Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of the most physical forms of martial arts. And it's a sport that James Terlecki has spent many years perfecting, no matter how late in life.
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@roycemachado97708 жыл бұрын
I'm 50 yo with a white belt 1st stripe so James Terlecki gave us older people hope..respect to him👍
@7Earthsky7 жыл бұрын
Same here..I'm 44 and starting combat JJ very soon..Good to know there's folk out there starting JJ over the age of 25...Everyone seems so young that's doing it on youtube but i'm sure there's a good mix of ages.
@IgnatiusCheese7 жыл бұрын
7Earthsky Good for you sir. I advise you to work on your neck muscles then.
@ToddVance7 жыл бұрын
45 - started 6 months ago, have 2 stripes and am competing next month! ( with all the 40+ whippersnappers )
@devitomichael7 жыл бұрын
47 years old, been training for about 3 months at both a competition school and a self defense school, and my 47 year old 3 months of Jiu-Jitsu self could beat the crap out of my 26 year old 2 years in Kenpo Karate self purple belt!
@christuxford44627 жыл бұрын
Royce Machado Gives me hope too. 49 with my first white stripe. Have no idea why they gave it to me. I spend my whole time defending or getting myself into positions that I realise I have no idea to finish. I might get better by the time I'm 55. My striking is ok though, so I guess that's something... shrug...
@nextlevelmartialarts4 жыл бұрын
Just an update...my dad is now 80 years old and is training during the Coronavirus quarantine. He knows the risk. He just loves to train and be on the mat with everyone ❤️
@nbecherbleachundcodein99404 жыл бұрын
Great bro keep things up watch out for your pops
@nextlevelmartialarts3 жыл бұрын
n'Becher Bleach und Codein he turned 81 last month. He still trains 3 days a week
@nextlevelmartialarts3 жыл бұрын
@@petero6743 no worries there. We know there are always risks with grappling training, but we try and train hard and intelligently; taking care of each other
@Kaledrone4 ай бұрын
Is he still alive?
@herberthenderson94532 жыл бұрын
I just started this week as a 62 year old white belt. He is such an inspiration. He shows it can be done through persistence, patience, and hard work. My hat is off to him.
@clintonoshea10 жыл бұрын
It's one thing to get a black belt in other martial arts. But in Brazilian jiu jitsu, it's a really big deal - those things aren't given away for just turning up. Fair play, oul' fella. Hope to see you rolling for a long time to come. #NoExcuses #NeverTooLate
@skatasxesidi895310 жыл бұрын
if you go to Brazil in many cities and pay they give it just for turning up man. i know that from a fact. but full respect tho to the dude :) keep rolling
@clintonoshea10 жыл бұрын
skAtas xesidi Is that right? Can you name the gyms? I know a hell of a lot of top names in the jiu jitsu world, so I'll enquire and make sure everyone knows the name of these academies. Can you name any of these black belts too, or who awarded them?
@skatasxesidi895310 жыл бұрын
i can do that. i will tho need to be sure about the information. i will contact you when i have everything. and are you really that surprised? in a country like Brazil (i love Brazilians) where the people do not have much money to live or feed there families? some of them they really do not care. my coach was training 6 years in Brazil. And he also loves Brazilians but he saw also a lot of shits, where cocky Americans and Europeans just went to the schools paid the money and the instructors just gave the belts. but to be fair that was happening in 2003-2006. bjj was not that big as today. sorry for the late reply also. i am not the technology type of human..
@clintonoshea10 жыл бұрын
skAtas xesidi Yes, I'm extremely surprised. Of all the martial arts out there, BJJ is the strictest when it comes to awarding black belts. It's all down to lineage: when people see a black belt practitioner, they need only ask whom they trained under. Their qualification is then easily verified. If this black belt turned out to be awful, then whoever awarded it would get a horrendous reputation and the black belt would be named and shamed as a fraud. My lineage is Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Carlos Gracie Junior > Braulio Estima > me. Easily verifiable, and if I decided to lie about my qualifications, I would be found out very quickly. If Braulio was in on it, it would ruin his reputation. Hence the lack of fraudsters in jiu jitsu. As for having barely enough food to feed their families: I don't think there are many 2nd degree black belts (you must be AT LEAST at this level to award a student a black belt) who are that poor. By the time you get to that level, you're probably pretty famous and have your own academy. And if any were desperate enough to sell a fraud a black belt, it would completely undermine the credibility of the professor/master and their academy. News travels very fast in the jiu jitsu community and fakers are not tolerated.
