Hey everyone! It's been a busy month. I know some of us have been busy competing. Some of us have been crazy with work. Let's jumpstart things and start chatting more! What's a cool new technique you learned recently?

Quick question for the room 👇 What’s the hardest part of Jiu-Jitsu for YOU right now? Not the highlight-reel stuff.Not what you wish you were good at. The real struggle. • Getting smashed and staying calm 😤 • Remembering techniques under pressure 🧠 • Cardio falling off halfway through rounds 🫁 • Confidence before training or competition 😬 • Balancing life + training + recovery ⚖️ • Or something nobody ever talks about… Drop it in the comments ⬇️ No judgment. No ego. Just growth. This community gets better when we’re honest. Somebody in here has already been through what you’re dealing with and that’s how we all level up 💪🔥 Let’s talk. Let’s build. Let’s roll. 🥋🤝

Thinking of getting a new mouthguard. What recommendations does everybody have for brands?

I had to write it down cuz it was too funny during the no gi class today. I was basically getting kimuraed in sensei Ian’s half guard. I was so desperate to not to be submitted, I intended to grab my gi, instantly I felt pain because I actually grabbed my own fat near the rib cage! I forgot it was the no gi class!!! I tapped to kimura submission and pain to my own fat… good job sensei Ian! 🤣

I forgot to introduce myself in a post, here we go. Name: Sophia Age: old enough to drink Belt / Experience: new blue belt / started Mar. 2024 (had lisfranc foot injury due to slip and fall in April. 2025. Stopped training because of the injury and the surgery afterwards for half a year). Came back to the mat while still recovering from the surgery in the late September. Long story short, my BJJ experience is a bit over 1 year. Why you started jiu jitsu: always love martial arts. I did traditional Chinese kungfu for 2 years and taekwondo for 1 year when I was young. Biggest struggle right now: half guard and all guard passing (which I could not do for a while because of my foot) Goal for the next 90 days: half guard and close guard attacks and sweeps. Guard passing. Leg locks.