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Welcome to Grapple Culture 🎯 Start Here
If you’re here, chances are Jiu-Jitsu matters to you, but lately you’ve started questioning your body, your time, or your future on the mats. This community is for grapplers who don’t want to quit… but also don’t want to keep paying the price. This community is for grapplers at every stage who care about: - staying on the mats long-term - training with confidence instead of constant niggles - understanding why they’re training, not just what they’re drilling - and building a relationship with Jiu-Jitsu that actually fits their life What we focus on here: - 🤔Clarity around your goals (competition, longevity, confidence, fitness, identity, or simply enjoyment) - 👊🏻 Training in a way your body can sustain - 📈 Progress that compounds over time, not burnout cycles - 🤝 Real culture, not unspoken rules or ego-driven nonsense What “culture” means here Culture isn’t slogans or hype. Culture means this:You help me move toward my goal.I help you move toward your goal. And when enough people bring that mindset into the same gym (or into this same group) progress happens faster than it ever does alone. That’s what we’re building here. Inside this community you’ll find: - Long-game thinking around training, mindset, recovery, and decision-making - Coming back stronger from injury & preventing it in the first place - Honest conversations about injuries, confidence, motivation, and plateaus - Weekly discussions and calls focused on real-world application - Access to The Long Game Grappler framework and related resources - A place where questions are welcomed — nothing is “too basic” or “off limits” How to get started Step 1: Drop a short intro below. Tell us: - how long you’ve been training - what you’re working toward right now - what made you join - Step 2: Have a look around, jump into a discussion, or join a live call. You don’t need to “keep up” just show up. If this feels like the kind of environment you want to be a part of (or even create in your gym) you’re in the right place.
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2 sides to Jiu Jitsu belts...
see a lot of people get confused (and a bit discouraged) around belts and what they’re “supposed” to mean in Jiu-Jitsu. It usually shows up like this: Someone’s been training a long time. They’re a bit older, maybe a bit smaller. They’ve earned a purple belt (or higher). Then they go to a competition, an open mat, or train somewhere new… and they get absolutely worked by a blue belt. And the thought creeps in: “Maybe I’m not as good as I thought.” and "i dont deserve this belt" I want to clear this up, because most of the confusion comes from mixing two completely different systems and expecting them to mean the same thing. Belts and competition are not the same thing. A belt is your progression inside the martial art, as determined by your coach ... the person who sees: - how long you’ve trained - how you train - how you learn - how you apply technique - how you conduct yourself on and off the mat - how you’ve grown over time A belt is contextual and completely SUBJECTIVE. It’s personal. It’s long-term. It’s not a promise that you will beat everyone below you in every possible scenario. Now compare that to competition. Competition is a snapshot. A moment in time. Under a specific rule set. With specific incentives. Age, weight, athleticism, risk tolerance, rule optimisation, and preparation all matter massively here. And yet… we try to use belts as the sorting mechanism for competition. That’s where things break down. If it were up to me… Competition would have three divisions only: - Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced That’s it. Based primarily on time in the sport, not belt colour. Because someone can: - be a blue belt with 8 years of hard competition training - be a purple belt who trains 2–3x a week, avoids injury, and plays a long game - be 22 years old or 42 years old - be explosive or methodical - be optimised for competition or optimised for longevity Trying to pretend those people are “equal” because of belt colour is where the confusion lives.
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How to roll with White Belts
No need to "flow roll" or "let them work" simply slow it down and don't grip fight like its a competition. the #1 goal of rolling with newer people should be to get them as good as possible as fast as possible, good fundamental habits can only be understood in live rolling when we they feel safe and when they have time to understand & feel what is happening. and - think about rolling with new people as your way of giving back. - avoid WB's when your getting ready to compete.
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How Can we define what a black belt is?
In case you missed it, I chat to Anna about the black belts in martial arts as well as keeping the meaning of belts.....
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