Roger Gracie: Improve by training BJJ with lower ranks

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Guest bio: Roger Gracie is a legendary jiu jitsu competitor and MMA fighter.

[@soul4saken]

This is similar to the Feynman technique of learning. Which is to learn something to a degree at which you feel confident to teach it. Only in teaching someone, do you get challenged about the nuances of it, by learners who can't easily conceptualise what you are saying without asking a ton of questions. It is that level of questioning that forces you to close any unwitting gaps in your own knowledge.

[@miertastrain]

I felt personally attacked when he mentioned purple belts as being low level 😂😂😂

[@greenwood-1426]

Haha we are tho...

[@ShaiTeller]

I feel

[@commandertard3803]

Imagine being me-white belt

[@davidwatts8281]

Bro, you an amateur until you get your black belt

[@miertastrain]

Speak for yourself, bro.

[@CarandRacer]

Roger Gracie remains my favourite because of his humility while being the ultra elite that ever was in BJJ. The fact he laughs at being tossed like a child and that it INSPIRED him to get better - which consequently made his BJJ that much better. He is the ultimate BJJ Martial Artist - in character, skills and temperment...

[@gabeminetti]

Great insight, thanks Lex!

[@haraldodunkirk1432]

True, as I got better, I got worse at dealing with bad positions.

[@kylewright4926]

This is a super mature observation. I noticed that my sense of urgency went away as I started feeling comfortable in bad positions. I spent the bulk of my brown belt reminding myself how to hustle

[@parsifal40]

Same, watching some Danaher stuff and how Gordon trains has helped me a lot in that regard

[@Patrick-sh9tt]

Fabricio Werdum became world champ in gi, ADCC and UFC in a similar way, teaching as a purple belt out of Madrid.

[@chriskings9841]

Even kristof midoux the coach of GSP

[@cryptomania9263]

Ive been hard to submit because i use to end up in sidecontrol, turtle and got my back taken. so now i feel comformtable to give my back

[@stayingsaneamidtheinsanity2499]

Humble guy.

[@pallyali786]

I love Rogers Bjj style. Simple but devastatingly effective. Nice compliment on Judo. Judo can do wonders for your gi game

[@jacobharris954]

Well it is father art

[@woolfel]

you can always learn, even from people with less experience

[@Longarmshortarm]

I want that sweater. Anyone know what it is!?

[@darraghkelly1744]

This has inspired me to run up on the free trial class guys (I’m a white belt btw)

[@wrxstock2820]

Interesting nod to judo

[@beaubellamy2999]

Joe Rogan says the same thing. The way to get good is not to train with other black belts, it’s to practice with Brown belts or Purple belts and just strangle them.

[@christ.7594]

How am I supposed to train with lower ranks? I just started, everybody outranks than me!

[@thismightnotwork]

That’s perfect! You get to work on your defence a whole lot more than others, mate! Keep at it. 💪🏾

[@markgothard7158]

Train with women.

[@matthewjalomo8511]

Battle the children

[@jacobharris954]

Train with children, if you win we call the police to get you arrested if you lose we will laugh at you lol

[@radatienza]

I guess the lesson here is you can learn something from everyone, in jiu-jitsu and outside of jiu-jitsu.

[@Dadzilla84]

Reminds me of rocky III in a sense if ya get me🤔

[@HernandezProAccounting305]

I do lol

[@renereithmeir2522]

It was .......good, but that's it 🤣🤣

[@raymondr2821]

Goat

[@user-ke7mn3sv4d]

What if I am a lower rank

[@raziel2592]

Get good enough to beat a novice

[@thismightnotwork]

Work on your defence, especially escapes, and then, escaping and putting the opponent back into your guard. Being a lower belt also gives you an immense opportunity to work on and build a guard retention that will last you a lifetime! All the best! :)

[@m.b.593]

He was “good” 😂

[@agrifforama]

They need to invent a belt lower than white then. 🤣

[@tededo]

Interesting. Elaborate ?

[@insidethevelvetglove3919]

It's very true, the really good guys never have to defend, they are always winning, I spent my whole BJJ life surviving. It is what I do. I'm crap. So therefore I evolved to survive.