Any advice?

[Sergio Dantes]

Hey guys, im new to the forums and i wanna start off by saying im a HUGE jiu jitsu fan and there is a gym 10 minutes away from me and i want to sign up but im nervous. what should i expect? the gym is American Top Team.

[Brandon Woolsey]

Where you live?? You will b nervous but dont worry bout it, it happens to everyone when they first walk into a gym. Jus go in get a feel for it. You should b able to get a week or two free. Make sure you take advantage of that to see if that is the place you want to be. Im not sayin anything bad bout ATT im talkin in general. Jus bc that gym is 10 min away does not mean that it is the right one for you. Go in open minded and see what ya think. Be humble and respectful and you wont have any problems. Good luck.

[Jay Chow]

Change your profile fields to match your location and gym, and change your user name to your real name and there shouldn't be any problems.

[Sergio Dantes]

thanks guys. im just nervous about being the guy that no one wants to grapple with. i don't know. i have problems with meeting people.

[Mike Dewitt Jr]

How did you stumble onto our forum? Just curious.

[Sergio Dantes]

I listen to Joe rogan podcasts and Eddie bravo is always on with him. Eddie has some great stories and one day he was talking about Jiu Jitsu and he said go to his forums. so here i am. i love jiu jitsu but i have problems meeting new people.

[Mike Dewitt Jr]

It shouldn't be a big deal unless you have poor personal hygeine, are missing multiple limbs, or weigh 600 lbs.

[Keith Werbisky]

Just rock up and go with it, jiu jitsu is a weird thing. You pay money to get beaten up by other people, when they start to strugle to beat you you start to give them tips on how they can improve to beat you, the more they beat you the better friends you become. Best thing you can do is turn up, i have many friends who say they are gona get fit first befor they start, wich meens they usually never turn up. Also Popovitch is in Florida, i realy like his jitz.

[bobby rivers]

So do I(am weird about meeting people). Take a deep breath, clench your ass hole, bite your lip, and go to class. Focus completely on the training. Be polite, but gear all your questions and convo toward jj at first. It takes away the social complications and awkwardness and lets the others know your serious. Expect to learn and lose. Just go

[Jack LaBarge]

i have problems meeting new people.

Welcome! Most of us here don't beat around the bush. We are very direct in our questions & opinions. Why do you have trouble meeting new people? If there is reasons please list. Thank you