BJJ in my late 40s. It was a total mindfuck and upended what I thought about learning. I had to unlearn my well-established ways of learning and learn to learn

BJJ in my late 40s. It was a total mindfuck and upended what I thought about learning. I had to unlearn my well-established ways of learning and learn to learn by flow and feel. At times, you will have huge wins, and at times, it will crush you. Whatever you must do, it is: show up to the next class. Another key point was not quitting. I’m now a blue belt. I think about 90-95% of those who start, quit. All of the people I started with have long since quit. Sometimes I run into them in town and they talk about how they plan on getting back to class soon. But I know that will never happen. I just smile and wish them well and hope for their best.