I’m a big pile of steaming hot failures
Was dabbling around on Instagram yesterday responded to a young guy.
He said,
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“Why do people get caught up on if they get tapped in practice lol that’s the point”
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Now it’s easy to wag the finger at someone who’s struggling with failure. But we all go through it at some point don’t we? I know I sure as hell did.
My response to this message was . . .
Because we are conditioned to believe that if we aren’t successful at something then it was a waste.
But success is usually built upon a pile of failures.
And this is an important lesson on and off the mats.
Now perhaps you have a better track record than the Chewster and success has just come effortlessly to you. But it didn’t for me.
I didn’t get serious about the business side of running a gym till the gym almost folded back in 2010. It was a nice smack in the face to wake me up.
My first videos on Youtube sucked and didn’t get watched.
On the mats I lost my first ever grappling match. Got smashed for years in high school wrestling and struggled early on in BJJ.
And each one of my best techniques was sharpened with 1 failure after another.
Like my highest percentage takedown. The arm drag to inside trip.
I started using the technique with a little success. Then people figured it out and it started failing. I didn’t give up on it though. Instead, I kept adjusting and making mistakes till I developed a new setup that worked like crazy.
In fact, if I can get the particular wrist control I use I’ve only missed the takedown once in competition. Not bad if you ask me.
And if you’re a member of my Wrestling for BJJ course. I just added this stealthy “thumb up, thumb down” setup to the arm drag to inside trip inside the “Chewy’s Takedown System” section yesterday. So roll on over and check it out.
If you’re not currently a member and would like to get your grippers on the setup along with the other tried and true takedowns specifically for BJJ then press ze link below.
To wrap this one up today. Treat failure as a normal part of growth so you can learn from it and crack open the lessons to be had.
Just an idea to chew on.
-Chewy
