Got my blue belt!

good work man, you made it in pretty good time too.
 
Congrats my friend.

Time to time ask your instructor for a quick roll with at least a brown belt.
 
Maluco said:
Congrats my friend.

Time to time ask your instructor for a quick roll with at least a brown belt.
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Why? I get blasted by the experienced blues and purples, lol. The one time I rolled with my instructor (who I had a 50lb weight advantage on) I felt like a mouse being batted around by a cat before the kill. My ego will take a big enough hit in my first blue belt tourney next weekend to last me for a few months. :icon_chee
 
Heavy Bag said:
you really should do yourself a service and check out Zingano's. It's a great place with great people and a great atmosphere
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That's the key to a great learning and life experience.

Congrats on your belt!
 
Heavy Bag said:
Why? I get blasted by the experienced blues and purples, lol. The one time I rolled with my instructor (who I had a 50lb weight advantage on) I felt like a mouse being batted around by a cat before the kill. My ego will take a big enough hit in my first blue belt tourney next weekend to last me for a few months. :icon_chee
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Sorry my friend I don't know much about you but I get the impression that you are selling yourself short, and keep saying how overwhelmed you are for getting a blue belt and how you are going to get tooled by purples ones... stop it. Yes, this is part of the learning process and you will learn from rolling with them, don't be afraid to ask question or get submitted by a more experienced fighter than you, try to learn where you made a mistake and make sure you observe, look, analise and try to understand "why" he did what he did.
A good instructor - if asked - will take you aside and will tune you up, he'll talk to you and even try to analise the way "you" fight and make adjustments to your own style.

Good luck.
 
Maluco said:
Sorry my friend I don't know much about you but I get the impression that you are selling yourself short, and keep saying how overwhelmed you are for getting a blue belt and how you are going to get tooled by purples ones... stop it. Yes, this is part of the learning process and you will learn from rolling with them, don't be afraid to ask question or get submitted by a more experienced fighter than you, try to learn where you made a mistake and make sure you observe, look, analise and try to understand "why" he did what he did.
A good instructor - if asked - will take you aside and will tune you up, he'll talk to you and even try to analise the way "you" fight and make adjustments to your own style.

Good luck.
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That's good advice. I really do learn alot when I'm getting beat, and like I said, my school is great and eveyrone is willing to help you out. It's been great for my progression. I will also ask my instructor what kind of gameplan I should use going into this upcoming tourney, how to mask my weaknesses for it, etc. Thanks again.

(Oh, the purples really do tool me, lol, I'm not just saying that) They are VERY good. I dont' want to sound like I'm frustrated by it though, I know it's all part of the process. Hell, if it bothered me that much I never would have made it this far. Jiu Jitsu has to be the most humbling thing I've ever been a part of in my life...and I love it!
 
Nice good job brother!!

its natural to feel like you dont deserve it but Im sure u do!
 
well if a purple isn't tooling a new blue...then that purple shouldn't be a purple
 
Heavy Bag said:
That's good advice. I really do learn alot when I'm getting beat, and like I said, my school is great and eveyrone is willing to help you out. It's been great for my progression. I will also ask my instructor what kind of gameplan I should use going into this upcoming tourney, how to mask my weaknesses for it, etc. Thanks again.

(Oh, the purples really do tool me, lol, I'm not just saying that) They are VERY good. I dont' want to sound like I'm frustrated by it though, I know it's all part of the process. Hell, if it bothered me that much I never would have made it this far. Jiu Jitsu has to be the most humbling thing I've ever been a part of in my life...and I love it!
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That's ok, son.. if you think you got a good scholl and you are happy that is what it matters. The last thing that you need is a bunch of guys around you throwing their arrogancy around and being unhelpful. As a blue belt now, try to ask a friend to film your performance and try to get rid now of your bad habits. Be honest to yourself and accept criticism if it is constructive. To your tournament try to get a level up to your current shape - if it's good - and a tip for you.. try to quick analise your opponent's body language, and if your gameplan is initially defensive try to frustrate him, and you'll see a bunch of silly mistakes that you may be able to capitalize on.

Again, good luck.
 
Maluco said:
if it's good - and a tip for you.. try to quick analise your opponent's body language, and if your gameplan is initially defensive try to frustrate him, and you'll see a bunch of silly mistakes that you may be able to capitalize on.

Again, good luck.
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I really like that advice, and I think it's going to be my gameplan. My only true strength right now is probably my closed guard game. Trying to work it and frustrate my opponent is gonna be my best shot in this thing. I can't wait.
 
I am sure you work hard and yor school is super fantasick.

10 month blue belt seems very quick.
 
James.Jitsu said:
I am sure you work hard and yor school is super fantasick.

10 month blue belt seems very quick.
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7 guys got their blue yesterday, I was the newest student out of them all which I'm proud of. I think the next closest was 13 months. Many of my 10 months I averaged 4 classes a week, sometimes 5 when a tourney was coming up. I definitely put in my time. Mauricio is very careful about who and when he promotes, for that reason this belt means a lot to me as I know I've earned it. Mauricio is only 31 years old, so his school is relatively new, but his blues and purples always tend to do well in the bigger tournaments which speaks volumes about his training. I'll be putting mine to the test next year as I'm planning on competing in all of the big ones in California.
 
I got my blue belt in about 9 months, with a minimum of 5 2 hour classes a week, sometimes 8 times a week, with only a few days off here and there because of minor injuries and sicknesses. And people progress differently, schools teach differently, some have wrestled, some have done sambo... its hard to use time training formal bjj as a gauge to see whether someone is ready for their blue anymore
 
damit2hell said:
I got my blue belt in about 9 months, with a minimum of 5 2 hour classes a week, sometimes 8 times a week, with only a few days off here and there because of minor injuries and sicknesses. And people progress differently, schools teach differently, some have wrestled, some have done sambo... its hard to use time training formal bjj as a gauge to see whether someone is ready for their blue anymore
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jesus I wish I had the kind of freedom to put in training like that.
 
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