Today we’ve got a question from Joe who is wondering what BJJ Black Belts/Jiu-Jitsu Instructors watch for when looking at students rolling.

He says that his gym is like most where they do a basic warm-up, drill techniques, then do live rounds.

He says that there are so many times that he wants to work on something new, but he’s scared that this might make him look bad Infront of his coach: because with most new techniques you try, you suck at them initially.

He doesn’t want his coach to think “Damn, he’s not improving and he’s not ready for advancement”

Joe, it would be helpful if you talked to your coach for clarification, but here’s how I view my students’ rolls…

Hopefully, you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching!

– Chewy
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What’s up guys,

Today we’ve got a question from Aaron, who is getting a little older, 49 years old, and he’s had a string of bad luck (ACL Tear, Cancer, COVID, Labral Tear in his Shoulders, etc).

He’s a 4-stripe brown belt but says he feels like an absolute shell of his former self.

He says that when he was a BJJ Purple Belt, he was training a lot more and would decimate this new, 4-stripe brown belt version of him.

He’s worried that he’s not ready for the impending black belt that is soon to come.

He’s wondering if he should tell his coach NOT to promote him to Black Belt OR if he should just take the Black Belt and be happy with it.

Thanks for watching!

– Chewy
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Today we’ve got a question from “Magic Moses” who sends in a question, which is:

“Chewy should you have to pay for a belt promotion? My gym charges $150 per promotion, and I think that’s ridiculous. In that case, I don’t want to be promoted.”

In the video I will share my philosophy and my idea on how belt promotion should work, but of course this is my way of doing things and not necessarily the right or wrong way.

I also explain why I think there may be some justifiable reasons that students are charged for it, and other reasons why I think students in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are just hosed for it.

I’ve seen BJJ belt promotions range widely in prices, from coaches charging $50 for a stripe & up to $500 for a brown/black belt (which is just ridiculous).

Now, the way I look at the philosophy of owning a gym business, is that I’m trying to offer my students something, and trying to balance that with what I am asking for in return.

So, if I’m throwing some big event for a belt promotion, or offering X amount of service for less pay, than it’s valued for, then it starts making sense to charge.

I’ll also talk a bit more about the business side of owning a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym, and how underpricing in general can actually kill your business.

There’s a lot of nuances to the whole paid promotion thing, so in this video I’ll try to break it down as precisely as possible for you guys.

Hopefully you found the ideas in this video helpful.

– Chewy
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Today I got a question from someone who has been doing Japanese Jiu-Jitsu for 15 years, holds an instructor rank, and teaches that a bit. He has also been doing BJJ for well over a year.

He says he’s been in the BJJ gym for about 18 months and can hold his own against white belts, blue belts, and even stay alive against purple belts. He’s even placed at Blue Belt tournaments in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

His worry is that he has received no stripes on his white belt, even though he’s seen all the success listed above.

He wonders what I think and how he should talk to his BJJ coach about the subject of stripe and/or belt promotions.

If you’re having a similar situation, then I hope the video is helpful to you!
– Chewy
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