge and when you're starting you're going one step at a time very slowly. After awhile it gets faster until now i don't even think about it as I'm prepping for flight. It does get easier, you just have to get over the hump.
Thanks chew. Grabbing grips second nature to me now. Helps me to get better control when rolling. My old buddy said u control the grips u control the roll
So I'm about 2 months into Jiu Jitsu, and I just found your channel today. I love the mindset you talk about in this video, and in general for the most part. While this is my first foray into combat sports, I have a ton of experience with competitive gaming, which I think ironically carried over a lot to my initial training. Thank you for doing what you do
Did my first class of Jiu Jitsu a few days ago, I was so lost and confused but it was fun.. I would have quit if i didn't watch your videos! You helped me a lot! Thank you
I been watching your vids for a while and ive finally taken the leap and got my 1st bjj lesson tonight . I get exactly what you saying with regards to the guitar as ive been playing for many years. Great vids thank you 👍👍
THANK YOU! I am a gracie jiujitsu white belt (3 stripes) and started training 4 years ago and because of different problems I had to go in and out of the academy. These last few months I have been feeling great, I earned my 3rd stripe and was so happy. Today I lost it, I couldn't do technique and got frustrated because I tried so many times and still couldn't manage to do it, I just got out of the mat and started crying, I felt ashamed and sad of being stuck for so long so I searched for jj videos and your video came up. I feel so much better and relaxed! It's a long journey and I have to enjoy every part of it and learn on my own pace
you obviously missed the part where she said she was in and out of the academy for other reasons. Most BJJ places require you to have at least 100 classes before you can even be considered for blue belt. So do the math. if you go once a week it will take 2 years at least.. imagine if you take 3 or 4 months off for an injury or personal problem.
Thanks so much! I'm a white belt and I also have that same experience. I get brain fog. I tend to favor certain techniques but rolling is ever changing from position to position. Thanks for the advice.
Very good analogy. I find that having learned the guitar in the past has really helped me with learning to learn. It's a great skill to know how to learn because you start "feeling" the motions.
Been training for 8 months and I thought I sucked and wasn't growing because higher belts were beating me. This just made me laugh, thanks I needed it. that guitar analogy is so so good
That guitar player analogy holds true to my personal experience, I would say I'm between a purple or brown belt on guitar ( I've been playing 7-8 years on a regular basis) and a 4 stripe white belt on the verge of being promoted in jiu jitsu. Guitar playing is all about the number of hours playing and drilling until it's completely down to muscle memory and jiu jitsu is actually very much the same way.
great video and advice. I am a black belt in guitar but only a blue belt in jiu jitsu and I often compare the two, or use my success in learning and playing music as a blueprint for jiu jitsu.
That is great advice and an awesome analogy! I'm a two stripe blue belt, and I love training with white belts to help set up situations in a controlled, flow rolling fashion. Helps them get the feeling of putting techniques together with timing. And I get to use more of a thinking game where I might try to gain a certain position and work through a cycle of light attacks/defenses so we both learn.
Fergus, I also am a two stripe blue belt and completely agree. I feel that by having to sometimes explain a technique you first need to analyze and deconstruct it yourself. And by doing that you gain more insight and understanding. So I learn by helping/teaching others as well. (I don't want to suggest I am teaching, I mean during class while rolling and stuff)
I’m a white belt and also a singer/guitarist and learned Italian also. The first and most frustrating stage is immersion. You jump in and get a ‘feel’ for it and over time you’ll learn the new language.
I play guitar and this is spot on. I know JJ feels weird now but guitar felt that way one day, now I shred due to muscle memory practicing scales again and again so hopefully one day I will build experience in JJ and understand it more
I enjoy your videos because of the way you connect with us. Either new or vets to bjj seem to understand your tips. From most of bjj community i want to say thank you. Ive learned a lot from watching your videos and helped alot.
I'm a new white belt and I really like your vids. I keep finding topics I'm struggling with that you address. A big problem for me is, we're shown a technique and spend like 2 minutes trying it then we move on. It's just not enough time to learn them or commit them to memory. People keep saying it will come with time. Still frustrating!
I just started Jiu Jitsu. I played guitar for a few years. Still bang on it once in awhile. I'm not as creative/intuitive as I was when I was playing all the time, but I don't have to think about chord changes etc. That did not happen over night. I used to play 1-3 hrs everyday and at the start I totally had to think about my fingering and it was frustrating and hard at times, but also rewarding. You don't get to skip the frustrating part and just play by feel outta the gate man.
Im a newbie white belt, 3 classes in, any time i roll with someone, the first words to mind are "No plan survives first contact, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." Most of my online friends are military, and I've learned a lot from them in terms of mindset.
