{"id":6947,"date":"2017-06-12T13:48:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T13:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=6947"},"modified":"2017-06-29T19:50:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:50:16","slug":"the-benefits-of-brazilian-jui-jitsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2017\/06\/12\/the-benefits-of-brazilian-jui-jitsu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu"},"content":{"rendered":"

I must admit that I have been a little cynical of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) in recent years but realise that I\u2019ve been a bit of a bellend \u2013 projecting my own insecurities onto it. For example, blaming the cost of gis, tournaments, memberships etc. for my lack of interest & progression, is just me playing the victim \u2013 you can easily do BJJ on a budget if you wanted to \u2013 get a second hand gi and just pay for your membership, you don\u2019t have to buy all the top stuff and go on all the training holidays etc.<\/p>\n

To make amends, I thought I would write a blog post about the benefits of BJJ, as there are truly a truck-load, especially in terms of mental health and personal growth.<\/p>\n

\"Nate
Nate enjoys all of the benefits of BJJ!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  1. \n

    Be Humbled, Dissolve the Ego<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When was the last time you learnt a completely new skill? Something you had to start as a complete beginner, something that made you feel a bit hopeless because it was so difficult and you were amongst experts?\u00a0 There\u2019s not many times as an adult that the average person will put themselves in this vulnerable position, but you should.<\/p>\n

    As a beginner in BJJ, you should expect to get choked out (well, if you don\u2019t tap\/submit you will), submitted with various armbars and locks, and generally thrown about a bit. A good BJJ club will take it a little easy on you and try and make your first few lessons constructive as well as hard. The feeling of hopelessness will either make or break you. Maybe it\u2019s just not for you \u2013 that\u2019s fine, but maybe your ego can\u2019t handle it? If it\u2019s not for you then find another hobby that you\u2019ll be a beginner at, but avoid just giving up and going back to the couch in the evenings.<\/p>\n

    Being humbled has many benefits, an increase in empathy and compassion being one of them. If you\u2019ve never taken up a new sport or hobby as an adult, then you may well forget the struggle and the anxiety that can come with being a newbie. So, for example, say somebody new starts in you department in work, are you going to be one of those guys that expects him or her to know everything from the onset and gets angry and frustrated when this is not the case? Or will you show some compassion and empathy and help the person out? If you\u2019ve been a BJJ white belt in the last few years, I\u2019d say you\u2019re much more likely to show compassion. If you can lose the fear or \u2018looking stupid\u2019 then this can help it other walks of life too \u2013 for example, getting out of your comfort zone and getting a new job instead of complaining about it for another 20 years!<\/p>\n

    This isn\u2019t a fool proof outcome unfortunately, I\u2019ve known 1 or 2 guys go from BJJ white belt to arrogant and impatient individual too. I\u2019m not sure why this is \u2013 just don\u2019t be that guy! Also, as a BJJ practitioner, don\u2019t be one of those brainwashed guys that dismisses other martial arts styles, BJJ is amazing but so are many other styles of martial arts. Stay humble about yourself and your martial art and accept that other styles have a lot to offer too \u2013 Muay Thai, Judo and wrestling being obvious examples.<\/p>\n

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      The Obstacle is the Way<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Life is full of struggles and sport is the best way to simulate this. BJJ is a physical and mental sport, all about dexterity, timing, technical proficiency, flexibility, and a \u2018chess-like\u2019 mindset of anticipation and the ability to set up and trap your opponent. Strength, admittedly helps too, but in the gi especially, its impact is limited.<\/p>\n

      So, after your first few sessions of getting pulled apart and choked out \u2013will you feel anger and frustration? Yep, you almost definitely will! but you must either use these emotions to motivate yourself or dissociate from them and be objective \u2013 failure is to be expected, but failure is an important experience that we must all share, in order to be able to truly appreciate victory. To continue you must overcome or embrace your ego, but don\u2019t let it get in the way of your progression, as this is a terrible habit that will hinder you in all aspects of life.<\/p>\n

      After a couple of sessions of BJJ, if you are feeling demotivated, you should take the challenging situation you find yourself in and pretend it is happening to someone else \u2013 what would you advise? Give up or rise to the challenge and carry on?<\/p>\n

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      1. \n

        Fear of Conflict & Anger Management<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        We live in a very sterile, passive-aggressive society (office workers do any way). True, direct conflict and aggression is rarely experienced on a day to day basis by your average purchase-ledger or accountant (although I appreciate it is different for customer-facing job-roles!). When someone does confront us, even if it\u2019s in a verbal fashion as opposed to a physical one, it is easy to lose your sh!t and become aggressive, which is often unnecessary and can lead to a trip to HR.<\/p>\n

