So me and the other older dudes in class were circled up stretching and discussing eachotehrs backgrounds and BJJ journey thus far. Then a name came up about a black belt we knew who never competed, never really set the world on fire, but none the less, has put in 11 years including a break and is now a black belt at 43yrs old.
This actually gave me a boost today, because attendance, drilling, and using your techniques in rolling is pretty much the formula that you keep on your long journey to black . I mean if you do anything for 10 years, you have to turn out "decent" at the very least. I guess I always thought the black belt was reserved for the 1% badass, but I guess time served is a big factor. I mean I rolled with this black belt too, but he doesn't do any fancy jiu jitsu, just does the basics and holds his own. It was actually refreshing.
Do you guys know of any black belts like this? Or do you guys feel like it is reserved for the crem de la crem?
This actually gave me a boost today, because attendance, drilling, and using your techniques in rolling is pretty much the formula that you keep on your long journey to black . I mean if you do anything for 10 years, you have to turn out "decent" at the very least. I guess I always thought the black belt was reserved for the 1% badass, but I guess time served is a big factor. I mean I rolled with this black belt too, but he doesn't do any fancy jiu jitsu, just does the basics and holds his own. It was actually refreshing.
Do you guys know of any black belts like this? Or do you guys feel like it is reserved for the crem de la crem?