I found the same thing when i started.Then one day at the gym i became "aware" of everything happening in a roll and it all made sense! I think the only way you can possibly become aware is getting tapped alot at first trying stuff.the colored belts light you up as they perfect their technique on you and you do the same to the next batch of white belts when you have a colored belt. Unfortunately for us guys we are white belts for life but at times that is an advantage.
Thank you so much for this. I really thought there was something wrong with me. I would freeze up because I would try an think of a technique. But listening to this really helped me understand a little more. Thanks
Excellent! It's great having a significant other that trains. They have a better understanding of the gym addiction. How long ago did you start training?
+Chewjitsu when I drill we learn new moves each session. My biggest problem is remembering what I just learned or doing it the following session. Maybe my retention is not that good but that might be because of my age lol
Ken, not everything will stick. Oftentimes it's like a good book. You've read it several times and each time you do you see something new. The text was always there. The only thing that changed was your mental state and where you were personally. As you progress you'll revisit things and realize that you've seen them before but for some reason, this time they stick. In the meantime, if there is a move or position you'd like to drive home. Have you ever considered seeing if you could drill a few minutes before or after class? Grab a friend and bang out an additional 20-40 reps. May not seem like a lot. But it adds up. Or you can just set a timer (my favorite) and drill back and forth till you have to leave. Do you have open mats available to you as well? Those can be a great time to drill a little extra. If extra reps aren't on the table. Maybe consider a journal or even recording yourself or a partner doing the moves. The you can review back later. Sorry for the book. I just finished writing up my training plan for the next 6 weeks and I'm in a writing mood haha.
My second day i got outstanding advice. When asking a more advanced student what to do in a situation. He simply said. “ Man i could tell you, but then all you will do is nothing but concentrate on whatever i say. Just roll and have fun”
I've begun to go by the feel of things. I also got better as I understood the different ways that the body works, as far as what things hurt the joints etc.
I'm 38, no martial arts backround and I'm 4 weeks into my journey. I know nothing and as of right now for the time being I feel like a potatoe sac who just shows up to get smashed. I'm not putting the pieces together just yet but I'm gonna train as much as my schedule allows and let my body recover between sessions. I walk away with new black and blues every training session and wake sore as hell but I'm not giving up. I am determined to learn and understand this art and if I'm a white belt with no stripes for the next 2 years then so be it. I'm not really focused on ranking up I'm focused on really getting the concepts and being able to follow through with executing a technique and doing it to the best of my ability. Wish me luck and to all the newbies out there don't give up. Give it time and it will come. Patience friend...
@@Slickhuman I did! This August will be 2 years since I started my journey. This last year did put a damper on my training schedule however I did manage to train here and there during the pandemic. My school has opened back up so I am easing back into my old training schedule. I am now working towards my 4th stripe on my white belt. No rush though. Since returning I feel as though it's my 1st 4 weeks since I've started. I know with time I'll get back to were I was. It's all about patience and persistence. I'm looking forward to this next year to see where my journey takes me. I've made so many awesome friends along the way and my training partners are such amazing people. We've bonded like no other and it feels absolutely amazing.
@@linkntinks That's good to hear that you stuck with it. Do you still get sore after each session? How often do you roll and have you submitted anyone yet?
@@Slickhuman Oh most definitely. Since I took some time off my body is having to go through all the soreness that come with when you 1st start. Even when I was training back before COVID I would still find myself sore in different areas depending on what techniques we were working on and I was training 5 days a week. I'm slowly working my way back up to 5 dayd again. I'm not trying to force my body to do 5 days since it's been a while from being on that training schedule. When I went back about a month ago I started with 2 days a week for 2 weeks then after 2 weeks going forward I add a day up until I'm back at the 5 days. I absolutely listen to my body though, if I'm too sore I back off and let my body process and when I feel I'm good I return. Eventually I'll be training in Gi M,W,Sa,Sun and I train no Gi every Fri. For now I'm doing M,W and Sat. Within the next 2 months I'm hoping to be on that 5 day schedule but we shall see. The way my school is set up is we do 30min of fundamentals and then roll for 30min after which I enjoy. I have submitted a partner whom was my equal or below my rank, however my higher ranking belt partners let me submit them so I can work on my personal techniques. Also with my same rank and lower ranking partners we do the same for each other. Im lucky that all my partners including my coaches and professors are not there to just smash you to where you learn nothing, we are all there to learn and we are are there to help each other level up. We encourage each other and we are there to lift each other up. We are very tight and it's a good feeling to have what we calll out GB fam bam who you can rely on to not only take care of you on the mats but who's also your biggest fan no matter what your rank. We just want everyone to have fun and succeed not only on the mats but outside the dojo as well. How do you train and what's your rank?
