Anyone here practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
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Yup. Years ago. I threw up after the first session from exhaustion but it got better lol Really enjoyed, took it as a fitness thing more than self-defense.
Another OG here sweet.
When I first started, seeing a blue belt was rare. A purple belt was like a Bigfoot sighting, you had to take photos so people wouldn't think you were lying. There were something only like 5 black belts in my country (Canada) when I started. One out in Vancouver, two in Toronto, two in Montreal. I was lucky enough to come up training in Montreal so I had a black belt instructor from white to black. I toyed around with opening my own school as well but I still enjoy training and learning at my own pace. Maybe one day.
I can't wait to get back on the mats. Got medically cleared. Threw out my lumbar a week before I was supposed to start. Now 3 months to wait. But I really can't wait.
Ahh. The infamous "Cheese Hand". Silent but full of deadly holes.
I've been at it for a while, used to go 5-6 times a week for years, dialing it back now because I'm in my mid-40s. I have my brown belt but I've got a real bad case of impostor syndrome about it. I wish I was still a purple.
BJJ is my favorite thing to do, but do bear in mind it can fuck you up and problems can compound in later years. I got off pretty easy, but at each belt I've had a nasty injury that put me out of commission for a while.
(Looks at fingers) Jesus christ.
BJJ is my favorite thing to do, but do bear in mind it can fuck you up and problems can compound in later years. I got off pretty easy, but at each belt I've had a nasty injury that put me out of commission for a while.
(Looks at fingers) Jesus christ.
I'm 50/50 horrified/envious of those type of fingers.
I started taping my fingers early on.
Yes! Tape tape tape. And for godsakes wear a mouthguard. I think susceptibility to cauliflower ear is a genetic thing; mine is a little gnarly on one side, but it's more of a badge of honor the older I get.
Montreal. I've trained at multiple schools there but the guy that gave me my BB was Bruno Fernandes. If you came up in Winnipeg, I imagine you trace your lineage back to Mundaruca.
I was just talking about this with others at the end of my class yesterday. I don't "feel" like a blue belt. I wish I could have had one more competition as white lol.
How many schools are there in Montreal? I'm curious to know because the scene is so small in Canada. I'm training under Curtis Brigham, BB under Bob McRoberts. Not sure if there is a direct link to Mundaruca.
Oh wow, that's a very old lineage. Bob was the guy credited with bringing Mundaruca over, I don't believe he got his BB under him though but there is a connection.
Montreal was one of the first cities in Canada to have a black belt there. There's a ton of schools and affiliation but our Bob McRoberts equivalent would be Phillip Gelinas who owns GAMMA. He brought over Wagney Fabiano and later Fabio Holanda to teach BJJ out of his gym. Montreal has a ton of schools, I no longer live there so I can't give you an honest audit but there's Gracie Barra, BTT Canada, One Jiu JItsu which spawned off of BTT Canada drama, Tristar, H20, Revolution, 10th Planet, Carlson Gracie etc.
So what is everyone's thoughts on still training with Corona going around? I want to train super bad but kind of second guessing going for at least this week.
Ill be going in tonight to teach a bjj class in a couple of hours. Literally all I've done today is speak to clients who were at the gym working out or on social media about what is happening with Corona.
One of our students is a nurse in a hospital, she expressed some concerns about her personally training, due to being in a hospital all the time and her levels of exposure being so high. She said WE should continue to do bjj classes normally, but depending on how things go over the next couple of weeks possibly changing the class format to a no-contact/drilling/stretching format.
I think thats a super effective compromise to still get people moving around but mitigating potential risks. Only time will tell of course. I am in midwest america FYI so other peoples response will be different obviously.
Would like to, but the schedules for BJJ gyms here are whack. Either super early in the morning or super late in the evening with nothing in between.
I'm stopping. Stephan Kesting who's a black belt and has a degree in microbiology suggests stopping. So I'm going with his advice.
I hope you guys took advantage of all the free instructionals given away in the past few weeks.
PM me if you missed out on a promotion, I can just give you my copy.
PM me if you missed out on a promotion, I can just give you my copy.
Our BJJ school closed, so did the gym in the same building. I'm gonna be so out of shape once this pandemic is over.
Yes.
Travis Stevens released a free instructional on BJJ Fanatics today.
GrappleArts is running a promotion where they're giving away a free instructional of your choice. Just go to their website.
Something that wasn't as well publicized is that BJJ Fanatic's sister sites, Wrestling Fanatic and Judo Fanatic were also giving out 1 free instructional priced $77 or less. Both of these promos have ended unfortunately.
Renzo Gracie Online is free for a month.
Caio Terra Online is also free for at least two weeks and DOES NOT require you to put in your CC information.
Jason Scully is offering lifetime membership to his website for $87. It's easily the best bang for your buck membership site out there.
Digitsu is also making a lot of their videos for free.