# Why is BJJ so hard when I first start?

Your body has never moved this way. You are learning to be comfortable while someone is trying to choke you. Every position feels wrong. You do not know what you do not know. Meanwhile, even small training partners with experience handle you easily, which is confusing and frustrating. This phase las...

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**Tags:** beginner, training, mental-game

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