@@linkntinks You sound like a good dude. I've been training for about a year now since COVID started tbh and its been on and off because of the restrictions. I've been going about twice weekly for no Gi BJJ and Muay Thai and its very fun! Haven't done any sparring in Muay Thai yet, only drills and conditioning. However, BJJ always consists of a 20 minute rolling/spar with random partners. The BJJ is a 1 hour class. 20 mins consists of rolling, 20 min consists of drills and then 20 mins of conditioning. I like it but BOY am I ever sore after. It seems difficult to get in more than 2x a week of Muay Thai and BJJ. I normally do bjj twice a week and muay thai once a week. I'm always bruised up around my body from rolling. I just wish I wasn't sore in places that require recovery more SUCH AS the back lol. When I'm sore in the back, I cannot attend another class til its unsore because as you know flexibility is crucial in bjj.
I talked with my instructor and said this - I was unconsciously bad @ bjj, now I’m conscious at how much I have to learn…I’m looking forward to getting to consciously aware of being good then…unconsciously good. It takes TIME. I am just showing up. Realized I saw a time or two where offense opportunities presented itself. I’m with it. 45yo white belt Osss
I doubt you’ll ever read this but thank you so much for putting out such incredible content for free!!!! You are a great man
JD Young thank you and you’re welcome.
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So like any other skill, no matter if learning to code or training Jiu-Jitsu, it's about practice, repetition and patience
Coding kind of hits home for me now that you said this. In the beginning I had no clue what I was doing, but now I kinda 'feel' what is the right way to go.
@@petery5905 good 👍
This method of education is called "Rote" I'd encourage you to read up on it. It's used for most things in life, especially school, first responders, and military. The art of making something a perfect habit.
Don’t forget focus
Set little goals, like, 'ok, last time I got tapped out 20 times. This time, I'm gonna focus on keeping my elbows in tight and only get tapped 18 times'. Pretty soon, you aren't getting tapped out so much, and then start turning the table.
oh god sounds like me right now too bad im stubborn and will continue showing up for bjj if theres one thing i hate more then tapping out is giving up
mike harvey fucking loser I was tapping red belts after doing Jew jitsu for a month
Yeah MK4, you really sound tough in a youtube comment section.
mike harvey wait what 😩
mike harvey i get tapped like 5 times. but ima try this. because i kno if i keep my chin tuck or elbows tight i dont get submitted
I boxed for 5 years and I was used to getting smashed for once in a while. Now I am doing twice a week MMA and twice a week bjj. For me it is not about losing or winning. First of all I am fighting against my ego. Imo you must be ready to learn from everybody.. Doesn't matter if black belt or white belt. Just learn
GSP said even as a black belt you gotta think like a white belt...
I never lost as many rounds in boxing, even against veterans, than I did in BJJ
J Guy I just started last year at age 45. I total get it. I still go 2 x a week and love it even though I’m getting tapped a lot. I just hate giving up.
Great comment!
Valid. I've been rolling 4 months, still feel like i dont know much more than i did in my first week but im getting props for doing things i dont even realize im doing.
Omg me too!!!! My professors will be like "Good job" and I'm just like .."What did I do?😳...How do I do it again?"
Same . Just a month and half for me but somehow I pull things out of my ass I didn't know were there lol if I'm actively trying to thinking about it I get stuck in the motions but if I just flow with it I usually do pretty decent. I still roll the wrong way or grab the wrong grip all the time but I can tell it's getting better. Just goes with being a white belt lol
What belt are you now Lol
@luanaisoares8912 Blue with a few stripes. Still get whupped like its my first day.
I've been training for two months and I feel the same way.
As a musician myself, the whole “your body will tune in” concept is a phenomenal one that should be taught, or shown, much more.
I started watching your videos when I first started BJJ 8 months ago and this video really helped me when I was feeling like absolute shit about not retaining anything. I noticed the other day that my body has adapted quite quickly to all the moves that I find NATURAL for me, and now I can move far more instinctually. I'm flowing during rolls now, thinking to strategize and not to panic and mentally scramble. You've just got to put in the work and trust yourself. Thanks so much, Chewy, you rock, man.
Are you still doing jiu jitsu!! I’m a female and just started
i was in 2 minds to quit after only 3 months but after seeing some of your videos aimed at white belts I am now no longer in 2 minds I will be returning to the gym as planned thanks you
That's awesome to hear! Thanks for the message. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the videos.
