BJJ, Judo, Wrestling?

[scohen.mma]

I'm 16 years old, my weight always bounces between 160 and 170, i'm 5'11 and i'd say i'm in pretty good shape. i've been doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since a little before my 8th grade year started, my 10th grade year is ending next month. BJJ is my absolute FAVORITE martial art of all, but i've been moving a lot so my training has been on and off, but i've kept up with it enough to the point where i dont look like a noob when i go into a new BJJ class.

about 7 months ago, i started Judo at my new Karate school (my other passion). Personally, its too much stand up and takedowns for my personal interest, but it definetly hasnt hurt my ground game to know some Judo techniques.

i've also been doing on season wrestling for my school for about two years, which i think helps with controlling my opponent on the ground, and helps me to stay off my back when i'm in a bjj match and dont wanna be on my back.

over all, i want to continue my BJJ training more than anything. the possible schedule that i can have right now would be Monday: BJJ Tuesday: Judo and Karate Wednesday: BJJ Thursday: Judo and Karate Friday: Karate Saturday: Judo and Karate. the only bjj dojo that i'm close to now only has 2 classes a week. basically, i want to compete in BJJ and i want to (after many years to come) eventually earn my black belt in BJJ probably more than anything.

would on season wrestling (about 2 months 5 days a week during those 2 months), 3 Judo classes a week, and 2 BJJ Classes a week be hurtful or helpful to my training in BJJ?

Obviously, i would drop both wrestling and Judo if i could do BJJ more often but i dont even have my license yet, so i cant really do too much about that and grappling is my favorite thing to do (in life and in martial arts).

I plan on entering into BJJ competitions as well. ANY thoughts, ANY reccomendations, ANY advice on conditioning, weight lifting, training, or anything that i talked about above are GREATLY appreciated. thanks in advance!

[Adonis]

You should be fine. I am jealous! I wish I did wrestling in high school especially for the benefits it would given me for bjj now. Better take downs, scrambling, weight cutting, mental toughness and constantly on the go will teach you how to out work someone, gramby rolling ect... So many great benefits to wrestling. Judo is great too with the grip fighting, Kazushi, judo style take downs and much more.

Get as much wrestling as you can. I am not sure about others on here but I find it tough to find good wrestling coaches and partners as an adult who isn't in school anymore. I really wish I did as much wrestling as I could in high school and college.

[xo-karate]

Hi scohen,

I don't think that doing different styles is bad for you. It can help you understand more. Just remember to let your body recover from time to time. If you train hard - intensively - you need some days of.

If you are not recovered - feeling fresh - you do not get the benefit from training. Your body will gain strength during recovery - not during training.

(If training is light - just technique - no problem:-) Wrestling, Judo and BJJ tend not to be light...

[Ueshirokarate]

Hi scohen,

I don't think that doing different styles is bad for you. It can help you understand more. Just remember to let your body recover from time to time. If you train hard - intensively - you need some days of.

If you are not recovered - feeling fresh - you do not get the benefit from training. Your body will gain strength during recovery - not during training.

(If training is light - just technique - no problem:-) Wrestling, Judo and BJJ tend not to be light...

While true, I do believe that our bodies are capable of much more than we think. The OP is 16 and he has a hormone soup that will give him a great recovery advantage over the next few years. Now is the time he should be lifting, eating and training as much as he can.

[ShoriKid]

Sleep. Despite what you may think, it's your best friend when training hard. I'd rate it even above nutrition. Not saying eating right doesn't matter, but your body can't put itself back together after training if you don't rest.

[Ueshirokarate]

Sleep. Despite what you may think, it's your best friend when training hard. I'd rate it even above nutrition. Not saying eating right doesn't matter, but your body can't put itself back together after training if you don't rest.

I would agree. The only thing I think is more important is water.

[ps1]

Do wrestling Judo and BJJ. That's an amazing combination of grappling arts. You'll be a beast at competitions. Good luck!

[scohen.mma]

thanks everyone! i'll train as hard as i can for the next few years. i'll try and get as much sleep as i can, and i drink quite a few bottles of water a day so i dont need to worry about that. unfortunately, school limits me on my sleep - having to wake up on time for school, doing things that i need to do after school and before i go to the dojo's, finally going to the dojo, etc. i do love my sleep and i sleep probably 12 hours on friday nights and saturday nights xD thanks again!

[bushido_man96]

Thats a lot on your plate! When do you have time to study? Nor can I imagine what your class fees must run...

Its great you have such an opportunity to train. The best thing you can do right now is read your body, and see how it reacts to all the training. If you find out you are overtraining, you may have to drop something. If you can handle it, then you should take advantage, because life might not always be this way with you.

As far as lifting weights goes, I'm not sure what the other guys suggest, but with as much MA as you are taking classes for, you should probably only lift weights twice a week. And if I were you, I'd do barbell training, for strength and power. A 5x5 program or 5/3/1. At two days per week, and all that MA training, 5/3/1 would probably be your best option. When Wrestling season ends, you might be able to bump to 3 days per week.

Have fun with all that training!