@skatasxesidi895310 жыл бұрын
yea what you are saying is truth and i am sure you are a legit black belt sir but saying that there are not gyms giving out easy bb thats just not true. thats all i am saying :)
@hadidta6 жыл бұрын
I’m a 56 year old white belt,James is the bench mark 👏🏽
@maxhope76914 жыл бұрын
go go go
@jaymac72032 жыл бұрын
That's kind of you to say thank you 😭 lol
@lHurtYourFeeIings10 жыл бұрын
Most martial arts you can get a 1st degree black belt in about five years, I don't mean American Mcdojo either. Even martial arts taught in Japan. But BJJ they take the BB very seriously. Good job man.
@dubla3216 жыл бұрын
GoldenPimp not all bjj dojos do. there are plenty of ppl w a bb that dont deserve it. a bb in bjj means more than most belts in martial arts. bjj is a very very technical very versatile martial art. where in karate its mostly horizontal combat and defense. judo can also be applied to this. a black belt in bjj is prestigious. its like a gold medal in brazil. its a way of life and a promise on a code of respect and humility. its in my opinion the pinnacle of what life can be about. i have seen so many changed by bjj for the better. honestly helio gracie founded something that has transcended cultures. broken down walls built up by centuries of war and hatred with countries. its one of the most beautiful things in this world and it means more than most things in my life.
@danieljulian51726 жыл бұрын
There were people at my taekwondo dojo getting a bb in 2 years lol. Then I go to jiu jitsu and it takes me almost the same amount of time to get a BLUE belt
@spiritsplice6 жыл бұрын
Giving a BB to this guy is the opposite of taking it seriously.
@Jakesnakeryan6 жыл бұрын
GoldenPimp Thats most Martial arts, a real Martial arts like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can take an average from 8 to 10-Years, every Belt has an average of 2-Years, then 1-Year from Purple to Black. Then Degrees take, three years at each Stripe.. Jiu-Jitsu is the hardest belt to earn, you will never see a 12-year old wearing a BJJ Black.
@davidalarid165 жыл бұрын
@@spiritsplice are you saying he is not deserving of it because he is old?
@johnfiskin418810 жыл бұрын
That's inspiring. These people are lucky to have a guy like that to roll with, not only for Jiujitsu knowledge but life experience.
@BK_2016sr52 жыл бұрын
RIP James. Thanks for all the memories
@magcitrate2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Can you elaborate?
@milkbunnies7 жыл бұрын
You sir...are a legend...
@drexlwashingtonian29784 жыл бұрын
Thx
@ricozam77334 жыл бұрын
This gentleman is an inspiration. I'm 49 and just got started in Jiu Jitsu a few months ago. So far i haven't earned any stripes, only a couple of injuries, but I'm not quitting.
@randyvillegas58956 жыл бұрын
At that age to put your time and dedication to something as hard as bjj is amazing. Gotta respect him. I know after a 12 hour shift sand blasting a preceip have to force myself to even go train. So yeah respect
@dimpap96593 жыл бұрын
0:25 The only MAN in the world to have a ''Black bely ''in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu . Well done Sir !
@neonbelly94912 жыл бұрын
yeah lmao they even named the gym owner incorrectly. lazy editing, someone's getting canned
@raywill20077 жыл бұрын
It's extremely awesome that Dad gets his black belt at the same gym his Son owns. All in the family.
@maxhope76914 жыл бұрын
I feel very inspired after watching this. I am 50 yrs old, just started do BJJ, hope I can get a black belt before I turn 80. (If I am still around)
@reapergs59703 жыл бұрын
My deepest respect for this black belt. I’m a 52 yr old blue belt and wish I had his drive. A true inspiration!!
@randerson-mm5kq Жыл бұрын
Inspirational! 68 at purple. There’s still hope!
@sgt73 жыл бұрын
I'm a 42 year old white belt. Due to a serious physical illness that I've had for 20 years, I was confined to watching MMA on the internet. I loved it even though I couldn't take part. I went through difficult rehab over the past five years (due to new treatments becoming available) and started BJJ about 6 months ago. I'm training 100% without any significant health problems. We have limits but always do your best. You will never know your limits unless you try to consistently aim to do your best ;)
@shevetlevi28213 жыл бұрын
A remarkable achievement. I'm 67 and I've practiced mostly Okinawan karate for about 50 years and have a blackbelt but I have to admit that a BJJ blackbelt is much harder to earn than karate. It's a more challenging art to learn. I started BJJ the week of my 60th birthday, stayed with it for 3 years earning a 3 stripe bluebelt when I got a really bad hand injury and hung it up. I don't regret a single day training in karate but I wish BJJ was around when I was younger and wish I had started younger. Mr. T is an inspiration to me. Respect to all practitioners of legitimate martial arts.