How you doing
Did you keep at it
@@kaiserwilhelmii6440 I did I'm now 65 kg lighter and a 1 stripe purple belt
@@bobcat7871Nice bro!
So I just finished my 2nd bjj class last night and was feeling slightly lost. I am really happy I found this video. It was very reassuring and I will use this advice going forward. Relax, breath and just flow. Thank you for this.
I almost started crying while watching this video.
The connection with the mind and the body is the beauty I live for in martial arts.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)
Pussy
@@hankaghostdog I mean literally
Gay
Seeing men (who are probably weaker than me) call me gay and a pussy is pretty funny.
But I am sure the rude commenters don't realize that gay and pussy have no relevance to martial arts... But I will give them a hint...
If you think being gay or having a pussy has anything to do with martal arts, then I am not sure what exactly yu ar doing, but you are doing it wrong.
That’s a fact. Short of fundamental movements such as shrimping and forward/backward rolling, technical movement is end-stage white belt or later. Don’t bog yourself down with things you can’t understand yet.
I was in the same boat with other schools until I finally got to my current school. At my current school, white belts don’t roll, period. You’re in fundamentals drilling your brains out for almost two years. Fundamentals consists of techniques boiled down to bare bones where you are encouraged to get to know technique but memorize concepts. Rolling is in intermediate, and you had to EARN the invitation to go there by getting your third stripe white.
Even once you got to intermediate, you still don’t roll. You do positional sparring. You roll once you get to blue belt. That was a godsend for me because two years in, I’m finally semi-comfortable with rolling. I’m still getting tapped out left and right, but at least I can move now.
That just opened jiu jitsu up for me and made it so much fun.
Had my first bjj class last night... Been watching videos on techniques for months and been watching MMA my whole life... Thought I'd be able to use some of that knowledge to my advantage... Didn't think I'd be good, just thought I'd be able to recognize positions and be able to get lucky a few times... Haha... In reality I couldn't remember any of that stuff in the heat of the moment and it felt like I was being manhandled by six armed gorilla or wrestling with a giant octopus... Totally disorienting and I was just trying g to hang on and be able to keep breathing! 😂😂😂
I think I'm hooked!! I wanna know how to do all of that! 😁🙌
Biggest advice is relax and breath brother try not to panic or use all your strength. Good luck man
2 years later you still rolling or what?
@@NotWatchingTV Good question, I'd like to know as well
Did you keep going? Just took my first class yesterday and feel the same!
You still in the game?
Been at bjj for over a month now! Love it! Its tough for sure I have good days and bad days lol. It is so much it feels like. But gonna keep at it no matter what. Channels like these are so helpful. Gonna keep updating my experiences on my channel too.
Excellent advice! As a lifelong musician myself (and beginner in jiu-jitsu), the analogy you made about playing guitar immediately resonated with me.
Ultimately, it's all about muscle memory; the time and effort that you put into something will invariably affect how your mind and body retains that information. Keeping this mind has helped me tremendously in not getting totally demoralized or humiliated, when training.
Frustrated? Of course. But I can't allow it to become anything more than simply a matter of time and effort!
As a new practitioner of only a month, and at the age of 44, this helps me immensely, thank you. I love your channel, so many people ask the same questions I have and you answer them so well. Good job man, i'm a subscriber :)
Are you still training?
Nice!
1. As a guitar player who's looking into starting BJJ, I really like the analogy you made.
2. Regarding the study you were referring to, I'm pretty sure you were talking about the work of Antonio Damasio and what he ultimately called the "somatic marker hypothesis." Here, subjects' electrodermal skin activity responded differently to "good" vs. "bad" decks of cards in a gambling task (Iowa Gambling Task) before the subjects were consciously aware of the optimal choosing strategy. Great to see reference to this work outside of the lab, haha.
What should you do if you fart when you're rolling?
apologize
Coconut Safari go for triangle choke
Use the momentary weakness that your butt fumes will create to advance position.
Carry on.
Or apologise
I have to say I am the smallest guy in my classes so it’s been pretty hard at times when rolling. I always really thought I should think of what moves I make before I do it, but know that I’ve heard what you said I’ve realized that I do better when just rolling without thinking as much compared to when I overthink a simple escape or submission.
When I get home from practice, I try to write down at least one thing I learned that day.
I love how you are the Elliot Hulse of BJJ, this channel is absolultely precious!
This is like tailored to me. JJ whitebelt but solo guitarist in a couple of bands. Thank you man!
You're welcome! Glad it made sense.
This video was exactly what I needed. Felt lost the first few times I rolled. I tend to overthink and try to perfect every movement from the start. I usually fall back on my wrestling knowledge which was eons ago. I think what it probably comes down to is just showing up ready to learn, showing up consistently, and spending a lot of time on the mat. Great video. Thanks for posting. I’m sure there are many in the same position as me starting out.
