Originally Posted by nickrichmondJJ
When I was in grade 5 I lied and told everyone in my school I was a brown belt in TKD when in reality I was green belt. It was pointless but I thought it was "cool". In the end I did get my black belt but not until I was 21.
Now I'm a grown man and I started Jiu Jitsu and I get destroyed and tapped constantly, with very very very few wins ever.
My first day at Jiu Jitsu, I walked i as a Black Belt in TKD, thinking I would do "alright" and I got tapped out by a 13 year boy, twice. Once with a guillotine and once with a heel hook. That was a massive wake up call for me. I realized it's a whole new ball game, and I don't even know how to swing the bat. (Or put on the shoes!! LOL)
Anyways I'm just saying that you have nothing to prove to anyone here or anywhere else: Be in competition with yourself only.
Just my opinion, but the reason I say it is because if you only try to improve your Jiu Jitsu without ego, you have your whole life ahead of you to become a destroyer. You're young and starting off at a very good age. You have nothing but time to improve from here on out.
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