I usually immediately submit a new white belt a couple of times, then let them work. Just letting them know that we're here to learn and not to feed our egos.

As a shitty white belt, we really appreciate you guys letting us work! I also think it's important for me to hear that I'm getting better from the higher belts, because it never seems like I do any better against them because they sort of always give the same amount of difficulty relative to my skill level, if that makes sense. Sometimes after a roll I feel like I got completely smashed, then the guy will say something like "you're getting better man", which is a huge help.

This kind of cracked me up. As a new blue belt a while back, I was rolling with a brown belt in a 5 minute round. He’s not submitting me…I’m thinking wow, my defense is really on point today. With about 30 seconds left on the clock, I catch him watching the clock, as we get to 15 seconds he promptly chokes me for a submission. I started laughing, he’s like what? I said you just didn’t feel like resetting every half minute did you. He smiled and said good roll. The cool thing was, I really did get a lot out of it. He worked a lot of attacks giving me different looks and letting me try different moves. You really do have to appreciate days like that.

I wrestled for 10 years and have done bjj for 4 and a half years I’m a purple belt. Whenever I get friends into the gym it’s absolutely insane how clueless they are about how easy people go with them. Had to submit my buddy 10 times and break him mentally one day because he was going around saying he could take me. Homeboy after the roll was giving the 1000 yard stare at the wall for 15 minutes after class😂 he’s my size but grew up wrestling me as well it’s just my bjj is so many years ahead of him and he got that reality check

At our gym we have a dad who's son trains, his son is a blue belt. The dads never grappled in his life, just a big cut up body builder. He always screams at his son after a roll, telling him what he did wrong. Yesterday our Professor asked the dad to roll with him! Lets just say it looked like a cat playing with a mouse! Dad got humbled.

I got a friend to try BJJ recently. I have 4 years on him. I'm 160lbs, he's 260lbs. FIRST thing I did was have him roll with me, told him to try whatever he wanted while I was on my back. He mentioned hitting the groin, biting, etc. I agreed. I took his back twice in maybe 10 seconds total. AFTERWARDS I worked with him & had other people work with him as well. He appreciated the subtle reality check & now he loves it.

I finally rolled with my coach a couple days ago and the best way I can describe it is that I felt like the ground beneath my feet was moving. I was just constantly being off balanced. He wasn’t even trying. I don’t think people have any idea what rolling with a good black belt is like until they’ve done it. It’s a spiritual experience

I (purple belt) was rolling with one of my white belt buddies a few weeks back and I submitted him after a couple minutes. He looked at me and - definitely jokingly - said "alright, no more submissions." So I smiled and said "OK then. I'm going to give you everything, but I promise not to repeat submissions." We rolled for another 3-4 minutes or so and I submitted him about 6 more times. After the roll he looked at me and asked something like "Is that how much the upper belts are always holding back with white belts?" I said "Well, not always, but yeah kind of." He just sat back, nodded his head for a few seconds, and then said "That's awesome. I've got work to do."

Mat enforcers are sometimes necessary. I've seen some epic attitude adjustments happen. They stopped short of actual injury, usually, but contained lots of pain. They're fun to watch because by the time they're needed, they are well deserved. The victims either change their ways or don't come back. Either way is a win.

I never let a new guy out of a roll without tapping them. It's a skill, learning experience, and humbling experience all at once. I will let them work till there is minute left then I put them on there back and let the struggle till about 20 seconds is left and I tap em. They are always appreciative and it gives us both work.

First degree black belt here. 51 yrs old. I’m not often the “mat enforcer”, but when I have to be, I usually immobilize someone and give them “the talk” while I’ve got them trapped. It’s another level when someone is casually giving you feedback while they’re pinning you and squeezing the air out of your lungs. 😂

Just earned my first stripe. Guys at my gym would let you play for a minute or two but always make sure to show you who's the boss afterwards. As a beginner I really appreciated it. I learn more when I get submitted and analyze my mistakes.

One of my professors had that happen. He took it easy on a day 1 student. The guy walked out of the gym talking about how unimpressed he was. So, there’s a new rule: you light the new guy up, not to be a jerk, but to make it clear that it’s not going well for him. As soon as that’s clear, take a bad position and escape over and over again.