I’m so glad I came across your page! I’m a new white belt and all of your videos especially this one has helped me so much! I’m always hard on myself and I’m an overachiever so it’s been very hard mentally for me because I can’t remember everything I’m taught and I want to become good fast but of course that will take time so thank you I needed this video! Drill drill drill got it and relax my mind
That guitar analogy was brilliant! I play guitar as well. Ive been playing for 16 years and it comes to me naturally now. I don't have to think much about it unless im learning a new song. The same for BJJ. I will take this lesson to heart and remember that I am not meant to learn all these techniques right way.. Thank you for such a refreshing new perspective. Hopefully one day, I can roll with you at your gym. OSS
@chewjitsu I'm a fresh white belt doing BJJ three days a week and what I love about it is that it feels like more than a martial art. After training and rolling (and sucking), I go home and I ask myself, "What did I do wrong? How can I get better?", so I take notes and have a UA-cam playlist with plenty of your sage wisdom. Your videos have been a great guide and learning tool throughout my BJJ journey, so thank you so much for helping me "embrace the suck"!
Thanks for always putting out good information to us white belts! Very much aporeciated!
Been following Chewy for almost a decade now. Probably my favorite channel.
Thx so much. I struggle so much with this. It’s literally hard to shut off my brain.
This guy's approach is much like that of Elliott Hulse.
Jordan Aaron Smith that is EXACLY what I was thinking lol
Good to see the work of Elliott is reaching multiple communities in the fitness world, I have a feeling he will be on the Joe Rogan Podcast soon... Elliott recently came into contact with Wim Hoff, a fascinating combination...
Jordan Aaron Smith just gotta breathe into BJJ balls man
Mr breathing with your balls? lol
Spirit Splice aha
I needed this talk
Wow! Thanks for posting this videos, it is really overwhelming being a brand new white belt. I feel very frustrated most of the time, I thought it was just me! :)
This is what I needed to hear. I'm very new to bjj and try and pay attention as much as possible in fundamentals and soak up as much as I can. When I roll it all goes out the window and I basically go into survival mode. Thanks for the video!
I’m about a month into my jiu jitsu journey and about 14 into my guitar journey and I gotta say this analogy to the guitar was so helpful for me..thank you for all the knowledge brother!
Man, thank you! I'm a white belt and it's very reassuring to hear this!
Glad to hear the white belt focused videos are helpful to you!
greetings from Australia,
I am a 46 yo white belt,good to know other white belts have the same probs.did my first transition without thinking last week . muscle memory does sink in after a while.great vid thank you.
You're welcome Robb. Thanks for the comment brother.
Im a white belt. I love learning new submissions. Im obsessed with it. Feels good when you learn the execute them in class.
Man I'm really glad I watched this video, it gives me such a boost when I hear things that I can relate to directly. Thanks
So helpful as a 40 year old guy just starting BJJ. So glad I found your channel. Thanks man!
How difficult is it to start with bjj as a 40 year old? Im 41, doing some other martial art and considering starting bjj.
Had my first ever roll yesterday, it was outstanding. Come home heart pounding watched about 10 of your videos.
Have a rugby background and injuries have stopped me playing, so I need a new sport I think this is the one!
Thanks for the vids
I love to hear advice that i heard before from my professor.. It just validates him more.. Thanks you for this great advice.. It is so overwhelming yet so rewarding, everything im learning as a white belt...
Oh my gosh brother I walked out of class last night so frustrated with these thoughts. I've been a white belt for 2 months & we start to roll & I feel so lost. Then their I am on bottom getting smashed. Thank you for this vid! It was actually just what I needed to hear. More white belt advice & subs please. Awesome channel! Thanks Chewy !
Glad the video was helpful! Thanks for the comment brother.
Just started Jiu-jitsu....This is so relevant to me. Your the man, thanks for the great content! 👍🏾👍🏾
thank you man, really. ive been training for about 4 months and ive talked with my coach about this and he said something similar but hearing it again helps me a lot. especially now where im home for the holidays and cant train and being sick.
OSS
Exactly what I needed to hear thanks. As a guitar player I love the analogy. Can emediality relate it to my experience.
Just had my first jiu jitsu class yesterday and loved it! I had experience with wrestling when growing up but that was over 20 years ago and this is quite a bit different. I can see how it is frustrating. I already feel after my first class that I want to know more but have to just tell myself to take it slow, enjoy the process and have a good time. Thanks Chewy for your videos. These videos gave me a push to take my first step.