@shevetlevi28213 жыл бұрын
@Carl Harrington Good going. I remember reading an article in either Blackbelt magazine or Karate Illustrated in the 1970s about a sensei that was training a wheelchair bound student. At first the teacher and student didn't know how they'd do this but they learned to adapt and made the wheelchair itself into a weapon and learned how to move efficiently in the wheelchair. The wheelchair arms were detachable and pulled out of the main frame and together they learned to use the 2 stainless steel wheelchair arms like kama and tonfa, traditional Okinawan weapons. The yardstick shouldn't be measured against other people, only measured against where you started from. Stay safe.
@SuperSneakySteve7 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see! I'm glad that school is mature enough to recognize him as a black belt for his hard work and knowledge.
@chuckduncan90989 ай бұрын
Thanks for the motivation. I'm a 73 yo 1 stripe white belt.
@Jacob-ps5cl6 жыл бұрын
That last couple of sentences he said was just so pure. I could feel the sincerity behind those words. That was touching.
@GSMillion2 жыл бұрын
I strive to be like this guy when I get to be his age. Respect ✊🏻
@jordanrock34942 жыл бұрын
Just realized this is seven years old, I hope he's made it to second degree by now and is still rolling.
@dvd08270 Жыл бұрын
Keep it up Terleckis! Edit: I'm a 38 year old white belt with a 9 year old grey belt son. The goal is to keep rolling together until we both have grey hair and black belts.
@conniesmithers913510 жыл бұрын
Hell of an accomplishment at a young age--74 incredible. :)
@rbujold15453 жыл бұрын
Awesome. 48 still going . Inspiration to keep at it. THANK YOU
@axwack2 жыл бұрын
52 year old. Just started with my kids. It'd hard but I love it. I want to roll with my kids. It's awesome bit be careful for injury
@jam43553 жыл бұрын
👏🏼to James Terlicki. I’m 49 and used to roll in BJJ. Much respect sir. 👊🏼
@Byakuya799 жыл бұрын
The Jiujitsu force brought me here, and now I have no excuse. Black belt no matter what.
@7Earthsky7 жыл бұрын
I keep hearing a saying..''A black belt is a white belt that never quit''...Makes sense to me.
@Leo-iq7um3 жыл бұрын
enjoy the process
@themerpking84452 жыл бұрын
They forget to mention his 30 years of martial arts experience
@emildegas4213 Жыл бұрын
Dang and I doubt myself sometimes for being a 31 year old judoka, this is truly inspirational.
@krzysztofp78466 жыл бұрын
Panie Terlecki pozdro z Polski, duch nie zginął, zawsze walczymy do konca!!!
@joeyc4473 Жыл бұрын
LATINOS UNIDOS LATINOS THE STRONGEST: He's NOT an Old Man, but an Old IRON WARRIOR 💪🔥🏆 I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR HIM!!
@TheTattooedRonin Жыл бұрын
I am 32 and a white belt! Gonna keep going no matter what. Love the martial arts so far. I will update everyone with my vlogs if you wanna follow along or share your thoughts and journey as well.
@MrTrevor1818 жыл бұрын
Excellent - Keep on rollin'!.
@BFerreira824 жыл бұрын
Impressive! Hats off to this gentleman !
@oftenKICKEDbaby3 жыл бұрын
Following in the footsteps of Master Helio. Jiu jitsu for life!
@zenmachine9256 жыл бұрын
Thats amazing! What a champ. Very inspiring story....age is just a number!
@irockz2819824 жыл бұрын
Oss!! Keep rolling motivator. Jiujitsu for everyone.
@kevincraig53113 жыл бұрын
Just fuckin awesome. No other way to describe this
@rjm_174 жыл бұрын
I go here. The younger one is the owner/ Head coach. If you are in the Austintown area, I definitely recommend you check this place out. It’s awesome.
@dysfunctionalhero3 жыл бұрын
You are an inspiration!
@audaciouscitizen.93132 жыл бұрын
Inspired.
@Mdrnsamurai6 жыл бұрын
They could have spelled Black Belt correctly. Way to go Graphics Guy you had one Job!
@alanguages5 жыл бұрын
Maybe the graphics guy is a white belt with no stripes in graphics. lol
@dguerreiro015 жыл бұрын
He had 2 jobs and fucked both.
@xtractstudios2 жыл бұрын
I salute you Mr James Terlecki!!!!!!!!
@stevenconnolly283 жыл бұрын
And I thought 37 was too old to start. Respect 🙏
@curewish5742 жыл бұрын
There's only a limited no. of things you can't do as you age; and that too because our societies were conditioned to accept such fallacies (mostly employment related.... Some of the most worthwhile / satisfying stuff in life comes later, when you are more aware / have the capacity of reflection. Age after all is mental construct - we don't know whats really going on ! Kudos to this great guy; hope he's still inspiring us at 94.
@luuk3415 жыл бұрын
That's so awesome! Keep at it sir!
