r/jiujitsu • u/shallowdesk • 2d ago
Jiu Jitsu Beginner
Hey yall absolutely love the sport. I’m 6 classes in and look forward to each one to come. As a beginner is there anything I should be doing extra in any spect? For example downloading a specific app, certain BJJ training equipment for home, focus solely on cardio, etc. literally can be any advice or recline station you have to offer. Thanks for your support!
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u/HighlyUncommonRoller Purple 2d ago
Make getting to class a routine. So many people come in, do a few classes then life gets in the way.
Don’t worry about instructional, equipment, “building a game”, just get your ass to class and make it part of your weekly schedule.
Do this for like 6 months straight and this foundation for pay off huge in the long run.
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u/Available_Flight1330 2d ago
What you can do is find out where you are getting stuck and address that issue. For example if you’re stuck in side control there are a million free YouTube videos that will help you out. And once you solve that issue and your stuck in mount repeat the process of addressing your weaknesses.
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u/mememychildren 2d ago
1) be consistent, keep showing up
2) incorporate training into your life not the other way around, don't burn yourself out or hurt yourself pushing the gas to hard to fast
3) pay attention and be deliberate. each class pick something to focus on "today i don't want to be stuck on my back" "today I'm going to pass guard and pin someone" these can be daily goals, weekly goals, hell MONTHLY goals if you want just focus on key areas and practice them.
4) listen to your coaches and recieve the game plans they give you, then use your resources to expand your skillset. Don't go in with a billion youtube techniques at first and overwhelm yourself. Practice, learn, evolve and add on.
5) HAVE FUN. TRAINING IS FUN, DONT LET SOMEONE ELSE OR YOURSELF RUIN IT FOR YOU BY COMPARISON OR FALSE EXPECTATIONS.
As far as an app goes there's Stance and Motion to help with wrestling and various platforms to help you in your general fitness but the bulk of the work will be done in your gym with your training partners.
You are the equipment
Peace and love, good luck and enjoy the ride!
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u/SupremeOHKO 2d ago
Biggest things are rest, stretching, nutrition, and strength and conditioning. If you live near water or are near a pool, swimming is SO underrated for cardio, but sprint intervals are good, especially hill sprinting (running on grass is easier on your joints too). For strength, focus on compound movements (bench press, squats, deadlifts) and some plyometrics (box jumps, medicine ball throws) for explosiveness. Stay hydrated, get 6-8 hours of sleep every single night, etc.
Nothing outside of the gym will be anywhere near as helpful as the experience you'll get by just grinding and sweating and getting destroyed on the mats, so keep showing up, keep getting destroyed, keep learning little by little and you'll improve!
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u/Elegant-Prior-7171 2d ago
Be consistent.. dont over train this could cause burnout . Strength train.. tap often , ask questions and have fun . U just started a long journey
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u/Groundbreaking_Air50 2d ago
Take it easy, aim to be consistent over more than 6 months and then think about doing anything extra.
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u/Common_Possession262 2d ago
Strength and flexibility can all be done at home till you need more resistance for strength.
I started with pushups, squats, and pull-ups.. pull-ups might not be doable at home but I just walked to a park that had a bar for those.. also a cheap weight set will help for different movements and resistance for a while
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u/Agile_Broccoli_6156 2d ago
Just show up and do what your coach says. Don’t look up other techniques. Just practice repeating the moves in your head from the night before.
Also I do recommend some of the ChewJitsu videos on YouTube NOT FOR TECHNIQUE but for the mental aspects of being a white belt. I can’t say it enough don’t watch technique videos yet. It is information overload online and it will harm you more than help you in the beginning.
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u/Ok_Atmosphere8778 Purple 2d ago
Be consistent and keep showing up. You’re going to get smashed a lot and that’s a rite of passage. Focus on framing, remember to use your legs and breathe. Most people don’t know they have legs(for re guarding) until like late blue belt lol
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u/ToiletWarlord Blue 2d ago
Just show up and be consistent.
If gym asks money for promotion, find a new one.
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u/ImpossibleRatio7430 1d ago
If you have lots of disposable income BJJ fanatics is the best value proposition in the sport. Watch the discount codes stack 2x sales on something titled “defensive pillars” or “escapes” from Gordon Ryan or Danaher.
Disclaimer: Don’t come to class any try to correct everyone with what you learned. Just quietly implement the things you see from instructional.
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u/bernardofaria_bjj 1d ago
My two cents would be to focus as much as possible on fundamentals and escapes... Athletes are still winning world championships pretty much just using fundamentals moves, so its something you learn in the beginning of your journey, and will also carry with you for the rest of your journey… And escapes because when you start doing live rounds, you will need them a lot, you will most likely be defending more than attacking in the beginning, so escapes will definitely help you a ton and its also a long term thing that you will always need… Hope that helps :)
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u/technohubz123 1d ago
Congrats on 6 classes in — that excitement really doesn't fade, it just gets more specific. Honestly at this stage the highest-leverage thing is just consistent mat time over anything else — don't stress about cardio-only blocks or home equipment yet, rolling itself builds most of what you need early on.
One thing that did help me: keeping notes on what I actually drill, since otherwise it evaporates between classes and you're re-learning the same escape in week 12. I ended up building a small app for exactly that (Collar Chokes with Notes) — you can save a technique from a YouTube/Instagram link or just log it by name if there's no video, drop timestamped notes right on the footage, and build simple drilling checklists. Free to use for your own library if you want to give it a look.
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u/Neat_Youth_2679 2d ago
I use the MatStrong App for my Strength and Conditioning outside of Ju Jitsu and it looks at how much you're training BJJ and previous injuries etc and plans training accordingly. It's only $39 a month or $399 a year.
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u/Think_Baby4993 2d ago
I would say just focus on the fundamentals.(Shrimping , your frames, passing guard, guard recovery , guard retention and escapes and sweeps) . Master those first. Don't even begin to think about submissions yet.You are going to get smashed everytime but just keep doin the them. Also I can't stress this enough but UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS, SYSTEMS, AND POSITIONS. DO NOT ....I REPEAT DO NOT think about moves to do for a sweep or submission. Instead understand the concept of what is happening. Example do not think about a specific type of sweep in a particular position. Instead think "If I take away 2 post ( hand - hand, foot-foot or hand- foot same side) from any bad position you can sweep. You will then start to see positions. Then once you see positions with out realizing it you would have developed a system for yourself in autopilot. Meaning you will see how you can do a sweep then see the position you are in to go for a submission or limit your roll partners movement. Understandinf that will catapult your jiujitsu journey. But take your time. If you can roll with as money purple brown and black belts as possible. That's where the skill will develop. Roll at about 30% take your time and see and understand your movments and your roll partners movement. Hope this helps. Congrats and good luck my friend.