Why did someone hit unlike button!?! I don't understand.. He is absolutely right... Love the post!
One thing I took away from this was muscle memory!! I play guitar an your analogy really made sense. Thanks coach
I just started jiu jitsu a week ago and after my first day (with an incredible student teaching me) I realized that my mind would go blank.
Except, my body felt like a machine using muscle memory. It started feeling like instinct.
I just started, but like anything new, the more you do it, the more natural it comes.
Are you still attending?
As a musician and bjj practitioner this was great. Nailed it.
Absolutely love this advice and it's so true. It's like when I was learning to fly a plane and going through preflight check lists. Now these lists are huge and when you're starting you're going one step at a time very slowly. After awhile it gets faster until now i don't even think about it as I'm prepping for flight. It does get easier, you just have to get over the hump.
Thanks Chewy. Always a thumbs-up. I tune in every day.
In short we need to attain ultra instinct.
Nice video.
PERFECT analogy for guitar playing/practicing anything
Thanks chew. Grabbing grips second nature to me now. Helps me to get better control when rolling. My old buddy said u control the grips u control the roll
So I'm about 2 months into Jiu Jitsu, and I just found your channel today. I love the mindset you talk about in this video, and in general for the most part. While this is my first foray into combat sports, I have a ton of experience with competitive gaming, which I think ironically carried over a lot to my initial training. Thank you for doing what you do
how are you now
@@wtfimcrying had to quit like a year after i posted the comment cause of financial hardship
damn that sucks, hope you find the time to get back into it.@@thewarriorofboros
I love the analogy of the guitar with learning to roll.
As a guitar player I concur tap in to your intrinsic nature in any facet of expression you explore
Did my first class of Jiu Jitsu a few days ago, I was so lost and confused but it was fun.. I would have quit if i didn't watch your videos! You helped me a lot! Thank you
I been watching your vids for a while and ive finally taken the leap and got my 1st bjj lesson tonight . I get exactly what you saying with regards to the guitar as ive been playing for many years. Great vids thank you 👍👍
THANK YOU! I am a gracie jiujitsu white belt (3 stripes) and started training 4 years ago and because of different problems I had to go in and out of the academy. These last few months I have been feeling great, I earned my 3rd stripe and was so happy. Today I lost it, I couldn't do technique and got frustrated because I tried so many times and still couldn't manage to do it, I just got out of the mat and started crying, I felt ashamed and sad of being stuck for so long so I searched for jj videos and your video came up. I feel so much better and relaxed! It's a long journey and I have to enjoy every part of it and learn on my own pace
MAFERBENITES :)
A white belt for 4 years. Well done.
I am now a blue belt :)
MAFERBENITES congrats!
you obviously missed the part where she said she was in and out of the academy for other reasons. Most BJJ places require you to have at least 100 classes before you can even be considered for blue belt. So do the math. if you go once a week it will take 2 years at least.. imagine if you take 3 or 4 months off for an injury or personal problem.
Thanks so much! I'm a white belt and I also have that same experience. I get brain fog. I tend to favor certain techniques but rolling is ever changing from position to position. Thanks for the advice.
I felt like he was talking directly to me. LOL. Thanks brother 🤙
This info is gold!!! Great delivery and I absorbed every bit of those tips. 👌
Very good analogy. I find that having learned the guitar in the past has really helped me with learning to learn. It's a great skill to know how to learn because you start "feeling" the motions.
Thanks for the comment. Glad the analogy made sense.
Been training for 8 months and I thought I sucked and wasn't growing because higher belts were beating me. This just made me laugh, thanks I needed it. that guitar analogy is so so good
That guitar player analogy holds true to my personal experience, I would say I'm between a purple or brown belt on guitar ( I've been playing 7-8 years on a regular basis) and a 4 stripe white belt on the verge of being promoted in jiu jitsu. Guitar playing is all about the number of hours playing and drilling until it's completely down to muscle memory and jiu jitsu is actually very much the same way.
great video and advice. I am a black belt in guitar but only a blue belt in jiu jitsu and I often compare the two, or use my success in learning and playing music as a blueprint for jiu jitsu.
Im in bjj for 2 weeks, and your videos help me a lot brother. Keep the good work !
How's it coming along bud?
I don’t know too much about Jujitsu, I’m a Carpender I could drive nails very fast didn’t start out that way so I understand what you’re saying
I feel the same way, all the time after class or when we are live rolling. I’m like how did the move go?! Man frustrating.
its all muscle memory
That is great advice and an awesome analogy! I'm a two stripe blue belt, and I love training with white belts to help set up situations in a controlled, flow rolling fashion.
