Learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: what happens from white to blue

I recently promoted one of my students from white to blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He had been training with me for one and a half years at Zenyo Jiu Jitsu Baltimore.

During that time, he had made steady progress. But in the last six months, his improvement was so vast, so noticeable and so markedly different than before that he looked like a new person. 

Yet, his techniques had changed little. His execution looked better in drilling, but it was nothing remarkable. He used simple, “white belt” level moves. Yet, he was no white belt. Everyone could see that. ​

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