You are such a blessing to the J community. I'm now a Brown belt and have been watching you from white belt

My Dad and I are relatively high rank in Hapkido. We recently moved halfway across the country. I started BJJ. My Dad was looking into a Hapkido school, and decided to try it out. The man running it was incredibly arrogant, hypocritical, and had zero respect for our prior training. My BJJ gym, on the other hand, has respect for the journey I've been on. They still give me a deserved white belt and smash the living hell out of me, but they're nicer about it. Anyway, my Dad had zero interest in BJJ, but decided to give it a try. And still, even though he's not that interested in BJJ, he would rather train it at my dojo, than go back to that hapkido school.

Sometimes compassion is fierce. Being compassionate enough destroy a dangerous delusion in a student,friend or loved one that could very well hurt them down the road…it’s not always comfortable for either party. You are genuinely helping them see things as they are. Well done.

I had this happen recently with a coworker. Next time we rolled I just held heavy top pressure and didn’t let him move for the roll until I submitted him. He knew why when we were done, now I go back to helping.

just let it go bro, if he tries again someone else will smash him . Everyone comes in thinking they are better than they really are. then they get that ego check real quick then they decide if its for them or not.

I’m a 43 yr old guy. I’m a new purple belt, but was a blue belt for about 4 years or so. I am also an instructor. My background for the last 21 years is behavioral modification, specifically teaching and training autistic children how to communicate and appropriately respond to stimulus in an environment, utilizing positive reinforcement and redirection into correct behaviors. I love teaching and I love BJJ. My whole purpose is to make my students and training partners the best they can be. Unfortunately a few of the guys at my primary training gym, which I don’t instruct typically, got me allowing them to work particular positions and techniques as an invitation to go from 50-60% to 110% when caching something. They didn’t quite understand that I’m forcing them to make the correct adjustments. I will fight them tooth and nail when they are doing the wrong thing, and almost zero resistance if doing the correct thing. ie: Redirection and positive reinforcement. Sometimes they get this confused. That’s when my instructor cap comes off and my “don’t be a dick” cap goes on. I clearly reestablish my skill and ability and then go back to instructing. Young BJJ people, and young meaning as in time in BJJ not age, tend to need reminders of the levels in BJJ.

One of my former coaches gave me great advice on this topic. He said whenever he rolls with someone for the first time, he quickly submits them twice, and then lets them play a bit for the rest of the round so there's no question in anyone's mind what's really happening. He said for new white belts, it's often the move of the day, so they can experience and feel the power and potential of what they just learned, and how even if it's a simple move, putting 15-20 years of experience behind the move can make it unstoppable. I'm just starting to get to that level where I can try to recreate this, at least on white belts. Lots of spazzy new white belts will come at me 100mph and I'll try to reverse what they give me but often still I'm like man at 43 I don't have the energy to deal with this I'm just gonna frame up and hope they gas out.

Man that guy has zero self awareness lol. I remember rolling with a brown belt once and he was basically letting me drill because he wasn't trying to really stop me and I was ok with that because I can use all the practice I can get. He gave me a few pointers too, he was a super nice guy. I went to competition prep class and had to roll with dude and the whole look in his eye was different.... I knew in that moment this was going to be quick. I lasted maybe 30 seconds lol

I was asked to be a mat enforcer for the first time a few days ago. It was glorious.

I've been doing BJJ for a year and a half and my biggest achievement so far was making a brown belt fart out of effort mid roll so I was starting to think "maybe I can take on some blue belts now" then I rolled with an experienced blue belt with very good defense and active feet and I felt like I was entangled in a spiderweb. Sometimes we all need reality checks lmfao

This information is golden. Appreciate the great content as always.

That's the worst... I'm a fairly big white belt (6'2 height 275lbs). If anything I've become far more humble about my skills. I wouldn't call myself weak perse as a heavyweight, but I got smashed by a dude half my size in my first class. I had no ego going into the gym in the first place.

I've been training for 2 months now. Im easily the biggest and strongest in the gym. I've always relied on my strength and I'm extremely lucky to have it still at 40 years old. But over the last two months the feeling of getting that strength taken away from me and getting twisted into a knot by someone half my size has grown me so much mentally and emotionally. The respect i have for this sport and the people in it is huge!!

I remember as a white belt rolling with my professor thinking I did really well and like i was ready to take on the world. Then I saw him roll with another white belt in the class and I realized he was deliberately presenting situations to us to see if we knew what to do, like grips to go for or frames etc. it was a big lightbulb moment for me and honestly gave me a ton of respect for his coaching and his method to assess our progress

I subscribed after watching this. Well communicated thoughts on how to handle rolls, individuals and philosophy on best practice. Thank you.