Helps them get the feeling of putting techniques together with timing. And I get to use more of a thinking game where I might try to gain a certain position and work through a cycle of light attacks/defenses so we both learn.
Fergus, I also am a two stripe blue belt and completely agree. I feel that by having to sometimes explain a technique you first need to analyze and deconstruct it yourself. And by doing that you gain more insight and understanding. So I learn by helping/teaching others as well. (I don't want to suggest I am teaching, I mean during class while rolling and stuff)
I’m a white belt and also a singer/guitarist and learned Italian also. The first and most frustrating stage is immersion. You jump in and get a ‘feel’ for it and over time you’ll learn the new language.
I play guitar and this is spot on. I know JJ feels weird now but guitar felt that way one day, now I shred due to muscle memory practicing scales again and again so hopefully one day I will build experience in JJ and understand it more
Thank you got putting your videos out there. I appreciate you man!
I enjoy your videos because of the way you connect with us. Either new or vets to bjj seem to understand your tips. From most of bjj community i want to say thank you. Ive learned a lot from watching your videos and helped alot.
I'm a new white belt and I really like your vids. I keep finding topics I'm struggling with that you address. A big problem for me is, we're shown a technique and spend like 2 minutes trying it then we move on. It's just not enough time to learn them or commit them to memory. People keep saying it will come with time. Still frustrating!
I just started Jiu Jitsu. I played guitar for a few years. Still bang on it once in awhile. I'm not as creative/intuitive as I was when I was playing all the time, but I don't have to think about chord changes etc. That did not happen over night. I used to play 1-3 hrs everyday and at the start I totally had to think about my fingering and it was frustrating and hard at times, but also rewarding. You don't get to skip the frustrating part and just play by feel outta the gate man.
Thanks for this video. Helps a lot. I’m only 3 wks in and it’s tough
I hear you. I’ve been to a place for a over a month and every class feels like day 1 (I mean that in a bad way).
My first class was last week and a black belt paired with me and it was so awesome to learn from him
Im a newbie white belt, 3 classes in, any time i roll with someone, the first words to mind are "No plan survives first contact, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
Most of my online friends are military, and I've learned a lot from them in terms of mindset.
I'm a 3rd stripe white belt. In 5 mins of rolling, if I could get 3 proper techniques in, that's a good roll.
I found the same thing when i started.Then one day at the gym i became "aware" of everything happening in a roll and it all made sense! I think the only way you can possibly become aware is getting tapped alot at first trying stuff.the colored belts light you up as they perfect their technique on you and you do the same to the next batch of white belts when you have a colored belt. Unfortunately for us guys we are white belts for life but at times that is an advantage.
Thank you so much for this. I really thought there was something wrong with me. I would freeze up because I would try an think of a technique. But listening to this really helped me understand a little more. Thanks
You're welcome brother! I'm glad the video, and the analogy inside it, was helpful.
+Chewjitsu Sister actually. but it's all good. lol
Haha sorry about that! I thought you were the guy in your profile picture. Please forgive me and my incorrect assumption.
+Chewjitsu not a problem. he actually trains as well. he's a blue belt that got me hooked on the bjj life.
Excellent! It's great having a significant other that trains. They have a better understanding of the gym addiction. How long ago did you start training?
these white belt tips are great! thank you!
THANKS A LOT for this video.
It was exactly what I needed right now, since I am feeling exactly like your student right now (also very beginner).
Breathe, and survive.
Embrace the tap, I just try to be a good partner.
Your perspective is appreciated! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the white belt tips, much appreciated. It can get frustrating when drilling and retaining all that info.
You're welcome Ken. Glad the video was useful. Are there any particular problems you find the most frustrating?
+Chewjitsu when I drill we learn new moves each session. My biggest problem is remembering what I just learned or doing it the following session. Maybe my retention is not that good but that might be because of my age lol
Ken, not everything will stick. Oftentimes it's like a good book. You've read it several times and each time you do you see something new. The text was always there. The only thing that changed was your mental state and where you were personally.
As you progress you'll revisit things and realize that you've seen them before but for some reason, this time they stick.
In the meantime, if there is a move or position you'd like to drive home. Have you ever considered seeing if you could drill a few minutes before or after class? Grab a friend and bang out an additional 20-40 reps. May not seem like a lot. But it adds up. Or you can just set a timer (my favorite) and drill back and forth till you have to leave.
Do you have open mats available to you as well? Those can be a great time to drill a little extra.
If extra reps aren't on the table. Maybe consider a journal or even recording yourself or a partner doing the moves. The you can review back later.
Sorry for the book. I just finished writing up my training plan for the next 6 weeks and I'm in a writing mood haha.
