Why My BJJ Coach Refused to Promote Me to Brown Belt

Recently, I got a question from "Thatcoast" on YouTube who asks: What did you learn as a Purple Belt in BJJ, that you still use the most as a Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu. It's a great question, as Purple Belt was an interesting Belt for me! As a Purple Belt, there were a ton of different changes going on including my original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gym being a rather hard-nosed, grimy, Jiu-Jitsu gym. We were a small gym, competition focused, both for BJJ and MMA. Because of this hardcore culture, we didn't really get "good" at a ton of techniques. Rather, we were pretty good at what we did, which was very limited in one way or another, and very "tough" (in my case I was basically just a Wrestler and Top Player) When I got my Purple Belt, because of the type of training I would do at my gym, I went through this phase where I would lose to other Purple Belts at Jiu-Jitsu competitions quiet often. I was getting SMOKED... If I did win, I was rarely winning because of technicality. Eventually I changed gyms, and my new coaches told me that to get my brown belt I needed to EXPAND my game, or there was no chance of a promotion. I was initially resistant to this, I never learned to "lose" in practice, and this made me plateau. But I eventually overcame this and was able to get promoted. As a Purple Belt, more than just techniques, I learned how to yield to the process. Learning how to try new things, and learning to lose in practice so that I could eventually win in competitions, and even more importantly learn how to become good at Jiu-Jitsu (not just "tough") Hopefully you find the ideas in this video helpful to you. Chewy ----------------- Free Ebook: https://www.chewjitsutraining.com/foc... Want to ask Chewy a question: https://www.chewjitsutraining.com/que... Video Courses and Products: http://www.chewjitsu.net/products T shirts: http://www.chewjitsu.net/shop/   / chewjitsu     / chewjitsu     / chewjitsu   Intro/Outtro Music : https://bknapp.bandcamp.com If you’d ever like to train with the team and I. Check out my gym Derby City MMA in Louisville,KY. OHWGMNLI9LBP8NTA