For those training jiu-jitsu over 40 — especially as a white belt — there may come a time when it just doesn’t feel fun anymore.
At first, everything is new. Even getting smashed feels exciting. But little by little, something starts to change. You feel tired.
You start looking for reasons not to go. And before you realize it, you begin to drift away from the mat.
This video reflects on jiu-jitsu after 40, the quiet process of wanting to quit, and the reasons that only become clear later.
Have you ever felt like it wasn’t fun anymore?
Or found yourself looking for reasons not to go?
One short thought is enough.
Someone else might need to hear it.
If you’re walking this over-40 jiu-jitsu journey too,
you’re always welcome here.
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If it doesn’t feel fun anymore…
what made it feel that way?
And if you kept going,
what helped you come back?
Even one short thought is enough.
OSS.