My second day i got outstanding advice.
When asking a more advanced student what to do in a situation. He simply said. “ Man i could tell you, but then all you will do is nothing but concentrate on whatever i say. Just roll and have fun”
awesome advice coach
I've begun to go by the feel of things. I also got better as I understood the different ways that the body works, as far as what things hurt the joints etc.
I'm 38, no martial arts backround and I'm 4 weeks into my journey. I know nothing and as of right now for the time being I feel like a potatoe sac who just shows up to get smashed. I'm not putting the pieces together just yet but I'm gonna train as much as my schedule allows and let my body recover between sessions. I walk away with new black and blues every training session and wake sore as hell but I'm not giving up. I am determined to learn and understand this art and if I'm a white belt with no stripes for the next 2 years then so be it. I'm not really focused on ranking up I'm focused on really getting the concepts and being able to follow through with executing a technique and doing it to the best of my ability. Wish me luck and to all the newbies out there don't give up. Give it time and it will come. Patience friend...
Did you stick to it?
@@Slickhuman I did! This August will be 2 years since I started my journey. This last year did put a damper on my training schedule however I did manage to train here and there during the pandemic. My school has opened back up so I am easing back into my old training schedule. I am now working towards my 4th stripe on my white belt. No rush though. Since returning I feel as though it's my 1st 4 weeks since I've started. I know with time I'll get back to were I was. It's all about patience and persistence. I'm looking forward to this next year to see where my journey takes me. I've made so many awesome friends along the way and my training partners are such amazing people. We've bonded like no other and it feels absolutely amazing.
@@linkntinks That's good to hear that you stuck with it. Do you still get sore after each session? How often do you roll and have you submitted anyone yet?
@@Slickhuman Oh most definitely. Since I took some time off my body is having to go through all the soreness that come with when you 1st start. Even when I was training back before COVID I would still find myself sore in different areas depending on what techniques we were working on and I was training 5 days a week. I'm slowly working my way back up to 5 dayd again. I'm not trying to force my body to do 5 days since it's been a while from being on that training schedule. When I went back about a month ago I started with 2 days a week for 2 weeks then after 2 weeks going forward I add a day up until I'm back at the 5 days. I absolutely listen to my body though, if I'm too sore I back off and let my body process and when I feel I'm good I return. Eventually I'll be training in Gi M,W,Sa,Sun and I train no Gi every Fri. For now I'm doing M,W and Sat. Within the next 2 months I'm hoping to be on that 5 day schedule but we shall see. The way my school is set up is we do 30min of fundamentals and then roll for 30min after which I enjoy. I have submitted a partner whom was my equal or below my rank, however my higher ranking belt partners let me submit them so I can work on my personal techniques. Also with my same rank and lower ranking partners we do the same for each other. Im lucky that all my partners including my coaches and professors are not there to just smash you to where you learn nothing, we are all there to learn and we are are there to help each other level up. We encourage each other and we are there to lift each other up. We are very tight and it's a good feeling to have what we calll out GB fam bam who you can rely on to not only take care of you on the mats but who's also your biggest fan no matter what your rank. We just want everyone to have fun and succeed not only on the mats but outside the dojo as well. How do you train and what's your rank?
@@linkntinks You sound like a good dude. I've been training for about a year now since COVID started tbh and its been on and off because of the restrictions. I've been going about twice weekly for no Gi BJJ and Muay Thai and its very fun!
Haven't done any sparring in Muay Thai yet, only drills and conditioning. However, BJJ always consists of a 20 minute rolling/spar with random partners. The BJJ is a 1 hour class. 20 mins consists of rolling, 20 min consists of drills and then 20 mins of conditioning.
I like it but BOY am I ever sore after. It seems difficult to get in more than 2x a week of Muay Thai and BJJ. I normally do bjj twice a week and muay thai once a week. I'm always bruised up around my body from rolling. I just wish I wasn't sore in places that require recovery more SUCH AS the back lol. When I'm sore in the back, I cannot attend another class til its unsore because as you know flexibility is crucial in bjj.
Great analogy. Perfectly explained.
Sound advice. Thank you Chewy
I talked with my instructor and said this - I was unconsciously bad @ bjj, now I’m conscious at how much I have to learn…I’m looking forward to getting to consciously aware of being good then…unconsciously good. It takes TIME. I am just showing up. Realized I saw a time or two where offense opportunities presented itself. I’m with it.
45yo white belt Osss
Thank you!!! Just started last week and this helped.
So much help in all these videos. Thank you
Another great video. I will use your advice in my rolling sessions.
Thank you! Glad to hear the video helped.