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Is it ever too late to start training?

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#1 ·
I was thinking about training in BJJ and maybe attending other classes. I am 22 so I don't know what the typical age group is when starting off, will I be put into a group of youngsters?

I would most likely attending Sam Stout's gym in London.
 
#7 ·
I'm 23 and i stated just over 18 months ago.

I'm not gonna lie if you start as an adult with no previous experience in BJJ, like i did, the first year or so will be quite disheartening! I spent my first 12 months either flat on my back or tapping the mat! It's tough but you'll learn so much from doing it - and having a decent defensive guard is pretty much the most important thing to learn!
 
#8 · (Edited)
lol F you!!!! (jk)
im 31 and started 4 months ago.
GO GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!! you WILL NOT regret it, trust me
think about it, if i started at your age i would prob be a brown by now, close to black and be schooling everybody muahahahaha, instead im a 1 stripe white getting tapped daily.
btw, adrenline is a FANTASTIC gym, solid for grappling and striking.
 
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#11 ·
Its never too late to start anything. Starting at 21 is better than never starting. Depending on what you want to accomplish, of course training at 8 years is better than 21, but you're 21 now and you can't change that, so you might as well hit the gym like a champ!
 
#14 ·
I'm in the same situation. I just started college and figured it would be too late to just start training BJJ. But if it's true that great BJJ practioners like Jacare and Werdum started as late as they did, starting this late might not be that bad of an idea. I was mainly afraid that I'd have to start with kids who were in like middle school haha.
 
#15 ·
I'm 33 and feel like I'm 23 and my body isn't slowing down any. I really don't think you're too old until your body just feels old. Everyone ages different. Luckily for me, I age very slow and still look like a kid. Couture didn't start fighting until he was in his mid 30's and Rich Franklin didn't even start training until he was in his late 20's.
 
#19 ·
At 22, you're probably fine. For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I do think that there is a point at which learning becomes fairly difficult, but I think that there's not really a firm age. I think it realistically has a lot more to do with the health of the person.

If you're a 45 year old and in great shape, then you're probably going to be fine picking up BJJ, though obviously the chances of winning a World Championship is not very good. But when there are recurring injuries, it becomes very difficult to learn BJJ.

The first few months of BJJ are hard enough without serious injuries that make it difficult to train, so I strongly recommend making sure that you're all healed up before training and that you be very careful if you have recurring injuries, as those become really serious really quickly (especially if they're joint injuries) during rolling. But at 22, those aren't going to be serious problems for you.
 
#20 ·
I say you can start training whenever. Younger would be better but you can't go back in time so start now.

Remember how they said Anakin Skywalker was to old to start training? Well look how that turned out for him, one of the most powerful jedi ever. Sure he ended up becoming evil and a cyborg but you can just skip those parts (if you want to).
 
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