Training Brazilian Jiujitsu is a very unique experience and I think most would agree when I say that it’s all about the journey and not the destination. I would imagine that it is a very small percentage of people that actually attain the rank of black belt and even then there is still light years to go.
I think those of us that love this art really like the fact that there is no end. Can anyone honestly say that they have “completed” jiujitsu? Maybe an argument could be made that Carlos and Helio Gracie did, but I am betting that if they were around they would say that even they are still learning. Jiujitsu is about evolution and adaptation. It is a thinking man’s game, it is essentially human chess. There is a counter to everything and to every counter there is a counter. It is circular and never ending. Those of us that train strive to be the absolute best that we can be but if we are honest with ourselves there is always someone out there who is maybe a little better. Who has trained a little longer and who is a little more polished.
Those that get obsessed with getting their next belt or stripe I think are missing the whole point of training. Let yourself evolve, train with goals in mind, and constantly work to improve BUT at the same time enjoy the whole world that is Brazilian Jiujitsu. Of course we all love it when we get promoted and there is nothing wrong with taking pride in the fact that we have earned our various belts through a lot of blood, sweat, and tears (yeah sometimes I feel like crying when I roll with certain people:) but if we get to wrapped up in that I think that will take the fun out of training. If we get to wrapped up with tapping so and so because they have a darker colored belt then us then we are basing our progression to only one area of jiujitsu (submissions), obviously this is important but there are other areas that are just as important such as submission defense, passing the guard, posture, control, etc, etc.
The point is just enjoy that you get to train in such a unique and intelligent art. Enjoy the fact that you work hard at jiujitsu which at times can be very painful. Most people don’t put themselves through what BJJ practitioners do and honestly I think there is probably something wrong with all of us in the head when you think about the fact that we pay to go to a place to get choked and arm locked, but hey crazy people don’t know they are crazy right? So I say carry on, and keep training.:)
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