        \"The
        The best fighter is never angry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        The beauty of BJJ being so technical, is that losing your temper and experiencing a giant adrenaline surge is the last thing that you want to happen! You\u2019ll be completely exhausted after 30 seconds and end up getting choked unconscious. Moreover, in such a technical sport, going ape-shit against anyone with the skill of a good blue belt, is just going to lead to a quicker demise than normal \u2013 driving forwards will get you sweeped, gripping a gi with all your might will either get you armbarred or you\u2019ll \u2018blow out\u2019 your grip rendering you virtually helpless afterwards! Keep calm, choose specific moments to use explosive power or strength, but stay relaxed when you can!<\/p>\n

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        1. \n

          BJJ is a Community<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          We all need a sense of belonging. Being part of a community is extremely important<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019ve evolved as tribal animals and many of us experience the \u00a0lonely groundhog day existence of driving back and to-to work for 2 hours a day and sitting in an air-conditioned box\/office, with artificial light, staring at a computer for another 8 hours. Community is important for mental health and BJJ is certainly one of those. It\u2019s also great for promoting health because sparring or \u2018rolling\u2019 gets you in \u2018flow\u2019 state, whereby you\u2019re not thinking of the bills, the boss you have to deal with tomorrow in work, or anything else for that matter, you\u2019re just thinking about surviving! The simulated sense of danger and the intensity, demands all your attention, which puts you in \u2018the zone\u2019 or \u2018flow state\u2019.<\/p>\n

          \"IPC
          The Brady Bunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

          The great thing about competing in BJJ, is not only do you overcome that aforementioned fear of confrontation once again, you strengthen the sense of community that you have developed with your team mates. The guys that were choking you out on the mats last week, are now supporting you. I guess it\u2019s a (relatively mild) simulation of going into battle that helps form band-of-brother-esk friendships.<\/p>\n

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          1. \n

            BJJ Motivates you to make Workouts Functional<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            This has been one of the huge benefits for me \u2013 MMA and BJJ has shown that being a massive meathead does not help you to become a better fighter. Strength helps, a lot in MMA, but it does not make up for technique, fitness, flexibility or MMA-functional strength. So bench press and leg press are somewhat out of the window – in come an array of yoga based movements, core strengthening exercises, kettlebells and even some Olympic Lifts. Unfortunately bicep curls have gone too. By sparring in MMA or BJJ once a week, or even every now and then, you experience \u00a0the benefits of specific types of training, and bodybuilding type-weight-training, doesn\u2019t seem to help at all. \u00a0Functional workouts are better for general health and you lose the ambition to become a massive bodybuilder \u2013 which is a pretty unhealthy pursuit (I think anyway).<\/p>\n

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              The BJJ Lifestyle of Human Optimisation<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Yea, sorry to use the term \u2018human optimisation\u2019 but it\u2019s the best way to describe the approach that many have to improving their BJJ game. What you do off the mat is almost as important as what you do on it, so many will choose to meditate, visualise, take up yoga and eat clean organic foods in an attempt to gain an advantage in BJJ. This obviously has countless health benefits that carry over into \u2018normal life\u2019 too. being around people who take their health seriously, will make you do the same.<\/p>\n

              Although acute injuries are relatively uncommon in BJJ, you do have to look out for the long term ones. If you are going to start training and you\u2019re over 40, then you may wish to speak to\/email the instructor first. I\u2019m rarely training at the moment as I\u2019m prioritising other things but in a year or so my aim is to do yoga twice a week and BJJ once per week. Many people will say that this isn\u2019t enough, but it all depends on your goals \u2013 if you want to have fun, stay part of the community and maintain your skill levels, then I\u2019d say once a week is fine \u2013 however, if you want to keep up with the youngsters and work your way through the belts, then you need to be looking at three times a week at least. Don\u2019t let this put you off though, you can make huge strides and reap lots of benefits training twice a week, you will just have to drill a lot and work on specific movements and fitness whenever you can fit it in. You’ll still progress, just a little slower than those hitting the mats more often.<\/p>\n

              Many of the benefits of BJJ can be attributed to any martial art, or sport. BJJ is popular however as you can compete and train with a relatively low risk of injury and it’s a bit like football\/soccer, in that you don’t need to be a specific body type to be good – everyone finds their own style.<\/p>\n

              \"BJJ<\/p>\n

              \"FBLikePls\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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