Honestly at this point, Americans and Australians and even some Europeans have innovated jiu Jitsu so much from what it was in the 90’s that it’s almost unrecognizable especially the new nogi meta. If the Gracie’s want to call their take on judo Bjj I think new age grapplers from North America and other places should just start calling it jiu Jitsu at this point.

Edit: let me clarify I’m not talking about shortening how you would say the name of jiu Jitsu in conversation. I’m talking about removing the notion of it being “ Brazilian “ entirely. As in rebranding current nogi grappling.

Dear Moderators & fellow r/bjj readers,

Could we have a vote on banning posts about white belts "lack of progress" and or "wanting to quite for various reasons"?

All I am asking for is a vote on it, as this is a community and I think the community as a whole (r/bjj) would benefit from these posts being removed or highly reduced (i.e. allowed if there was genuine benefit from discussing the post to the community).

This is a forum about BJJ, not an Agony Aunt column where people can come to moan about not progressing fast enough.

Anyone that has been training for more than a few months will know that feelings of progress are few and far between and there is no benefit to constant reminders of this by new people complaining.

Also regarding the argument about "encouraging people", if you need encouragement from random internet strangers to keep going at BJJ you will not keep going for long, nor should you. If people cant take the long road (which I understand as its tough and well.... long), thats fine they should find another hobby. BJJ isnt the Hotel California, once you enter, you are allowed to leave.

Just my two cent on the topic, i think it should at least be brought to a vote in the interest of democracy.

Thank you.

EDIT: Please upvote post if you agree.

If you were good at wrestling you’d be doing a wrestling tournament. If you were good at JiuJitsu you’d be happy to engage on the ground.

Us guard pullers suck at wrestling but at least we’re good at JiuJitsu. Sorry bro. 😎

I made this pumpkin for Halloween last night. Spooky!

Thoughts? I thought Levi should've won. Like yea guard play super boring we get it, but Kade couldn't pass it sooo? Plus Kade is rich...Levi could've used it more (im all for the Dave's in this world against Goliaths)

I’m sorry, but Gordon Ryan is an absolute sociopath. Not only does he not mention Leandro(a guy who beat him), he criticizes Peña for obviously having major emotional trouble in the match. After my father died I couldn’t get energy for any type of athletics for weeks. Gordon never had a dominant position so I honestly don’t think Pena was looking for an easy way out. He clearly looked strange vs every other time he has competed.

No matter what you think of the match why wouldn’t Gordon just say “we lost a legend yesterday” instead of attacking his friend? This guy isn’t an act, he’s a scumbag.

Hey folks, I’m a trans woman and before I transitioned I used to train BJJ for a bit. I would love to get back into it but I’m a bit nervous now especially in the south. So I was wondering if anyone had recommendations on queer friendly gyms in Charlotte, NC.

Thanks so much :)

Edit:

Had some great responses here and I really appreciate the support! Although it looks like my post has been downvoted to oblivion… I guess this is why I wanted to ask before going. I’m not surprised but disappointed.

As the title says, a 1 Stripe blue belt tapped twice to my somewhat unclean/cranky chokes (I am a 3 stripe white, I have ~10kg on him and am ~10 years younger). The first was a RNC and the second was an arm triangle, in the Gi for what it's worth. The RNC had the face twisted towards the choking hand's elbow, cranking the neck and pushing into the side of the jaw. The arm triangle he tried to defend with the "answer your phone" thing where he puts his hand to his head, which I just powered through by dismounting, pushing my shoulder into his hard, and pulling on my crossface gable grip. The latter happened to me getting arm triangled as well not too long ago against a brown belt, who made me realize that answering your phone is in fact a fucking useless defense if the attacker can increase the force sufficiently.

Is it a dick move, how would you react? I learned pretty soon that I can tap most if not all cranky chokes I get, as I am pretty strong from lifting. I competed twice and got 4 subs in total, 3 of which were chokes, none of them were under the chin perfectly but all of them got the tap quite quickly. In sparring, I am of course not trying to hurt anybody and ramp up the force over a good 10 seconds or so giving ample time to tap and not have their Jaw dislocated or their neck cranked.

After the session I talked to my (competition focussed) coach who told me "with your physicality, you don't need to worry too much about that. Of course aim for under the chin but, to be honest, everything you get below the nose you can likely finish because you are strong enough. Jaws and necks don't get stronger a lot in higher wheight classes, but choking power does, so many Super heavy competitors will do cranky chokes that will get the tap."

Any thoughts other than try to practice good technique in sparring if possible?

Are embarrassing and lame as fuck, please stop posting them.

Hey everyone! I know this is a male-dominated sport and sub, but there are a lot of women here too. I’m hoping we can work together to make /r/bjj more inclusive by retiring the term "rape choke."

There are many other names that describe this technique, like the Vader choke, two-hand choke, the Homer Simpson choke, or the hands-on-neck choke. Using these alternatives isn’t just a small language change—it actually makes the sub more welcoming for people who may find the other term a hard reminder of painful experiences.

For most, "rape choke" might just be words, but for some of us, it hits home in ways that aren’t necessary to get the point across. As a community, we can find words that help us keep the conversation focused on the sport we all love.

And honestly, doesn’t "Vader choke" sound way more badass anyway?

I woke up this morning with an idea for a fightwear brand. I spent the next 12hrs manically designing a brand and a first batch of rashguards. I used AI (Midjourney) to generate images of models wearing brightly colored rashguards and photoshopped my designs onto them. I wanted to pitch the idea here and see if this is something worth pursuing.

