And I still have a weak guard, no half guard game
I still feel like this sometimes and I'm a brown belt who plays mostly half guard.
And I still have a weak guard, no half guard game
I still feel like this sometimes and I'm a brown belt who plays mostly half guard.
I literally meant it. Haven't learned how to approach someone with half guard and haven't learned how to play from there lol.
TC:
I've only being training for a little over a year and a half and I think a lot of people feel like you at some point.
I just got my blue and pretty much every other blue is better than me. If I get one or two subs a week against white belts I consider it a good week.
I'm 35 and not very athletic. Hell i can't even touch my toes when I do regular stretches. My body is not idea either, my legs are short and my torso long.
Still, some days I go in and just kick ass and I have all these white belts asking me for advice. Last week an attractive white belt female asked me how to get out of side control. It was flattering and honestly I went home feeling pretty good.
Then next day came in and got wrecked by the better blue belts we have. One blue got me like 4 times in 5 minute roll and I felt like crap and totally lost the high I had from previous day.
I think a large chunk of it is mental. Seriously. Like that last blue belt I rolled with that got me so many times: we were competitive until he got me in the first sub... then his demeanor changed and he was more relaxed and giving me his arm etc and phycologicslly maybe I felt defeated at that point because he wasn't taking me as seriously , nd then he really started kicking my ass.
I think mental toughness trumps things like being older or shorter or less atheltic. Motivation and belief in yourself go a long way I feel.
Oh and last night a purple belt got me like 5 times. And my first competition is this coming up... so.....
Everyone has given you great advice and you should follow it if you do continue to do bjj. However, I think there is a more fundamental question that you need to ask yourself to decide is bjj for you. Are you still having fun? If you are having fun, then yes bjj is for you. If you are not having fun and you are dreading going to class, then bjj isn't for you. It is OK to not want to continue bjj. Not everything is for everyone.
Also, 9 months is not that long of a period of time. You probably would not be very good at any difficult activity if you only did it a few hours a week for 9 months.
For working on your half guard, look up Lucas Leite. His style is, in combination with Z-guard, the objectively best half guard (not counting "technically half" guards like DLR and RDLR).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inBwg5nC8AI
For passing, use head control and their knees to put them flat on their back while you work your weight up their body and free your leg. Andrew "Goatfury" Smith of Revolution BJJ has some great material on passing half guard that I use on a daily basis.
https://howtheyplay.com/individual-sports/How-to-Pass-the-Half-Guard-The-Hip-Switch-Method-BJJ
https://howtheyplay.com/individual-sports/how-to-pass-the-guard-using-the-kimura
Damn dude.. watching videos is one thing, and applying those to real life is another. too hard to remember sometimes. I sometimes watch videos on techniques, but it goes out hte window when i roll lol
Damn dude.. watching videos is one thing, and applying those to real life is another. too hard to remember sometimes. I sometimes watch videos on techniques, but it goes out hte window when i roll lol
Damn dude.. watching videos is one thing, and applying those to real life is another. too hard to remember sometimes. I sometimes watch videos on techniques, but it goes out hte window when i roll lol
Damn dude.. watching videos is one thing, and applying those to real life is another. too hard to remember sometimes. I sometimes watch videos on techniques, but it goes out hte window when i roll lol
Just cause its alot more affordable than other gyms in my area.To echo some advice in here, you might want to look into a school change. If you arent progressing and enjoying yourself, why stay?
It depends on the curriculum.I literally meant it. Haven't learned how to approach someone with half guard and haven't learned how to play from there lol.
...On another note, i need to lose another 20-30 pounds. Maybe that is another thing that is hurting my game.
Yeah I’m 6’2 and started BJJ at 227lbs, now I’m 185. Losing weight has helped a ton. Highly recommend it.
I’m sure there’s 100 different diets you could do but I’ll tell you what I did.
Getting from 227 down to 200 I just trained and ate better(cut out sugar mostly).
Then 200-185. I had a tournament coming up and needed to be 194.5 with the gi on so 190 without. I cut way down on carbs still ate full meals just heavier on protein and good fats. And biggest of all I limited snacks in between meals to just whole fruits or veggies like carrot sticks.
Drank a ton of water to keep my appetite under control.
Good luck!