9/9/2023 0 Comments Never get promotee in bjj![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of the more controversial rules on the list and definitely is not observed by every academy across the world, though it is very commonly observed in Brazil. It also shows the character flaw of having an over inflated ego if one feels the need to brag about training in the first place and deflating your ego is supposed to be one of the first steps to self improvement made when one begins training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.īragging about training is ugly. They no longer feel like their goal is to help each other get better, but instead to try and beat each other and then brag about it afterwards. Bragging about what happens during training leads to a counterproductively competitive environment at an academy where the students no longer feel free to experiment, push themselves and make mistakes. If you want to brag about hitting moves then land them in a tournament. If you land a technique in training then it essentially doesn’t count. Then you land a submission on them, brag about it to everyone at the academy and make it your Facebook status when you get home? Or they're on their second training session of the day or could have hit a hard weight lifting session earlier that morning. They may be on their sixth day of training in a row when you’re fresh back after two days off. Your training partners, at any given time, may be trying a new move instead of their A-Game. ![]() Training is supposed to be a safe place for you to try new things, make mistakes and push yourself. Landing a move in sparring is not the same as landing it in a tournament. When everyone is on the mat together trying to get better there should be nothing to brag about. First, training is meant to be just that: the process of improvement. This is one of the most sacred and important rules of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. So, here are the "Top 4 Unspoken Rules of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu." However, it is important to be aware of these rules both in order to make sure you don’t unwittingly ostracize yourself when joining or visiting a new gym, and also so you can make an informed decision on whether or not to adopt them if and when you run your own academy one day. Some academies, even if aware of these rules, choose not to observe them and/or criticize them. As a martial art travels through time, across continents and borders, these traditions and rules often evolve, get distorted or sometimes are even abandoned completely.Īcademies in Brazil generally uphold the classic traditions and rules of the art but as BJJ spreads across the globe some of them are lost in transit and in translation. Like any other martial art, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has many traditions and unspoken rules that have been passed down through the generations. Hyperfly is not endorsing nor encouraging the enforcement of any of the below rules and/or traditions.** This article is meant purely as a means of information. ** This article was written as a guest post by black belt Nathan Mendelsohn. ![]()
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