I think it’s great when people rolling with you give you room to work but it’s also great when they capitalise on everything and wreck you, both valuable experiences

hey Chewy my man right of the bat it looks like someone has been doing alot of road work. hope you have not sick brother. love the channel.

4 stripe white here. I think it’s important to get steamrolled by higher belts every once in a while, exactly because it does let you know where you are. The guys I train with, mostly blues, are really good at letting me work. But they will also turn it up sometimes and I learn a lot from that too.

Love this video, Got to stay humble!🥋

As someone who is 6 weeks into ever training a marital art, it seems like it gets very confusing as to when someone is allowing me to work versus trying their best to pass guard/submit me. As you are pointing out, the ego issues come from more of a lack of communication between the partners rolling and I think it is more the responsibility of those more experienced to have that conversation rather than just beat/submit a guy, and then let them work on the other rolls. In my experience in life, it's the lack of understanding between people that seems to get the emotions higher and just doing something without explaining does not work for a lot of people in terms of communicating intentions.

I need more of these long-form videos they're great

Love you chewy can't wait to come back and roll with you soon... Hope Chad is doing great as well 🙏🏾

There are definitely people who are not aware, or are not smart enough in some aspects, to realize that as a new student, if you are in a good academy, they will try to guide you and be "soft" with you. Some need to be humbled, nothing harsh, just a little demonstration to get them grounded. good video. Sorry my english

Don't confuse kindness for weakness. I had a situation similar to "Bob's". I was a white belt, but a rather tough white belt and I was rolling a blue belt. I purposely letting him put me in positions because I was trying to figure out a sweep. He submitted me several times during this rolling session. I over heard him talking to the coach about tapping me a bunch. That just simmered all weekend till the next class. As soon as it was time to roll I went straight to him and reminded him what me trying feels like. This is why now if I get the better of my coach I don't say or do anything. Because I know he can always turn it up a few notches.

I've managed to get several coworkers to train... 5 to be exact. The first was my current best friend who is a black belt now teaching his own students. 4 of those 5 still train.

Excellent, a very nice way to describe how the culture of a good BJJ gym works

Brought an older woman from work as she seemed interested in learning a martial art. She came out for classes for a few months and everything seemed to be going well. Then she got a medical check-up and, after doing an MRI scan on her body cavity, they found a hairline fracture on her rib (which wouldn't have shown up on an X-ray). She had apparently held to this idea that 'people should never get injured when training martial arts, and if people ever get injured, that we are training the martial art incorrectly.' She approached our BJJ instructor, a black belt, and told him that he was training "incorrectly" and "dangerously". The "proof" of this was the hairline fracture on one of her ribs, which she thinks she got when being mounted and grapevined. When we explained the actual situation of training any useful self-defense-based martial art, she immediately quit.

I have taken a personal shining to your (Rich rule). I help coach the new guys a bit. Bjj Purple (4 stripe) Judo black belt. We have a good amount of white belts and have gotten the "are you letting me work/taking it easy" question many times. Then had one aske me to not take it easy on him. He he was very cool about it and not deflated afterwards, but it definitely serves a purpuse to allow someone newer expirience the legitimacy of BJJ and the legitimacy of rank.

As a new white belt, I very much appreciate being given the space to work, and am always aware you're being nice.

34y white belt here. Going to beginner class for a few months now and learning a lot. Doing basic stuff like brakefalling and rolling is super fun and nescessary (IMO). I am a pretty quick learner and started to submit more and more of my fellow beginners. So I attended the intermediate class (white-purple) and there were a lot of strong white belts and got beaten 95%. It was super fun. I learned a new thing each time I was defeated. I could feel that all the people were taking it easy on me. I also rolled with my coach once (we were odd number) and it was great. He was baiting me with a bunch of positions so that I could use the techniques I learned and at the last sec he got out and gave me a new one. I was basically helpless, but I never felt frustrated. It was like an out of body experience where I am trying to solve some limb puzzle. There was another time where I rolled with another white belt (we started about the same time, though he weighs 10kg more) and I beat him 3 times in 3 minutes and I could feel his frustration and he was going "my techniques are not working!" so I asked if he wants to go slower to just practice and maybe figure out why they are not working and he was being tough and went, "no we should roll 100%". So we continued and I could feel his frustration and him using more and more force, so I just let him win in the end once. If the other person has ego issues then I think there is nothing you can do. You can offer to help, but if they don't leave the ego at the door, then its their problem if its keeping them from learning. My general rule of thumb for rolling is to learn from all of them something. Its more valuable than the imaginary points you are getting. If the other guy is less experienced than you then dial back and hone your existing technique, if they are stronger or more experienced then learn something from them, watch what they did right that ultimately lead to your defeat.

