Gracie Barra Mansfield, Texas strives to bring you the best Jiu Jitsu training in the Fort Worth/Arlington area. We’d like to share these TEN TIPS for Beginners from Gracie Magazine:
If you are a white belt just starting out or have been practicing the martial art for many year now, it doesn’t matter! We all should read these 10 tips in order to get the most out of our Jiu-Jitsu training and make sure we’re up to speed on all things in the future. Check it out:
1. Trust and be trustworthy.
NEVER hold a sub past the tap out. When in doubt as to whether your training partner has tapped, let go—better safe than sorry. By striving to be a more reliable training partner and trust your teammates and coaches, the environment becomes a safer and more pleasant place in which to learn. If you’re not having fun, none of it makes any sense. Jiu-Jitsu is something you carry with you for the rest of your life. Each stage should be great; after all, the art is the most wonderful addiction you could possibly have.
2. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is done in a gi.
As trendy as it is, make sure to have a good understanding of the techniques using cloth before venturing into “No-Gi”. It’s easier to adapt your Gi techniques to No-Gi than vice-versa.
3. Don’t ask black belts to roll.
You can train with black belts but make sure you’re invited. This tip is kind of old fashioned and is often resented by recently promoted students. It happens that the higher-ranked feel like they are being “challenged” when a lower belt summons them to train. You have to realize that they know who is available just by the way the person looks at them. Look at them humbly and make it clear you’re available—if they want to, they’ll invite you…