I’ve been training for 8 years and I’m a brown belt with Meniscus tear on my right knee without surgery.
I can still roll but less careless more cautious.Every training session I find myself losing at least 1kg of my 74kg body weight.
I don’t like take water when and after training ( I do take tons of water everyday)
If I train at night, I will find myself a little bit dehydrated because my urine is less than no training days.
I know it is right to take electrolytes when and after heavy sporting so I make my own electrolytes and it works.
I just wonder how you guys doing? I ask my couches and bodies , non of them does that lol.

I'm a 2 striple blue belt hobbyist and by and large I really enjoy rolling with the higher belts at my gym. However, there is one brown belt that I just hate rolling with. I just get absolutely smashed (probably got 15+ kg on me), and tapped a minimum of 4 times a round. Savage submissions too, will happily crank on ones that aren't even comp legal at blue and I sense leaves them on a fraction longer than he needs to too.

He seems an alright guy when we chat but then its as if I cheated on his daughter and owe him money. Every. Time.

I just don't see what he gets out of it, and I really don't think I get anything from it. Its been every week for the past couple months.

Do I just get on with it and keep trying to get better defensively? Am I wrong to start actively avoiding or even turning down rounds with him? What do I do?

Hey guys! Planning a trip to Phuket in January/February to train at Phuket Grappling Academy for a month, then heading to Koh Tao for some diving.

I’ve only been doing BJJ for about 2 months (classes plus drills at home with my partner and a dummy), so I’m pretty new to this. Most of the Reddit threads I've found about PGA are a couple of years old, so I wanted to check if it's still top tier? Also, is it beginner-friendly enough or am I going to get completely crushed as a fresh white belt? lol

Since Jan/Feb is high season, I'm a bit torn on booking accommodation in Rawai. Should I lock down a monthly place online now, or just book a hotel for 3 days and hunt on FB Marketplace / walk around once I arrive?

Also, any recs for scooter rentals around Saiyuan/Rawai that take cash deposits instead of holding original passports?

Appreciate any advice! Oss 🤙

Any tips for people with short legs to keep closed guard closed for more then 5 seconds?

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I'm about 1 month into my BJJ journey and have found that I'm sore pretty much all the time.

My current schedule is:

Monday: Gi

Tuesday: No-Gi

Wednesday: No-Gi

Sunday: Rest & Recovery

I also lift weights, stretch daily, and eat a healthy diet.
Is it normal to constantly be sore from rolling when you're new, or does your body eventually adapt and the soreness becomes less frequent?

Also, what are your best recovery tips?

I’ve been getting smashed every roll. Younger guys, older guys, girls, everyone. I’ve been tapping 3-4 times every roll. I especially have hard time and panic with heavier stronger guys. I don’t have a game plan and nothing I’m currently working on, a few weeks ago my plan was getting out of side control but haven’t had a plan since. I also don’t have many subs on lock. What should I do, where do I start, I’m lost and tired of just surviving but not really even surviving I’m getting cooked every roll. I was a white belt for 2.5 years and been blue about 6 months.

29M here. I live kind of in the middle of nowhere in western Pa and always wanted to try some sort of martial art but there were never any gyms close to me. One has finally opened within a half hour of me and I just went to my first class ever. Have no grappling background, played football in high school and I guess I could be considered a gym rat.

Overall I think I caught the itch. Even the little bit of spoonfed instruction we received tonight felt over-whelming but it also felt awesome to actually get after it. I think repetition is key here and I’m not gonna over think it.

I have a stupid busy work schedule with 10-12 hour days but I’m gonna try and get to class 1-2 times a week and balance that with a new schedule for weight training.

Don’t even know what the point of this post is. I don’t think I executed anything well at all but at the same time I don’t feel discouraged. Hoping this is the start of something new and fruitful.

I’m a blue belt and I’ve been helping with 2-3 kids classes a week for about a month now (free membership). I was pretty worried that I don’t know enough or whatever but it’s actually really enjoyable. Explaining stuff also has me think about the techniques totally differently.

Question though, those who teach, do you consider it mat time in the similar sense of attending a class? I just like to track it. My thought has been 1 hour of teaching is like 30 minutes of an actual class. I don’t know though. What do you all think?

I’m currently training twice a week in the Gi. Now a blue belt. I want to up my training but the club only has no gi classes on other nights. So either I find another club that does gi on other nights or go to the no gi classes. I’d rather stay at my local club - it’s close, cheaper etc etc.

So the question is will no gi help me improve my gi game or will it be a waste and I should look for those extra gi classes, even if it means a distance away.

Anyone have any experience of this? Thanks

UPDATE: Thanks for the responses, helped me make up my mind. Went no gi immediately tonight, and although I did get turned into a pretzel, foot locked far more than I thought was possible, I also realised that I could still use a lot of my game even without grips, but most important seems very clear to me how this is going to improve my all round game in Gi 😎 But yeah... need to learn to keep my feet clear 😂

Hello, I am new to this sub. I have been doing BJJ for about a month. I am currently going to a no-Gi class at a new gym/Doji.

How do I survive the heavier and stronger people here? I am the smallest guy in the class. I really tried my best to work on my defense, but I feel that the skill gap is huge, and the strength difference is there.

At the moment, I don't know how to apply any chokes or locks correctly. I know how to get out of a few chokes and locks, but I get dumped on when they use their weight and strength.

I started jiu jitsu five months ago and thought I was in semi decent shape. I remember during the fundamental class with open guard drills I felt like I was on death's door with how tired I was. Literally had to keep taking breaks because I could not catch my breath. Today I happened to drop in on a class and they were repping that exact same drill. Not only could I finish but I still felt able to keep going again if needed. Like someone said, not every victory is from a tap.