In today’s BJJ Q&A video I answer a question from a competitive BJJ Blue Belt who says that he is enjoying the variety that Brazilian Jiu-jitsu offers, but he says that with all this variety he is struggling to determine his best techniques and finding the balance between experimenting with new techniques and sharpening the old ones. He’s hit with dread information overload!

When you watch the video you’ll hear me talk about some main points.

The 1st one being that as a White Belt your job is to survive and do what you can. During this phase of BJJ training your options are much more limited. But as you progress you get a new found freedom almost like a teenager when they get their first car. At this point you can explore and do all sorts of things you couldn’t before.

At this point it becomes like a prospector from older times who would sift through dirt and sand to find gold.

So as you progress in BJJ you expand your techniques and sift through what works to find the best techniques for you.

I hope this video and the ideas I share in it are useful to you and your ability to develop your BJJ game.

Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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Do you ever have feelings of self doubt or inadequacy leading up to BJJ competitions? This is what today’s video is all about.

It’s from Andrew who says that anytime he signs up for a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition or tournament he has these feelings of inadequacy where he feels like he isn’t good enough.

Now this is in complete opposition to what actually happens when he competes in matches. When he competes he wins his fair share of matches and has taken medals in several competitions.

In this video I share how through the experiences in Brazilian Jiujitsu we are essentially forging a new person. If we agree on the idea that the stories and experiences of our past shape who we “think” we are. Then by creating new experiences and stories we slowly change what we think.

I also talk about how in my personal experience and even that of my students, the image of our self and what is reality often aren’t matched up exactly. Usually as you’re improving yourself the image of yourself lags behind a bit until you create new stories and experiences to bring it up to speed.

If you’re in a similar experience to Andrew then I hope this is useful.

Thanks for watching.
-Chewy
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