Comments on: BJJ Poll: Do You Take Paid Private Classes with Advanced BJJ Belts?

By: BJJ Poll: What is the Average Price You Pay for Private BJJ Lessons : The FightWorks Podcast | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Radio and News

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:22:37 +0000

[...] in July of 2009 we learned that 40% of BJJ folks take paid private classes. We recently received an email from John asking if we might dig a little deeper on the topic and [...]

By: BJJ Poll: Why Do You Not Take Paid Private Classes with Advanced BJJ Belts? : The FightWorks Podcast

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:47:40 +0000

[...] we learned that a minority of Brazilian jiu-jitsu students take privates. According to our poll, only 39% of BJJ students take privates. This week our poll hopes to learn why that number is not [...]

By: Number 2 Salad

Number 2 Salad — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:56:30 +0000

Just took my first private class (2 hours for $200). It was worth every penny.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:01:38 +0000

While cost is a factor for many, I think a lack of available free time is the primary issue for me. Having a full-time job, wife and other non-BJJ passions, interests and commitments already limits my training to 3-4 times per week. I would love to be able to work in some privates here and there, along with another regular class or two per week (every day if I had my choice!), but I am already stretched thin on time.

By: Ricky Gamboa

Ricky Gamboa — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:49:15 +0000

No, not yet but I eventually will do so when budget permits.

By: larry robinson

larry robinson — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:53:41 +0000

I was pretty taken aback by the differnce between judo and BJJ when it came to price.
Not one BJJ school I found that were remotely interesting cost less than twice what I was paying for judo,

The cost for private classes is not in my budget but Id probably feel different if I was competing.

Actually, my biggest gripe since Ive switched is how unstructured a lot of BJJ school are as opposed to judo. There seems to be not standard since there is no local, state/provincial or national boards so it seems everone is doing their own thing. Teaching 8-9 yr olds how to do a rear naked choke seems dangerous especially since no instructors have any kind of specialized coaching training.

By: JonBroster

JonBroster — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:07:49 +0000

I came into BJJ from a background of judo and little wrestling.
I took a few private lessons when I started to halp me pick things up in a more systematic way and to fill in a few gaps in my knowledge – obviously, I was fine fighting from the top (especially side control), but my guard passing was almost non-existant.
Private lessons certainly brought on that aspect of my game.

Jon

By: Tren

Tren — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:20:40 +0000

I took some privates when I was in Brasil and it was worth every durned penny. I totally believe in semi-regular privates to continue to sharpen my specific game. My instructor also gives me privates weekly leading into tournaments to tighten everything up.
I remember on a Black Belt Corner with Pedro Sauer under the question of what advice you have for white belts he simply said “take privates” and that kind of kicked me in the direction (I am in a Pedro affiliate school too!)

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:56:27 +0000

While I don’t doubt the value of private lessons to the advancement of one’s BJJ game, it’s simply not in my budget to do so.

Between the high cost of gym dues, seminars, tournaments, travel, gis, and so on there doesn’t seem to be much left over for private lessons in this kind of economy. Not to mention the prices for a lot of private lessons are sky high and a tad overpriced in my humble opinion for the common man.