Got my first stripe today.

I know it's not much, but I'm sure most of you remember how you felt when you got that first stripe.

I started three months ago and been going twice to three times a week. I thought it would take me longer. I just wish I started 20 years ago.

 

Congrats!

 

Good shit man, keep plugging away. It's not a marathon...it's a lifetime.

 

Awww! Congratulations!

 

"A first step in a very long but very rewarding journey".

Paraphrasing what my instructor said.

Thanks guys I'm really excited to keep on learning.

 

Good job dude.

 

You are planning to fight MMA soon?

 

Really? How the fuck is this thread worthy? Might as well make a thread about how you managed to dress yourself this morning without any help.

 

If he hit his first o soto in randori, you'd be showering him with praises.

 

Haha, maaaaaaaybe. Still, making a thread about getting your first stripe on a white belt? Post that shit on your FaceBook, don't make a thread in F12.

 

Honestly, I only felt relieved when I first got my stripes. After half a year, I was just afraid my instructor had forgotten I existed. Then two at once.

P.S. Come on guys. Every stripe after the first isn't worth a thread but like some others say, its the first time on a (hopefully) long journey.

 

Sounds like Einnar forgot where he came from. How about just congratulate the guy and move on. Not every thread needs to be about a trendy, new, impractical, low percentage, guard sweep.

 

oh and BTW congrats 1neeto. Keep up the good work. Just got some stripe myself

 

Congrats! its quite the accomplishment. just ignore that twerp.

 

congrats! i've been at it for about 8 months now and still don't have a stripe lol. my instructor promotes people soooo slowly....but i'd rather be a bad ass white than a shitty blue haha

 

I got my first stripe the other week. I was stoked too. Progress.

 

Congrat TS. It is now your responsibility to correct the technical errors of all your training partners. j/k haha but congrats

 

^^^This.

Congratulations!

 

This thread is useless without pics.






J/k. Maybe everyone that gets a stripe came just piggyback on this thread. That way everyone can still get an attaboy but we don't have to have a dozen new 'I got a stripe' threads each week.

Otherwise, take your stripe and BJJ memes over to Reddit. They'll up vote your first stripe thread.

 

lol yes!