getting bored with bjj

[thaifighter541]

In similar posting to the purple belt thread, I have recently become pretty bored with bjj. I have been doing it for over 10 years and I am a purple belt. Lately the situation has been a downgrade in interest of diverse techniques, sick of the same black and brown belts kicking my ass each session with little progression against them, competitions being boring with no clear winner/loser unless a sub happens.

I guess what keeps me going is commitment. I don't want to give up on a hobby. How do others stay interested in bjj?

 

[Shooto Panama]

You sound like you have been trying the same things over and over again. If you feel brown and black are kicking your ass, then maybe the reason is because you are trying the same moves all the time but you also lack interest in add new techniques in order to beat those same brown and black.

Something I learned through the years training is everything need to be connected like a chain. You need good gym environment and training partners to push you around so this will lead you to a bigger desire to learn new things in order to beat those same training partners. Change the game and your approach, force yourself to try new things and discover new position to add and eventually these will lead you to excel against your training partners.

 

[BJJ_Rage]

if you dont like it anymoore, dont do it, pretty simple.

 

[HtomSirveaux]

What's up with all these posts? Don't enjoy bjj, should I quit? I enjoy judo more than bjj, should i switch and do judo?

Why do you need strangers on the internet to tell you what to do? You get one go at life on this planet, find what you enjoy and do it. Don't do the things you don't enjoy

 

[SummerStriker]

It's like when you use facebook to invite 20 people to an event, 12 come, but the first 8 posts are "I have to work -ssoorrrrrryyy-"

But worse, because no one asked.

 

[anaconda]

You need to adjust your training. Sounds like you're just showing up and doing the same things over and over again. Similar to what many have said, myself included, at purple belt and beyond you have to take ownership of your training.

If you're not getting better, it's up to you to fix that.

 

[dmwalking]

What's up with all these posts? Don't enjoy bjj, should I quit? I enjoy judo more than bjj, should i switch and do judo?

Why do you need strangers on the internet to tell you what to do? You get one go at life on this planet, find what you enjoy and do it. Don't do the things you don't enjoy

I'm just guessing, but I think he doesn't have anyone around him to run it by and this community can be relatable sometimes.

That said, I do agree with Htom. Don't do what you don't enjoy. Take a break. Try a new hobby out for a while. Or maybe try some seminars. Try a new school. Try hitting up other open mats. Mix things up.

 

[richmFTW]

I get what you're saying. Take a break. That's what I'm doing. A month, two months, whatever it ends up being. I'm not engaged to the idea that the longer I'm off the worse I'll be anymore. Taking all the stress out of it. I have enough of that shit at work. Hobbies are supposed to be fun.

 

[CYKO]

Every time I get get bored, whiny, frustrated, tired or whatever, I remember that it's exactly that attitude that prevents most people from reaching black belt. Suck it up.

 

[SummerStriker]

Side note, I got my ass beat the other day. Just beat senseless. Two guys guillotined me, RNC'd me. I even tapped to an upa escape. This guy jerked me down hard enough while I was mounting them I had to post my hand on the floor, then jerked me down at the arm hard enough I couldn't get my hand off the mat or even turned and had to tap before he sprained my wrist. Shit man. I'm not used to being treated like a little kid.

It has me fired up. I got some sweeps off on them, so I know there is hope. I'm not saying being tapped is rare for me or anything. I just haven't been rekt in a while. Any feeling of boredom I had is gone.

 

[Human Bass]

Try another martial art, maybe wrestling or judo so you dont get too rusty. Of if you do gi only, try no-gi.

 

[Forceof1]

do nothing but berimbolos and rolling back takes for a couple of weeks.

If I get bored, I switch my game up or force myself to work on different skills to keep it fresh.

 

[These Two Hands]

I have never been in your position, so I can only speculate, but I am seeing you say you do have this commitment and don't want to stop BJJ, but that it is becoming a little monotonous for you, is this correct?

Would it help maybe to do something like picking an entire aspect of game that you've never really delved into or focused on much before, perhaps the newness of it all might be invigorating... I could be wrong but maybe worth a shot. Something other guys around you use that has never been your thing, maybe. I dunno.

Hope things work out for ye man.

 

[Rod1]

What's up with all these posts? Don't enjoy bjj, should I quit? I enjoy judo more than bjj, should i switch and do judo?

Why do you need strangers on the internet to tell you what to do? You get one go at life on this planet, find what you enjoy and do it. Don't do the things you don't enjoy

He is looking for validation man, be supportive.

 

[Rod1]

Im on the other spectrum i switched class to the early morning and im so ahead of everyone else that its just boring to roll without much challenge.

But i chose to focus more on the drilling of techniques and trying things im weak at.

 

[thaifighter541]

Thanks for the replies. Per the advice of some posts, I guess I have to suck it up and keep training along with being more proactive.