I’m joined by my longtime friend and teammate, Shawn Chitwood. In this episode we discuss staying healthy and preventing injuries for the older grappler. Jiu-jitsu is growing in popularity with it comes many people of all ages who want to dive into this amazing art. We like to say jiu-jitsu is for everyone, but it’s important to go into it with realistic expectations.

The Technical Get Up is one of the most important BJJ self-defense techniques that you can learn, but truth be told, it requires some athleticism to be executed properly.

I’ve seen many students struggling with it over the years…

Here are some adaptations that we can do for the unathletic, overweight and/or older grappler.

-Professor Gustavo Gasperin

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If you’re an older guy in your BJJ gym (30+ years old) do you get discouraged because the younger people in your gym are able to get good so fast?

Our friend Nelson sent in a question regarding this situation.

Basically he is training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and getting bummed out because the younger grapplers in his gym are getting good so fast.

He’s also bummed by the fact that he will never be a world champion competitor.

He’s to the point where he’s wondering. . . “is it even worth it?”

In this video I talk about a couple of the differences I see between olders and younger grapplers.

I compare them both from my experience as a younger guy who started Brazilian Jiujitsu. But also as a coach who sees the struggles of my older students.

When you watch the video, I hope you take away the idea that you don’t want to judge yourself and your experience solely based upon the experiences.

As I talk about in the video. If I was focused on just being the best competitor only and got discouraged because I’m not the best. I would have missed my own unique experiences.

I hope the video is helpful if you’re an older person in BJJ and struggling with a similar situation.

-Chewy
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