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you've thought about quitting jiu-jitsu
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it could have been last week this
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morning or even just 30 minutes before
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your next training session perhaps
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you're considering quitting after
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enduring five consecutive taps from a
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new white belt who is 30 lb heavier oh
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my friend I felt quitting Brazilian
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jiu-jitsu was the right option several
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times in my journey and believe me it
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constantly happens to newcomers one-year
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white belts blue belts or even black
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belts who trained for years
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but here's what most people don't talk
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about that feeling doesn't mean
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something's wrong with you it means
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you're a normal human how to overcome
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the feeling of quitting
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BJJ quitting BJJ is due to several
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reasons such as plateauing setting wrong
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expectations tacking them will let you
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train longer here's how one overcoming
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the feeling of not improving jiu-jitsu
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is a wonderful workout you can have fun
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while improving your overall health
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however BJJ training may be challenging
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since showing up and trying your best
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isn't enough to avoid feeling stuck
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feeling like you're not improving a bit
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raises doubts it may put you in a mental
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situation that lets you question
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everything am I even getting better why
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can't I escape that same position what's
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the point of all this it's a mental loop
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and if you stay in it too long it eats
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away at your motivation you need to zoom
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out you won't experience extreme
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intensity every week this is perfectly
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normal progress in BJJ is long-term
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think months and years not days write
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down your wins even small ones i
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survived 3 minutes with that beast i
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finally didn't panic under mount i made
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it to class today those count remember
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that it's not always about the tap look
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if you're showing up trying your best
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and learning you are improving even if
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you don't feel it yet you are improving
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and even if today wasn't your day you're
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still better than the version of you
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that never started that's what matters
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expectations you enroll in your first
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu class you expect
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that everything will be easy however a
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few days later you suffered a crushing
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defeat while rolling with a blue belt
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leading to an increased level of
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difficulty you expect it to be easy but
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it's challenging and you may not be able
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to handle that oh expectations may frame
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you before even beginning you expect
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progress to be fast outperform less
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experienced peers and feel like a killer
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every night but reality may hit you hard
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bjj is a journey filled with ups and
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downs but by managing setbacks and
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accepting the challenge you'll start
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convincing yourself that quitting isn't
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an option so please check your
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expectations show up listen work hard
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and keep a positive attitude focus on
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what's in your hands and avoid focusing
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on the events displayed on the
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scoreboard three reconnect with your
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why could you please share what
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motivated you to start initially you
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want to get stronger learn self-defense
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or find peace during a tough time remind
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often for me jiu-jitsu gives me a mental
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reset like nothing else it clears the
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junk out of my head it gives me
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confidence and it keeps me grounded when
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life feels out of control so I persevere
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even when I'm in pain even when I feel
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like giving up that's what keeps me
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going that's what pulls me back in
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conclusion you may experience the
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sensation of giving up Brazilian
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jiu-jitsu you're not a weak or bad
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practitioner rather you're a normal
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human being bjj art challenges more than
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just your body it tests your mindset
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your patience and your ego it exposes
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your weakness and vulnerability but
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you're doing something hard and you're
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still here that already puts you ahead
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of the version of you who never tried or
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who gave up too soon take a step back if
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you need to but don't throw it all away
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you've come too far to let a tough week
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or month wipe out all your progress keep
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showing up not to prove anything to
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anyone else but because deep down you
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know jiu-jitsu is worth it take a deep
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breath tie your belt and keep going
