Brown belt strategy. Final stretch before black.
I've been brown 4 years. Two of my training partners got promoted last year. I didn't. No bitterness — just questions. Did this happen to you? How did you handle it?
No more "purple problems," not yet a black belt's wisdom. Browns at my gym either grind silently or check out. Other browns: how are you actually feeling about the belt?
Final of brown absolute is me vs my training partner. We've closed out 3 tournaments already. Closer-out: smart. Going for it: respectful of the belt? What would you do?
Coach asked me to lead the fundamentals class once a week. I'm 8 months into brown. Too early? Right time? When did you start actually teaching as a brown?
My first brown Worlds is 12 weeks out. I've been training 5x a week and I feel banged up. Browns who medaled at Worlds — what was your actual peak schedule? Volume per week, comp prep ratio, how many hard rolls?