I was this type of guy before. I came from a Boxing and wrestling background, proud as hell.. but again no one needed to show me my place. I just saw that the guys I dominated were fighting at a level I could not even think of. So I used common sense and put myself back in my place so that others don't have to do it for me.

Im a 47 year old 4 stripe white belt, about 2 and a half years in. I moved to a different gym about 6 months ago and I'm so glad i didnt get my blue belt yet. I was hanging with the blues at my last place but its a much bigger pond now and some of the blues are absolute monsters.

When I was a pro kickboxer and started coaching we'd occasionally get ones like that, and like you said talk to them first, but if needed the head coach would pick one of us and say "Send him a message". Same as a mat enforcer, it was usually something basic you'd tag them with occasionally knock them down in a nice way to let them see that dude you're new get with the program. Two things happened. Either they learned and checked their behavior and came back, or they quit.

I respect your opinion and I think, as a coach, enforcing a safer environment works for a lot of people and make the gym grow diverse and fun but there is also some value on letting things play out. Just giving some background, I started training in Brazil in 2007, few years later moved to Canada where I continued to train and I can say that both worlds are completely different and have completely different rules. North America gyms have a higher weight on being respectful because the ego culture is completely different than Brazil. All my experiences in Brazil were playful, full of trashtalk and jokes, and instead of making us feel hurt and angry, it would make us feel motivated to stay after and train, become less sensitive to bully and try to understand where that attitude is coming from (which is where the roll starts, in the mind). The ego is about not showing weakness and asking to stop certain behaviour is considered a sign of weakness so instead they will learn how to deal with it or endure it until they do learn a way. This attitude works as an evolving dynamic where whoever is winning is serving as a reference and they don’t allow whitebelts to win unless they really fight for it and deserve it. Serves as great source of friendship where you act more as group, not letting people quit without giving them a hard time, making everyone very intimate and creating an extremely competitive environment. Now in Canada, the gym here is great, found an amazing coach with amazing and inspiring attitude, and everyone is welcome, doesn’t matter the level of engagement you are willing to give. But I am not as close to them as I immediately was from my brazilian peers, I have to be very careful on what to say in order to not be considered offensive even if I don’t mean to be offensive and the fun is on jiu jitsu, not the interactions. Ego here is self centered to how I am feeling and not how the group sees me, so people have a higher wall around them that its harder to pierce. This is my 20cents, feel free to disagree and keep rolling!

A slice of humble pie. It’s not mean. It’s educational. It’s an opportunity for personal growth. We all need it from time to time.

Good stuff - best way is to show them, like you said - there can be no confusion after that 😂

My coach told me he once rolled with Bernardo Faria and for 3 minutes Bernardo let him work, and for the last 3, he submited him in every way possible. It's a nice approach.

Good video, Chuy! You're a cool leader! Between the egos and roids causing you to injure your partner is a big turnoff for BJJ.

I had 2 co workers like that. I didn't talk them in to joining the dojo they kinda followed me as curiosity at first. Then they joined. A few months later, they complained about more experienced members being a bit much. Then they found out that some of the fellow white belts are Judoka dan ranking/shooto competitors/varsity wrestlers (high school & university). Both of them were upset that the other students were not what they considered "true white belts." Both quit and joined another dojo. They quit that place too and don't train at all. I'm still training. Still a white belt and happy to have mat time.

I will "go easy" on a newcomer. My definition of "go easy" is to submit them as fast as possible the first time. The second time I'll stop immediately before submitting them and hold them in place and show them how to defend. That being said, I've had a few newcomers surprise the hell out of me. Most recently I rolled with a white belt that was in his 2nd week of training (for reference I'm a blue belt with a stripe). He made me work much harder than the purple and brown belts. Part of it was due to his size (he easily had 30 lbs on me) but part of it was his skill. He admitted afterwards that he had 5-6 years of no-gi experience but hadn't trained for a few years.

