The dropout rates in bjj have long been considered very high. Commonly most academies at any given time have about 50% of class populated by white belts – beginners who opted in for the course but it’s unclear how long they will be able to stick with it.
If you look at your academies pictures through the years you’ve been training you’ll notice the undeniable turn over. But why is that a part of the bjj journey?
BJJ Instructor: ‘I’ve Seen 1,000 People Quit Jiu-Jitsu in 7 Years’
This is phenomenon is very common and it even has a name: “Bluebeltitis”.
Even Tom Deblass had it!
Tom DeBlass: ‘I Almost Quit Jiu-Jitsu As A Blue Belt’
Rich Bustos quit Jiu Jitsu shortly after he received his Blue belt. He was feeling accomplished and had no desire to returning.
Rich sat sat down with his friend Denney Choi, a BJJ black belt and owner of Baem Jiu Jitsu in Fremont California and he talked about his reasons for quitting and they discussed why it’s so common for Blue Belts to stop training after they receive their blue belts:
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