Former College Wrestler TIRED of EASY Jiu-Jitsu Practices (Here's the Solution)

Is BJJ too easy for Wrestlers?

I think it depends on how we define the word "Easy" and I'll talk about that in this video.

Different qualities make one good at BJJ vs. the sport of Wrestling.

Today I'm responding to a great question from a former College Wrestler who is transitioning to BJJ, but can't find the level of intensity he wants, or needs, like he found while wrestling in college.

I'll do my best to give a few good suggestions and compare the realities of the two Martial Arts.

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[BJJ_Black_Belt]

Join a Jiu Jitsu school focus on learning techniques. The average regular person would not enjoy real wrestling warm ups or hard rounds every day. My wrestlers were 2% of my students you can’t change how you train for 2% of students because 98% will quit and you will be bankrupt in 2 months catering to wrestlers in Jiu Jitsu school.

[cashthompson]

Thanks for answering my question. I really appreciate it!

[TheChadavis]

Would like to emphasize the point that if you are wrestling in high school or college, you are competing, it’s built in to the practice. There are no “hobbyist” wrestlers. With jiu jitsu, the vast majority of people are hobbyists, so most schools will cater to them. So if you’re looking for a high intensity, competition style training, then you need to be training at a high level competitive school. Like it was said in the video, BTeam, Pedigo, New Wave, Atos, AOJ, etc.

[Patrick-sheen]

Nice to have a well thought out, mature, unbiased breakdown on this question.

[mr.okanefan]

Hey Brandon, love the content. I've got a question for you.

I'm a former high school wrestler who started very late (junior and senior year) and wrestled post season my senior year and am currently a blue belt in BJJ. My question is, for someone like me who was an average at best for highschool varsity standards by the END of my wrestling "career" (if you can even call it that), how can I continue to improve my wrestling now that I've graduated.

Adult wrestling clubs are hard to come by, and I've had no such luck with them. So far, I've just been trying to find other former wrestlers in my BJJ gym or go to other open mats and drill takedowns, but I don't really feel I'm steadily improving the same. When I was in HS, it was 6 days a week 2-3 hr practices with lots of drilling and live gos, I obviously don't expect to emulate that fully now that I'm 20 and working full time hours nearly, but is there any way to conssistently improve my wrestling while training 2 days at a BJJ school? Are there shadow wrestling drills I can do solo? Should I look for a wrestling club? Even asking people at my BJJ gym to stay afterwards and let me drill with them is a pain cuz everyone is so busy.


Sorry for the long question, a summarized version is how can you can continue to improve your wrestling after highschool for those of us who didnt have the option to wrestle in college, again great content thank you

[theonewhoknocks]

I think the big disconnect is that the majority of people training bjj aren’t looking to do a whole strength and conditioning circuit at jits. Jits as a whole is practiced by people of more walks of life than wrestling where most people that wrestle have literally been doing it all their lives if not half of it in most cases. I think these intense wrestling practices being implemented in jits will only translate to the competition crowd as most people get into jits for physical fitness but not to the extent you get at a wrestling practice.

[apollo]

I think wrestling gives alot of guys negative connotations toward training. Alot of wrestling coaches beat into kids that if youre not dying you didnt practice hard enough when in reality you dont need to be that gritty in other martial arts. Even if you do find a gym that trains that way, you would find yourself getting caught by higher belts often. Nicky rod is a perfect example of someone who has found that balance in bjj. It just isnt necessary anymore and i hope they heal from that trauma😂

[AlstarPalmer]

Raising intensity also increases your chance of injury. I pretty much only get injured at wrestling practice.

[WrestlingDad]

Wrestled growing up, JJ black belt now, just recently started training with some of the guys over at Life University (Atlanta area)

Wrestling is def way tougher 😂 I recently did a tourney called the Bald and Fat classic (I’m 36) with 1-1-1 and it was way harder than a 7 minute JJ match.

[siddwitmusic]

“I don’t like running it’s hurts me”

Man I felt that 😔

[train]

When is your next IBJJF Gi competition? What your goals at purple belt on Gi? You do both like the rest of the top bjj guys?

[dorothyslippers]

great video. How do you get better at breathing during rolling? Does the assault bike help? Or tai chi or yoga? Is breathing in wrestling different than in bjj?

[pauliusvaleikis]

How important is shooting? I have some freestyle experience but it seems ive gone adverse to shooting in bjj. I do a lot of throw bys, ducks and judo stuff. But nothing seems as imposing as a shot. In competition against better guys double/single legs are what works. Do you think its a skill issue or more of a counter nature of other takedowns?

[veteransowhat]

Situational Randori what situations are you describing?

[j.b.]

how "intense" is the "gentle technique" supposed to be?

[adamabbas]

Efficiency is king, especially when you have long rounds and or matches. If you can only succeed by being faster and stronger, then you grappling hasn't improved and those successes will disappear as soon as you stop working out.

[scottyk]

I’ve never wrestled but that intensity is different when rolling with a wrestler. Id much rather of had that base.

[flobro]

I wrestled my whole life and have been doing bjj the last 3 years. Kids club wrestling practice is harder than any bjj practice. If you know you know. Wrestling has its saying. Embrace the grind.

[janbin]

I trust him because he has cauliflowers

[zemanov]

I can answer this for you. College athletics vs not college athletics.