The ego. Our worst enemy. It’s gonna be a hard fall when he gets put in his place

Experience teaches wisdom.

That's awesome, I can't wait to see Bob's coworker's trophy or medal or belt. Or whatever you win by submitting people in class.

Saw it with a girl who used to train in the same TKD class as me. You'd usually match the intensity of the person you were sparring with, but this girl would try and take chunks out of me! She was a blue belt, me a 2nd dan, so I never retaliated. I had nothing to prove, and just ignored it. She was brought back to Earth with a thump in a tournament when a red belt nearly took her damn head off when she sidestepped her and executed a perfectly timed turning kick! She was out cold and St John's Ambulance had to attend to her 🫣

I’m a fresh white belt and can already feel the difference when rolling with a higher belt. I’m blessed to have world champion coaches whom could humble me at any time. My coaches generally play position with the lower belts and let us work, they don’t go for ultra technical subs. If any white belt walks away thinking they got the best of a high belt needs to be humbled. I always walk away from those rolls thinking I have so much to learn. I’ve told other white belts to recognize that they will only put these people into the positions they let you in. The line is a little fuzzy when I roll with the more experienced white or blue belts. I’ll generally ask them not to go easy on me while also telling them that I have zero understanding of etiquette so if I do something wrong, just stop the roll and educate me. This approach seems to work so far.

I think these videos should be mandatory to watch for any beginners so that they enter with respect & gym etiquette

i had my first bjj class today and I couldn't get a submission my first day, i love that. I got a good triangle choke coming off the bottom of side control and im just obsessed now everyones so humble and ready to teach

I don't have a whole lotta jits experience, but it's been very clear when people have let me work. When your bodies are that close, kind of hard not to tell how relaxed they are.. people be wild

Dunning Krueger effect is pretty powerful, and I'd argue showing people where they actually are is helpful for them to get past it.

These are great ideas to "chew"y on!

This is what’s great about Bjj when someone’s like this in Muay Thai is kinda hard to humble them with out hurting them. Especially since their usually the type of person that swings for the fences in sparing.

As soon as he made that comment roll with him a second time immediately

We had a really nice student start up a couple of months ago. Younger guy in his late 20s, powerlifter, really thick dude; almost as square as he is tall. He was VERY good natured about it, but he thought he was going to breeze through everyone. The first night that he rolled you'd hear "I thought I HAD you" echo across the mat at regular intervals as people half his size rag-dolled him. I'm 49 and when it was my turn to roll with him he asked me my age and very sincerely said, "Now, don't let me hurt you, Mister Rodney". I promised him I'd yell if I needed to, then let him work for a few minutes. I gave him bottom side control and defended for a bit before sweeping him which just BLEW his mind, very much like a kid at Disney Land. We rebooted and he came at me pretty hard and I very slowly and deliberately set up an arm bar which - again - just had him looking around wide-eyed. Some folks don't have a context for what a decent grappler can do and - for the most part - will handle the shock to their system with a measure of fun, humility, grace and excitement, like this fella. Your work friend is another animal entirely. Some people have overweening egos that NEED to be crushed against the bulwark of reality. My advice? Invite him back. Suggest that you NEED training partners with his level of natural ability. Stroke his ego to get him back on the mat. Then have everyone SMASH him, and KEEP smashing him until it sinks in.

It helps to know that there's still a lot for me to learn

With most newer white belts I'll typically always go around 70% with them to pass and pressure the first few times but I never force submissions cause I don't want to injure them. I found passing and good pressure is enough to get a newer guy to respect the craft.

I’m a 37 year old white belt, 3 stripes. I don’t have enough time to go easy on new people. I don’t go trying to hurt anyone, but those new people are going to have plenty of time to learn and work. I’m going to roll my best every time right now. My “go easy” days will be later.

I love that shirt! Where did you get it?

I always am complementary to my training partners. Jiujitsu is about building people up and building community. At least it should be

I'm a blue belt, and yesterday I "submitted" a brown belt. I think one of the things that nice about being an older BJJ player is that the ego doesn't get in the way of realizing how generous that 4 stripe brown belt was being with me. Beyond the guys that are brand spanking new, I'd wager it's mostly the young guns that have this problem.

This happens a lot with new people, or they come in trying their absolute hardest and you don’t see the need to try. I always tend to tap them a few times at least because I believe in the humbling factor.

