I just realized that this past June marked my 30th anniversary of training in BJJ/Grappling. It’s gone by fast but it also feels like a lifetime, lol.

27 years (+3 years karate etc. prior to that)

I totally agree on the fast but feels like a lifetime part!

Coming up on 9 years of BJJ, 15 of Judo and 18 of Kenpo Karate.

This got me thinking.

I starting training as a young child and had my first pro Lethwei fight at 15. I had a pro grappling match 12 days ago at 60 I have been a competitor in "pro" combat sports for 45 years. Damn I am old

39 years Judo,
12 years BJJ.

65 years in judo. 21 years in formal BJJ though I was occasionally rolling with a BJJ black belt for several years before I started formal classes.

First bit of grappling I did was 20 years ago in 2003, then it was super intermittent (a handful of MMA classes each year, maybe some judo), until I finally started BJJ in 2006. Before grappling, various kickboxing and kung fu stuff. Plus fencing as a teenager in the 1990s, because swords are cool.

I did Judo as a kid for a year. Kempo for 3 years (where we did 1 Jiu-Jitsu class per week), and now 13 years of BJJ.

wow, congrats on all the years, folks! I started training an offshoot of Isshinryu karate when I was 29 (almost 11 years ago) and about 4 years ago I started formally training grappling/BJJ. I often wish I would have started earlier, or at least wrestled in high school. Martial arts have been instrumental in me losing ~100lbs and completely turning my life around in many ways; it definitely showed up at a point in my life when I truly needed it.

16 years total. About 13 years in jiu-jitsu.

I am definitely old ...

Frank, I really enjoyed reading about your path in martial arts at the german martial arts forum, and why and when you switched to BJJ!

This year is my 13th year in grappling/ BJJ (slow but steady) and overall training in martial arts/ combat sports since 2000.

I am coming up on a year and a half in January. I have a lot of momentum going into my first stripe of bluebelt. i have been told that this is the hardest time, and I'm going to hit it as hard as I can in the beginning before life and everything else happens. I want to front load.

Not to be a mood killer, but every profile here on Beltchecker already shows exactly how long the person has trained 😄

I've been doing bjj for over 11 years

Started in ju-jutsu autumn of -90 and kept doing that until summer of -96, after that I did courses of self defense on and off about three years. Did goshindo about one and a half years between 2001-2003, started capoeira in 2002 and kept doing that until 2012 and finally started bjj in 2010…. A life in martial arts and I feel it’s been a good fit for me 😊

Coming up on my ten years. Feels like yesterday when I started. Congrats on the big 30!

Just past 12 years training! Lost probably 3 years of that to injuries, and covid of course.

11 years and 5 months in BJJ but 21 years altogether (Japanese Ju Jutsu & boxing)

This is very true, but that doesn't pad up our forum post count LOL

You are very correct but there are so many non-active members. I was curious as to the active members on here. I can delete this thread if you'd like.

19 years (Minus 2 years pandemic. No physical training but editing BJJ videos only)

Congratulations! My 30th year is next year! =)

I've been doing BJJ for over 13 Years now.

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Lmao 😂

Wrestling started in 1984, Judo started in 1995, BJJ on and off since 1997.

Last month marked 30 years of grappling, and 25 years of BJJ for me...

Soon it will be 26 years of BJJ...but not always continuously and with some breaks for others some martial arts

Started in 2006 with several lengthy breaks from white to late blue belt (college and new family) but pretty consistent after that. I guess that makes 17 years. I hope to be healthy enough to train well into my senior citizen discount days.