What's the longest you've taken off training?

[Jeon Sa]

What's up Bros? So I have not trained regularly in BJJ, Judo or Muay Thai since 2014.

There is no where to train here but recently a new guy has moved to my town who is a bit of a Judo expert.

He and I are going to train together along with another gent I work with who has fought a few Ammy and Pro times.

I have rolled a few times with the Fighter and did well....

I have only been lifting weights...

How do I assert my dominance

 

[Hwoarang]

About 5 years ago, I took about a year off and havent been able to get properly back in since. Don't really think it affected my technique, if anything, the lay offs helps my technique. But I'm stuck in a shitty cycle where my conditiong went to absolute shit and it's been near impossible to get back in, I fatigue pathetically quickly during wrestles which ends up in me getting injured way too often which ends up in anpther lay off which sets conditioning back further. I've been telling myself for years I'll swim or cycle when injured but I can never be fukt. Just end up trying to train a bit lighter.
So yeah, my advice is don't be a lazy prick like me and get yourself fit.

 

[member 603]

You don't "assert dominance", you flow and transition smoothly from position to position. Grappling is a very reactive process, constant repetition helps in this process. My suggestion is rather than spar, you three should train in flow drills to work on your grappling conditioning and your positional awareness. You can also try to learn new techniques from each other, or off supplemental training videos and practice them .

Remember, it's also not about how many times you tap or get tapped. If you go into training with that mindset, you'll never improve (especially after a long layoff). You have to lose that line of thinking, it will hurt your progress more than anything else.

Have fun too with training, if you don't get a chance to do it as often as you want, don't go in trying to be the toughest guy in the room. Putting that added stress on something you don't often get a chance to do will make it more a task than a fun hobby for you.

 

[Jeon Sa]

You don't "assert dominance", you flow and transition smoothly from position to position. Grappling is a very reactive process, constant repetition helps in this process. My suggestion is rather than spar, you three should train in flow drills to work on your grappling conditioning and your positional awareness. You can also try to learn new techniques from each other, or off supplemental training videos and practice them .

Remember, it's also not about how many times you tap or get tapped. If you go into training with that mindset, you'll never improve (especially after a long layoff). You have to lose that line of thinking, it will hurt your progress more than anything else.

Have fun too with training, if you don't get a chance to do it as often as you want, don't go in trying to be the toughest guy in the room. Putting that added stress on something you don't often get a chance to do will make it more a task than a fun hobby for you.

I was joking at the assert dominance for the most part but to be honest those demons are there. It has been so long since I trained that my ego is likely back.

Anyway great great advice!

If someone had of asked me the same question I would have said the same thing. "What are you worried about getting tapped for just learn and have fun"

Thanks for the reminder in looking forward to getting back on the mats​

 

[1031]

3 years- back injury fucked my world up.

 

[diet butcher]

6 years! Just started up again last night with a training partner. I still got it, technically. But my gas tank is shit! LOL

 

[Brigsy]

Ten years. The people that I started with are all black belts BJJ now. I'm back training and shit at everything lol

I can't demote myself from blue so I'm basically an ego boost for white belts. I'm taking the ego bashing well though.

Fitness wise I'm fitter as I kept that up. I just can't remember anything lol

 

[Brigsy]

And inverted shit didn't exist.

 

[member 1013]

34 years

im really good at the internet tho

 

[sparkuri]

20 years.
But your mind is the biggest weapon, and I trane that eeeeeeevery day.
Drills, drills, drills.
I'm sharp as a pencil, one that's been sharpened.

 

[member 603]

I took Sunday off... 24 whole hours LOL

 

[yuki2054]

I tend to join a club, train like a maniac, them find myself unable to train for whatever reason, for a year or two. I am back on my figurative bike now though, thank hell!

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

7 years and counting

 

[Wende11X]

Six months or so at a time. I am currently fighting Bursitis so I have not been very consistant

 

[member 603]

Remember in training, it's not about getting taps (not saying you guys are), roll light and smooth, flow with transitions. If you get to a position and nothing is there, transition to the next thing. The less you try to power to catch something, the less likely injury occurs (in the case of bursitis, just chill LOL). And I'm sure you guys all know, never be afraid or too embarrassed to tap.... Worrying and fighting NOT tapping also gets you hurt faster. Just my 2 cents worth

 

[Ted Williams' head]

Lets see, I was born in '86, so...