I just started BJJ about a month or two ago. I always try to have what my buddy said to me on the way to our first class in mind. He just told me I was gonna get my ass kicked a lot, and it's true. For me, having that expectation up front that I'm gonna be trash at first has actually helped me really enjoy BJJ because I can see my progress each new day I show up. Sure, I'm still not submitting more experienced white belts and above, but I'm able to at least attempt submissions and survive longer and longer. Again, this is my experience and understand how that can be demoralizing for someone new to the sport, so take it with a grain of salt.

Had the exact opposite happen with one of the guys that works for me. 49 yr old Blue Belt (me) vs 28 yr old high level Purple Belt. We both know how every roll is gonna go.

Had a friend join my gym a month or so ago, and I’ve been giving him maybe 40-50% depending on how hard he goes. he’s starting to get that white belt aggressiveness in our rolls that can be potentially dangerous. Had to crank it up and show him that aggression cannot replace technique with a couple triangles and arm bars

Whenever I do well against someone who's high level, I'll always ask if they were taking it easy on me. If they say "No, you did really well" I'm still humble & thank them. Because when that roll comes when you get crushed, you'll ant some humility. My team mates & I have that banter where we poke fun at each other when we submit, but only with the guys we're that close with.

there's a lot of catch and release at my gym, on white belts. it's a great way to show them they can't get out of submissions without having to tap and reset.

Man can’t wait to get back to BJJ. Had to take a break when spring started bc I have a bad back and had a bunch of spring projects and starting the garden, which uses my back up pretty quick and I have to rest for a couple days. My sons baseball games also are on the BJJ days so his season ends in a couple weeks then we’ll be able to start again. Just living vicariously thru chewy and Jedi for now… lol

So like, I teach historical fencing, and peeps come in with some wild vibes about how real a sword fight is, and most new people, I cheer and encourage them as they are learning and landing hits on me, and they can feel I'm going chill, and celebrating what they are doing well at the time, in the heat if it, and they can absolutely tell that little micro movements I make are definitely to help myself, and I do make touches and little controlling actions that are for my own practice, but then still going chill and letting them know at the time, verbally and through body language that I am making it difficult for them, but cheering and happy when they get the thing they are working on, then the weird peeps who "want to see how they would go when I'm legit" ask me to fence them properly, so I dont need to convince them that I'm different when aiming to not let them touch me at all and only win, they can feel that I'm being kind and joyful and helpful and I'm vocalising it at the time, to make sure not only they know, but that the environment isnt cut throat enough that im going to maul them every session And when they do ask, I maul them casually and they take the hint after a few casual hits,casual disarms and just overall making it all about me overcoming But that vocalisation and cheer, helps remove all the guessing and unsure and even, derranged ideas of where we are at, who is helping who and whats at stake, which, is usually fuck all anyway

This is the drawback of taking it too easy on new people. If you go too hard, they never come back, if you go too easy they think they’re invincible. But as a team we prefer to go easy on them and let them survive the first few days than completely destroy their ego and self esteem and never see them again.

Honestly I'm kind of surprised Bob's friend was allowed to submit anyone. As a baby white belt, every time I've rolled at my gym it's with the mindset of "get your survival time up." Only time I ever "submitted" anyone is when a nice as fuck brown belt let me work a couple moves I wanted to try on him. Then killed me in the last minute xD

Did you say: "I'm only half choking"?????? That was hilarious

I love rolling with brand new guys to reminded me of me when I was brand new...running around trying to passed guard or using full strength. Big guys as well...to test myself against guys double my weight. I once was rolling with a brand new white belt 4 days into joining our gym...going really light BUT he turn it up to FULL...so I met his energy level and was holding him in a Bow and Arrow as my coach walked by and softly said," Tai....its his fourth day." Of which ,I replied back, " but coach,he was trying to kill me!!" My coach smile softly and walked away..hahahha gotta love my Brazilian coaches. Turns out my rolling part had ACT aka Arrest Control Tactic ....lingo for those that might missed it....he was a current sheriff deputy. So he knew a little and had some mat time...we became really good rolling partner....he still hunting for that sub on me though..😂

That t shirt really makes your eyes pop, brother!

After a while you can tell how hard someone is trying in jiu jitsu. Yesterday i had a wrestle with this guy who is a former national champion, i could he wasnt really putting it on as we would have been finished in less than 10 seconds. Im new and he was letting me work what we had learned until he submitted me

There's a reason old Boxing gyms had introduction/hazing rituals first time you come in the door.

