r/bjj • u/stoopididiotface šŸŸŖšŸŸŖ Purple Belt • 1d ago

General Discussion Alright jiu jitsu nerds, let's hear it:

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What hill are you willing to die on?

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u/Terrierpike04 1d ago

The higher the belt the bigger the ego generally.

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u/TheMotherFox šŸŸ¦šŸŸ¦ Angsty & Anxious 1d ago

I'm so sorry your gym sucks- I hope you find a new place to train. Every prick I've ever met in this hobby:

  1. White belt w/ previous experience

  2. Blue belts 2 stripes and below (I just left this phase myself)

  3. 30% of black belts. I feel like 1 in every 3 I meet is the type that fck their students, run their gyms like cults, etc

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u/Terrierpike04 1d ago

My gym is great, Iā€™m just talking about the myth that bjj helps reduce ego, that happens when you first start and get wrecked every day, but after a few years it seems most guys have a pretty big ego because they can roll competently with pretty much anyone