BJJ, or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of the best martial arts worldwide. The number of mental and physical benefits it provides its trainees with—is astounding. So, one can wonder what age is too late to start doing BJJ?
BJJ has no age limit because it’s an adaptive martial art—suitable for everyone regardless of size, shape, or age. As a result, the beginning of your training will be different from another trainee, who may be older than you. For example, older folks won’t spar until they learn they fully learn the basics.
Nonetheless, some individuals claim they find it hard to start, as they’re unsure of whether they’re in the optimized age to do so. Let’s clarify something; you likely are not in the best age to start BJJ. That’s fine, you can still reap the many benefits it offers.
As much as starting in the optimized age can give you an advantage, it’s not something that should stop you from making progress. In fact, if you start right now, even if you’re 96, you’ll be enjoying many benefits attached to martial arts.
These benefits are life-changing. I mean, wouldn’t everyone want to reduce their stress, improve their physical shape, and grow their confidence. However, not everyone wants to go down the difficult path. This path requires dedication, time, and plenty of effort and pain.
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Now, let’s examine what’s the best age to start doing BJJ. Then, we’ll discuss whether it has an age limit – and explain specific examples.
What’s the best age to start BJJ?
BJJ provides its trainees with plenty of benefits, including grown confidence and self-esteem, lower stress and aggression levels – and plenty of other ones. However, let’s examine whether there’s an optimized age trainees can begin their journey at—to ensure they can become the best fighters.
The best age to start doing BJJ – is 6 years old. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has plenty of dojos specifically designed for children. These dojos have been able to optimize and ensure the rate of injuries is near impossible. Moreover, they managed to optimize the training to be as enjoyable as possible for children.
When a 6-year-old starts to do BJJ, he’s immediately on the right path to bettering oneself. Of course, we shouldn’t expect a kid to become the ultimate fighting champion, which may come later on.
Nevertheless, when a person start doing BJJ at 6 years old, how do you think that individual will be at age 15? He will, of course, be a fantastic fighter and a well-developed individual.
Today’s society is filled with plenty of distractions. These distractions are made to ensure we don’t fly too far from our cages. Sadly enough, most people fall victim to these types of actions rather than working on themselves.
So, the next time you want to develop yourself, ask yourself; am I doing enough to ensure my future progression? If not, consider picking any martial art and starting to work on yourself.
Does BJJ have an age limit?
BJJ is one of the best martial arts ever created. As a result, many trainees use it to develop both their physical and mental selves. However, many people may give up on starting to train in it because they feel they’re too old to begin. So, does BJJ have an age limit?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has no age limit because the training is adaptive to each individual, regardless of one’s weight, size, or current shape. As a result, each trainee will find oneself improving one’s mental and physical self in each training session – regardless of one’s current age.
If you think you’re too old to begin training, think again. Yes, it is that simple; you’re likely to be wrong, no matter what you think about yourself.
If a 6-year-old can train in a martial art, you can too. It’s all a question of how much you want to improve yourself, even though you haven’t begun doing so—thus far.
BJJ seems to improve functional fitness in elderly men and may be an alternative method to enhance this population’s health and quality of life.
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According to the above medical study, the elderly can enjoy the many benefits BJJ provides its trainees with.
I assure you, you can start doing BJJ even if you’re 90 years old. It’s all a matter of how much you believe in yourself. Of course, if you have any conditions which may limit your progression or learning opportunities, your instructor will adapt the training program to fit your needs.
You won’t spar in your first session if you can’t. That’s all there is to it. Of course, if you’re less than 70 years old and don’t think you can begin, please, think again.
Watch the following video of a person doing the unimaginable. And yes, you can do the same.
Is 27 too old to start doing BJJ?
I’ll be honest for a second; this article is made to ensure you don’t think about not starting your BJJ journey. Truly, it’s all a matter of how you perceive yourself. Most people don’t think in terms of growth. Instead, they try to find as many excuses as possible, even at age 27.
The age of 27 is not too old to start doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu because you’re still in your physical peak years. Not only is it suitable to start doing BJJ, or any other martial art, you’ll notice plenty of progression in that age.
I find myself clueless when thinking about this question. How can a 27-year-old think one’s too old to start training. If you haven’t started to train up until this point, it doesn’t mean you can can’t begin your training as soon possible.
It’s likely that you want to start noticing results; but, you don’t want to put in the effort and time to do so. Think with yourself: am I really that late to the party? Can’t I progress my mental and physical selves by starting to train today?
27, or any other age until 80, is suitable to start doing BJJ. Even if you have limiting physical conditions, your instructor is there with you to ensure the training will adapt to you and not the opposite. Therefore, don’t hesitate to find a solid, qualified BJJ school and start your training.
Before we continue, if you want to know whether BJJ is suitable for self-defense, follow the link to an article of mine on the topic.
Is 30 too old to start doing BJJ?
While most people think starting to train in any martial art post the age of 15 years old is late, they’re entirely wrong. Your goals are unlikely to become the best fighter once you’re 10 years old, and that’s okay.
Contrary to most people’s opinions on BJJ and when it is too late to start training in it, 30 years old is a suitable age to start your training. Of course, this applies to you if you’re an individual under the age of 80. You can start doing Jiu-Jitsu in any age, since its training is adaptive.
Of course, you won’t become an Ultimate Fighting Champion if you start training BJJ at 30 years old. But, the number of benefits you’ll experience—is truly astounding.
Take a look at the following list of benefits you’ll experience from BJJ: (Source)
- betters physical shape
- increases self-confidence
- improves pain tolerance
- teaches you to use self-defense
- decreases overall stress
- assists you in controlling aggressiveness
- shortens reaction time
- improves your performance under stress
- enhances self-esteem
- betters social life
- martial arts are a form of self-help
Now, pick a single of these benefits you most want to notice in your life. I bet there are few. Then, think how your life can improve if you have a single of these benefits ingrained in your conscious mind.
How about having all of them in your life? Let me tell you, it is, indeed, possible to experience all the above benefits – if you work hard and keep up with your training. Think of how your life will change if you experience all the above benefits daily!
Final words
To end this article, I want to ensure I managed to get my point across: you can start doing BJJ at any age, regardless of your current shape, size, or any other external factor. That was the whole point of this article.
However, it was never intended to be a motivational article you read and have a sudden urge of motivation and will power. That, of course, isn’t as effective as giving valid reasoning to why you should start doing martial arts as soon as possible.
Nonetheless, everything in this article is the truth. The number of reasons you have to start training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu starting today—is vast. Therefore, if you desire to better both your mental and physical selves, ensure you begin your training.
If you enjoyed reading this article, I recommend reading about why BJJ is the best martial art. It will give you another perspective to consider prior to starting your training.