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I think of purple belt as the equivalent of a university degree in Jiu Jitsu, it shows serious dedication and achievement. Well done.
I'm lucky in that we have an "old farts club" at my gym- a group who are all 40+, if we're feeling our age we can roll together & not have to be with some 20 year old.
I generally try to go hard a couple of times per week though- got to let the young pups know that they can't take liberties.
What I'm really enjoying is that I help teach classes & it's really helping my technique.
Congrats again.
Good for you GB. Good clubs don't give out belts for nothing - you've earned it, so take pride in getting there, and enjoy it.
Belt promotions were due before Christmas, but our Prof has unexpectedly had to take a month out so looks like February. In the meantime I'm teaching a beginners class which I have really enjoyed.
Currently rocking four stripes on my blue belt..
...then immediately got tapped out by a blue and crushed in closed guard by a white belt, knackering my back in the process. I feel a complete fraud.
Everyone has been incredibly complementary and pleased for me. I intend to roll as much as possible with as many different people as I can and forget about belt colour.
Congrats! Your coach obviously believes you're worth it.
Don't worry about getting tapped. I have days when I feel great and can tap all the higher belts & bigger guys, but I also have days where I feel like want my white belt back!
I've been working on my defense for the past couple of months, which basically has meant getting the sh!t kicked out of me over and over again as I work on delaying the inevitable. I get tapped so often that I've stopped even thinking about it other than to work out where I went wrong- it's ALWAYS that I let them get a hook.
Was awarded my Brown belt in Filipino Martial Arts just before Christmas. We do a little grappling, called 'Dumog'.
It was a target of mine to get Brown in 3 years which I managed, so pretty chuffed with that, at 56 I'm the oldest there barring our head instructor, who's a Grand Master.
Two more stages/stripes of Brown to complete over the next year or so...
Interesting what you say there @stimpsonslostson the hook is the key to being able to finish so many things.
I've been working on keeping my knees close to my chest when paying off my back, it helps to protect that vulnerable space between armpits and knees, but also makes your opponent get closer which open up ankles and sleeves for grips. Enjoying it so far.
I'm planning on travelling around a bit and getting to other clubs where I can. It's exciting looking ahead!
Yeah, the hooks thing is something I've been working on for some time. Basically when rolling I don't let anyone touch anywhere between my hips and armpits. It's completely changed the way I think about BJJ.
I went down a rabbit hole of Priit Mihkelson and Chris Paines instructionals and have concentrated on it for a year. Chris's BJJFanatics video is excellent & covers it all in a superbly clear way.
Priit teaches the guard retention system in the same way you describe, he calls it "Grilled chicken"
I started with back defence, then side control and half-guard I'm now letting my opponents get mount and working on escapes from there.
I have to leave my ego at the door as progress is incremental, but I'm MUCH harder to tap now. It's had a funny side effect that I can be more aggressive as I'm not bothered about anyone getting my back etc, I'm confident I'll get away or frustrate them enough that they'll do something else.
@JonnyBgoode welcome to the thread- I'd love to hear more about what you learn.
I've always wanted to try Kali or Eskrima (I used to play a lot of Lacrosse, so stick fighting holds a special attraction to me) but I've never got around to it. Especially as I caught the BJJ bug
beware- this is the "red band" trailer and not for the faint hearted!
I've found the principles of that have been incredibly useful.
Fighting with stick sounds fun @JonnyBgoode how does that work out with the fingers and playing guitar?
I think I ruptured a disk last year which meant every time I learnt on my right arm my left arm went dead. That was fun.