@1Faith1Fate9 жыл бұрын
I hope I have his strength when I'm 74! Most impressive.
@markellis50082 жыл бұрын
I'm 58 years old and white belt. There's hope for me yet.
@905legends Жыл бұрын
30 years and just got his black belt? Dude should be like a 2nd degree black belt by now that's when you know someone is in it for the love of the journey when they aren't chasing belts. My coach is the same way, 20 years in and he just got his black belt
@bizznick444joe7 Жыл бұрын
I'm 36 years old. I seriously wish I could turn back the clock at least just 10 years and start up. Then again I feel like I would have given up early in my 20s because honestly my mind wasn't all there I just went in life on what my parents wanted.
@markjames63246 жыл бұрын
truly an inspiration.
@tiagopariol7 жыл бұрын
Really Cool ! What a life example ! Really hope that my health is equaly as awesome as his when I reach his age ... did I see Balck Bely at 0:26 ?
@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr5733 жыл бұрын
Amazing congratulations Sir.
@rstscott6 жыл бұрын
Shit....I am a 43 year old white belt, and I am struggling physically. This guy gives me hope.
@shinoorrahman87995 жыл бұрын
New level of respect your elders. Period.
@johnbravo10344 жыл бұрын
Awesome inspirational person.🙏🏼
@mcdevitt107 жыл бұрын
You can't mess with that old man strength
@clayvision4 жыл бұрын
Awesome OSS!
@Artist21st7 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@rillepille11535 жыл бұрын
You sir, are a beast!
@FBA-Renaissance Жыл бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉 THERE'S VERY VERY VERY GOOD HOPE FOR ME FOR SURE!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@misoadeio Жыл бұрын
He is hardly moving… but no one dares to tell him! Emperor’s new clothes!
@501stBattalion10 жыл бұрын
Holy shit man, good for him.
@charliepearson366110 жыл бұрын
Congrats sir! your story has been shared at Lockflow.com. What a great example for all of us.
@sliderx18975 жыл бұрын
Congratulations James OSS
@joesatva5 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!
@TheGraciefighter10110 жыл бұрын
really inspiring man
@guilboeh63443 жыл бұрын
How are you holding up? Do you still practice jiu-jitsu ?
@donbain44255 жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@pendem49514 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! I love it.
@Glenn1967ful4 жыл бұрын
Respect, I'd like to learn something like BJJ to keep fit as I'm 52, but due to coronavirus, the man who was due to set up a club near me has postponed it. This looks a lot more fun than striking arts that I find too rigid and boring and became disillusioned with in my twenbties.
@chamboyette8537 жыл бұрын
props to the dude.
@molonlabe4596 жыл бұрын
Wonder what couch potato down voted this?
@junomaranan11013 жыл бұрын
Goes to show that if you keep moving at any age, mind & body will find purpose & fulfill it.
@juliosantos61044 жыл бұрын
E isso aí guerreiro , oss !!!!!
@willwest82510 жыл бұрын
Black bely?
@daselmojo7 жыл бұрын
ffs i saw that too hahahah
@makemoneyrelax7 жыл бұрын
bravo, love the guy.....i gave up on taekwondo at 33 yo
@bundy4prez4626 жыл бұрын
Congratz!
@Perfectly_Balanced9302 жыл бұрын
Where is Mr. Terlecki now?
@Seegie167 жыл бұрын
Thats a terrific story!
@tawil2212733 жыл бұрын
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young."
@TheHitman-3 жыл бұрын
So unoriginal, doesn't apply here. You don't die in jiu-jitsu and it isn't a profession.
@tawil2212733 жыл бұрын
@@TheHitman- You didn't understand the quote. You must be very stupid.
@Docinaplane3 жыл бұрын
Great!
@kipallen87935 жыл бұрын
Congrats!*
@michaelgondokusumo53363 жыл бұрын
Amazing 👍👍👍👍
@khanage3603 жыл бұрын
Respect to him
@axsdnied110 жыл бұрын
Looks like there's hope for us all :)
@parkercomputing6 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@danielandrews73787 жыл бұрын
hells yeah, great job
@Anthony126517RKO9 жыл бұрын
Got to respected that ! OSS
@c0mputergenius72 жыл бұрын
The 38 year old guy at 1:23 looks young for his age
@TeleVernon8 жыл бұрын
#respect
@paultaylor1077 жыл бұрын
Good on him. Goes to show patience comes with age!
@yatsol402610 жыл бұрын
respect
@daisukeono21576 жыл бұрын
I respect him.
@PPdabest5 жыл бұрын
RESPECT!
@chopsueykungfu3 жыл бұрын
Cool! I'm planning to take up BJJ in Jan 2022, I'll be 62 at that time. He began it about that age.