One thing I notice in people who stay in BJJ long-term versus people who drift away; the ones who stay have made the practice their own.
That doesn’t mean they’ve stopped learning from others. It means they’ve stopped measuring their progress against everyone else’s.
There’s a particular trap that catches a lot of otherwise committed students: comparison. Not to improve, but to rank. Am I better or worse than so-and-so? Should I have my blue by now? Why is he getting coached more than me?
None of those questions will make you better. Most of them will make you worse, because they redirect energy away from the mat and into your head.
Your journey in BJJ is going to look different from anyone else’s, and it should. You have a different body, different athletic history, different schedule, different goals. You might improve fast in some areas and plateau hard in others. That’s not failure. That’s just how learning works when you take it seriously.
The students I’ve seen make the most progress over the years are rarely the most talented. They’re the ones who show up curious, stay honest about their weaknesses, and measure themselves against who they were six months ago rather than who someone else is today.
Make it yours. That’s the only version that sticks.
— Vince
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