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About the Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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The purple belt is one of the most rewarding belts in Brazilian jiu jitsu but at the same time one of the most frustrating for many people when they don't see the brown belt coming. In our opinion, the fundamental problem with the purple belt is that it requires the development of a personal game, where each person begins to choose and perform certain techniques and combine them to make them more efficient. Whereas a blue belt knows the basics and has an arsenal of  techniques so to speak, the purple belt begins to specialize in some guard passes, takedowns, sweeps  and submissions. It is at this point where it is necessary to understand that the development of this game of combinations is something very personal and that it takes a different time for each person. Many purple belts ask teachers what they need to do to get to brown or believe that evolution depends on learning more techniques instead of polishing their techniques and combinations to make them more efficient. So...

Jiu Jitsu and how to progress faster

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and types of training to progress faster: When we start learning Brazilian jiu jitsu we feel a big gap between what we have been taught in class and the possibility of using those techniques during sparring. It is true that starting with some kind of Fundamentals Program helps to minimize this feeling and frustration but it does not reduce it completely. This is due to the large number of areas that make up the Brazilian jiu jitsu game and the difficulty of being able to quickly learn all the techniques and resources necessary to fight efficiently. The reality is that in the first few months we spent a lot of time in disadvantageous positions, trying to escape from them and defending the opponent's attacks. One thing that will help you get through this phase of initial frustration and lag is to understand that there are different types of training  and that each will help you in a different way.   Understanding that they are all useful and that it is best ...

Plateaus in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and how to overcome them.

The stagnation or feeling of not advancing is a situation that is experienced in Brazilian jiu jitsu throughout the different stages of the path to the black belt but that even after achieving this belt will continue to appear. Because stagnation is a situation that does not depend on the level you are at but on other factors. It is also a situation that not only occurs in the practice of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu but in all sports activities. In this article we want to analyze some of the factors that produce this phenomenon and offer recommendations that help overcome these stages that in some people can cause abandonment. If you pay attention to these factors it will be easier for you to get over the feeling and continue to enjoy endless learning in the soft art. Tips to overcome stagnation in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The first step is to analyze the situation and define what are the reasons that make you feel that you are not moving forward. For example, that the techniques you want to do do...