Try Jiu Jitsu When You’re Ready – A Forever Welcome From 10th Planet Airlock in Bastrop
If you’ve ever said, “Yea, I’ll be at jiu jitsu class next week,” this post is for you. It’s not a note of shame or disappointment or even a reminder to get back to it. It’s an open invitation. Try jiu jitsu when you’re ready.
It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve thought about doing jiu jitsu, how many times you said you’d come to a trial class, or how many times you’ve ended up putting it off.
Whether you’re looking for women’s jiu jitsu, kids jiu jitsu, even Muay Thai or kickboxing.
And for those of you who HAVE started your jiu jitsu journeys, you blue belts on an extended ‘break’, you brown belts who got injured and took a little EXTRA time off, it’s not about how long your break has been either.
It’s about this moment right now. And it’s an open invitation for perpetuity, forever.
The message is this: Start (or continue) your jiu jitsu journey when it’s right for you.
Running a jiu jitsu gym here in Bastrop, we’re pretty familiar with the promises. “Oh yea I’m gonna start coming next week, I’m just waiting for…” And we always say the same thing: “Cool, we’ll help you get started when you’re ready.”
And that’s the truth. We’re ready when you are.
No shame, no rush, no worries.
But in the middle of the night (yes, really), it does make us wonder…
What if they feel embarrassed to come in now? What if they’re worried that because they didn’t come when they promised, they feel they can’t try again?
So, here we are, writing it plain as day. Ready?
AT 10TH PLANET AIRLOCK IN BASTROP, WE DO NOT CARE HOW MANY TIMES YOU TOLD US YOU’D START TRAINING AND DID NOT. WE’RE READY WHEN YOU ARE.
Truly.
You are invited to try jiu jitsu when you are ready. Or to resume your journey after a pause. The response will always be the same from us when you come in… “Glad you’re here. Let’s go.”
No embarrassment needed, no shame. Take a break. Start after you think about it for a year. Two years.
If you promise to try jiu jitsu in July and don’t get around to it until October, great. See you in October to get started.
Sound fair enough? We hope so.
At the very least, we’ll try to stop losing sleep over the idea that there is anyone out there who feels embarrassed that they didn’t start training when they told us they would. Because all we want is the best for you.
In case you’re wondering how we got to be so dang cool, you should read this post about why 10th Planet Airlock in Bastrop is the greatest jiu jitsu gym ever (to us).
So when it’s the right time for you, just come on in. We’ll get you going.
