Step 1 wrestle for 1-4 years. Step 2 join jiujitsu. Step 3 train frequently.

Don’t worry about the promotion. Try to be the best in your gym at your current rank. The belt will come.

I joined a 10th planet in August. My brother in law talks to me about it. Says he has black belts in karate, tkd. Japanese jiu jitsu, krav Maga, and muay Thai. Says he got them all in 5 years going to a gym once a month. I cannot wait to get him on the mat.

I came into BJJ with a judo background (brown belt) and it has taken me a year to get to 3 stripes on my white belt. It’s not just about rolling, but also knowledge of techniques. And I gotta be honest, this is as fast as I want to progress!  At this rate I’m on track to get my blue after about a year and half and I’m already worried about living up to it.  I’m excited to get it, but I’m more concerned with being good at BJJ than the color of my belt.

I would add don't get injured. Tap out even if it isn't 100 percent locked and don't go for crazy positions when you are new. I went to an MMA gym for a month and tried some kind of flying/rolling armbar and ended up not completing it on a heavyweight. I got slammed on my shoulder and it was messed up off and on for 2 years after that. I have a demanding job and never got back to it.

When I was a white belt I couldn’t wait to get my blue, now i wish i spent more time focusing on being in the moment instead of wanting the next belt. Great content, good points!

I would also suggest at least an occasional private lesson if you can swing it.  They can be extremely effective for your game and also puts you on your coach’s radar.  That said, it’s fun to be a competent white belt who can beat some blues, but it sucks being a blue who can get beat by some white belts, so enjoy your time at white.

As a long time white I always go with higher belts, even if we have someone new in the gym I go very easy. I'm to polite I think it holds me back

I recently got my blue belt back in July after a year and a half. I was consistent 3-4, sometimes 5 times a week. I enjoy jiu jitsu, learning and rolling is awesome. It's your journey, enjoy it and you'll be a black belt before you know it.

You should do a video on, "why" do you want your blue belt quickly....longer at a belt level the better i say

One thing my MMA coach told me that's helped a lot with my grappling (been a striker for 8 years and just started grappling a year ago) was: write down the tips on the basic techniques (take-downs, passes, mount, escapes, sweeps & subs etc) after each class. Writing them down hasn't really helped me remember the techniques (I've got a pretty good memory so have never had to worry about forgetting techniques) but just writing them down has forced me to think about and visualise the positions outside of training which has helped a lot with being aware of what my options are from any position (when you spend a lot of time thinking about something it's easier to develop a good game plan etc).

As a newly anointed blue belt, just keep showing up until your belt changes color. I went from 2 stripe white to blue (we don't promote often), and I wasn't expecting it at all. Been training 20 months. Ask higher belts what you could have done in the situation they dominated you at if they are friendly. Often they want to talk about their favorite sweet moves they mastered. Also, get a partner, and sign up for a private class together. Having a privately coached live roll day is SO SO helpful.

Flow rolling is definitely what's been helping me. When you're slowing things down and not as focused on winning, you identify all your failure mechanisms and learn how to improve it. Plus, the slower pace helps you work more moves into your game without the fear of failing.

I just got my brown belt, took me 7 years. Don’t rush, enjoy the process.

My schedule only allows me to go to the morning classes which are all levels, but very few white belts go so I never roll with anyone I’m better than. I have progressed in the last 2 months where I can get a nice move in on the blue and purple belts before getting turned into a pretzel. I often wonder how I’d perform if I was able to make it to an afternoon basics class

I like the knowledge approach to belts.

I was a collegiate wrestler and am about 225

When i started no GI rolling once i learned a few positions and techniques i found i could consistently tap blue and a few purple belts because i was able to control where we started.

However if i got thrown or tripped i was a fish out of water and got smeshed. Therefore i dont deserve my bluebelt

Getting a blue belt in 100 days means you’re in a mcdojo. Hell you might even be as good as ben and get your arm broken and have you celebrate it

Very good that 🥋 I’m a white belt 1 stripe! 54 year old rolling 2-4 times a week learning fast love it 🥋🥋🥋

I got my blue belt in 7-8 month of training. Just show often, compete and get the medals from the tournament. In order to show that you are above your level and it is time to move on. That's how I did it

I'm a two stripe white belt training for the British Open, what's really helped me is practicing stand up and figuring out where to put my weight so I can take top position and not get swept, meanwhile being able to use my wrestling to sweep from bottom. That's allowed me to keep up with higher belts standing at least and that's given me a ledge to pull myself onto so the time I spend on the mats is never wasted.