Yeah some people lack real awareness on many levels and things

I’m a 2 stripe white belt. I sometimes feel like I’m wasting the time of higher belts. Time is precious for many of us, taking time out of busy schedules to train. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to learn from higher belts but can you address this thought of mine? I know higher belts seem to enjoy rolling with lower belts because they say they always learn something. Thanks

I get these reminders from upper belts way more often than I ask for them lol

I would just let it go. I got this advice training for work but it has work immensely in BjJ “keep your ears open and your mouth shut” . It was meant respectfully but the logic is no Matter what you think you did, if there is value enough to notice, others will notice it for you. Usually a good instructor. All my instructors and professors get really excited when they see me or one their other trainees capitalize on the mats. I’ve never once and don’t plan to ever grasp the handle of arrogance at the expense of letting go of the process. I feel the only exception is when I see folks get excited for their victory at tournaments and they explain the events . Usually their pretty humble too . I know that’s not the point here but keeping things quiet until friendships develop has been a pretty solid approach for me.

I roll with one coach (Nathan) who is s brown belt. I prefer when he wants to have a fun roll, teach and not scare me, so he dials it down. If not, it would bee me getting submitted repeatedly and not learning anything. As I'm getting better he turns it up more. But, no mistake, I'm under no illusion of i do better that day that he have me his all. That does not mean I'm not doing better. In fact, he's hair too see me progress. It means he's teaching me properly. But, respect for ones coach, who is giving a piece of themselves to you is key.

Early in my martial arts journey, I invited a buddy of mine to train MMA with me (at this point I've been training for two or three years). I thought I explained to him well, that were not trying to hurt each other, and just keep it light during our sparring/rolling, and it just keep the intensity at around 60 to 70%. Our first two rounds of rolling, it seemed like he understood the pace. The third round I let him get a dominant position, trying to improve my defense and let him work. Since this is his first time in a dominant position he got excited, he went from 70% to 100%, pick me up and slam me from the turtle position (also he weighed around 220 and I about 145). The way I landed I hyperextended my elbow and lost all strength in that arm. I'll let him finish the round, through his excitement, he didn't realize I was only defending the rear naked choke with one arm. He was so excited and close-minded, he didn't realize that he hurt me really bad, that I let him secure a dominant position, or that I was going about 60%. Thankfully other patrons of the gym explain to him what happened, though that didn't stop him from celebrating for months after. He never really fully understood that he took advantage of my kindness and really hurt me, and took me out of training for a couple months. Long story long with those personalities, once they're true, colors are revealed, to just work them to a breaking point. Some will have an epiphany, but most will just give up because their one trick (always going harder than your training partner) stop working.

I've been watching this channel for so long that I actually remember Chewy telling this story a few years back. He was a purple belt that took a long break... right?

Him sitting out reminds me of two separate times we had a four stripe white belt and then a blue belt come, go absolutely 100% for only 1 or two rounds and then they just left. Really cracked me up they didn't pace themselves and then just jetted.

I had a new guy who complimented my progress from his first month to his third month 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

This is literally the longest run in sentence of a video I've ever seen 😆

I started doing Judo 2 yeas ago, and I fel in love with the groundwork, submission and chokes. After a couple of months there was a new wave of beginers. One of them was not good at it, but always went 100%. He came once a week and each time he came one non-brown or non-black belt got hurt by him because he did the technics wrong or something. Last December he almost poped my knee ligaments. I think he has stoped Judo, or moved, since I don't see him anymore. After him (one year after starting) everytime i play with a beginer i let them roll, but once they are in a sumission/choke i just break it and go over them submit them immediately without any problem, then i tell them "try to get out" "bring your hips" "do this" "do that". I think that helps me put things into words, helps them learn how to do things, and brings their ego down. Luckilly there are almost no one like that anymore, maybe at the startof next year (September) there will be.

"I even submitted the instructor!" Good lord

on my like second or third week of bjj i rolled with a blue belt and my entire goal was not to get submitted, right after the round ended i tell my coach hey i didnt get submitted. He puts me with a purple belt and when i tell you the purple belt wiped the floor with me beyond belief. Lmao im talking with in a triangle and in kamura at the same time. Thankfully ive been going to that mma gym for a while and and all the guys and the coaches know me and knew that i didnt mean no disrespect, i was just happy i didnt get submitted. Hell, i even made it to the armature team and train with high level armatures/pros now