“Don’t chase the belts”
You’ll hear this a lot from black belts speaking retrospectively about their journeys in jiujitsu. And for the most part it’s true.
You should not chase the belts since the belt is only a piece of fabric; the learning is most important. But, I can understand completely why beginners chase stripes and belts.
Jiujitsu is hard. Devel…
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