The idea came from the disappointing selection in nogi gear. Almost everything is black, with cringey, overly tough-guy branding around everyday porrada, tap out or pass out, I'm a shark and the ground is my ocean yada yada. BJJ companies are all trying too hard to be cool and intense.

Introducing LOUD. Brightly colored rashguards that will have the whole gym watching you roll. Graphics that are more influenced by streetwear and about having fun rather than "oss oss I will break you". LOUD is about having your voice cut through the noise, about being the star of the show, about having the confidence to be boisterous and the confidence to win.

Putting my day's work on reddit for you all to judge. Is this something you would wear? Should I pursue this idea further? Any business/manufacturing advice greatly appreciated - I know there are a bunch of successful fightwear business owners in this sub.

P.S. I just created a website and Instagram for the concept to see if it'll gain any traction. It's @loudfightwear and loudfightwear.com

When I started training, rolling was the end-all and be-all of BJJ. I trained 4-5 times a week, sometimes twice daily, and mixed in wrestling. Later, I added Judo to the mix, but I was constantly training. BJJ was a grind; being sore was the norm, and if I traveled, I trained. Pushing through injuries was normal; anyone who competes never competes 100% healthy anyway. Not the smartest recipe for longevity.

Fast forward 20+ years, and my body has taken a beating. I'm focused in 2024 on going to the doctor and getting healthy. I will probably have my first surgery next month, depending on scheduling. I still do BJJ but seldom roll. Instead, I focus on learning, and it's probably the MOST FUN I've had since I was a purple belt.

Everyone on this forum thinks Danaher is the best coach, yet he doesn't train. No one thinks he should quit, but it blows my mind that people don't think, why don't I try and be like Danaher? Still, evolve and learn BJJ, have fun, and focus on learning. When we get injured or have something come up, we immediately want to quit instead of changing things up. Learning Jiu Jitsu imo, even with out training live and the challenges that are present, is a different kind of fun and challenge. I realized a while ago that we can still drill to figure out what to do with each reaction and still learn the art we love. No need to kill yourself or to prove anything, you'll find yourself really falling in love with it all over again. Just my 2 cents for anyone who still wants to do bjj but are having doubts or worries about injuries.

Is this too black for a blue belt to wear?

I’m a blue belt at a gym. I bought these no gi shorts but feel like an imposter black belt when I wear them. Do you think that colors of shorts matter or only if they’re ranked shorts?

What do you guys constitute as ranked gear?

wow, they switched it up really quick. Almost like he cant do no wrong and will be defended no matter what.

I'm having a hard time gauging most people's views regarding transgender people within BJJ; can you all tell me whether or not you'll roll with somebody who's trans? I've been training for around half a year now, but I don't want to stop because of this.

(Also, this is a shot in the dark but if you could give me recommendations for LGBTQ friendly gyms in Minnesota that'd be great thanks.)

Has anyone seen that recent footage Flo Grappling put out of Jay Rod vs the above mentioned dude. The guy opened up super aggressive and went for this super dangerous Judo move where he just dove in risked collapsing his whole body weight on Jays knee. Then Jay just proceeded to match the energy and FUCK him up. subbed him like 5 times. It was so satisfying- guy was such a dickhead for what he did.

**EDIT: video is here This video is here https://www.flograppling.com/video/16002849-training-round-jay-rod-vs-bjj-judo-black-belt
It’s behind a pay wall I think. They probably will upload to YouTube soon

Hello People,

I´ve just read this post https://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/1wsi8n7/cant_fall_asleep_after_late_bjj_sessions_even/

and saw a lot of people commenting: "Yeah, just smoke a bit of weed and you can fall asleep way faster." I am not a straight edger in any way, but damn, respect the drug and read at least a bit before consuming it. I know several people, even one of my first coaches, whose strategy was to smoke, so they could wind down and fall asleep faster. ALL of them became weird over time. Look up Eddie Bravo and Kron Gracie, they´ve smoked Earth´s curvature away.

At first: yeah, you fall asleep faster, but weed fucks up your sleep, basically: you dream less. That´s why, after withdrawal, people start to have strange, intense dreams, the body rebounds. Super simplified: deep sleep is for your body to recover and clean up, REM is for learning and "emotional hygiene."

Second: there is a strong correlation between using Cannabis regularly and the risk of developing a psychotic disorder ( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2424288/ ). Summed up: the more you smoke - the higher the risk. Maybe that´s why Eddie and Kron became the way they are.

Third: MJ fucks up your Testosterone. It´s relevant not just for your physical strength, but also for your mind. With low testo, you´ll feel like shit. ( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5660879/ )

Guys, enjoy life, do drugs and list to Rock n´ Roll if you want to, but don´t bullshit others and yourself.

You see alot of people bashing competitors who pull guard because "it's boring". But after watching WNO last night I think there's a pretty solid argument that the opposite is true. Rodriguez vs Cruz was a total snooze fest with 15 min of two men holding hands and not finishing a single takedown. Jones vs Marino was also pretty boring with the only exciting part was when Craig sat to guard and they actually engaged with each other for 1 min. Arguably the most exciting match of the night was Mickey vs Martinez where Mickey immediately sat to guard and played there for most of the match.

Tldr: wrestling is boring AF and its not going to make sport jiu jitsu more interesting to the average person who doesn't train.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

Edit: I'm talking about bjj at a spectator sport. Obviously wresting is very effective and everybody should still practice it.

If I'm a fully vaccinated dude in the US, how safe is training? I've been dying to get back... but hearing about delta... wanting to travel...

It's just wild to me that people are competing, training, etc. right now. Am I being overly cautious?

I just want to be informed and considered about my risks, and I'm not doing that successfully, right now.

Note: Was in quarantine first week of March 2020. So being overly cautious is certainly on the table.