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@ao1989
I've been training for 3 years and try to make it to the gym 5 times a week, it's changed my life completely and I couldn't recommend it enough. Every gym is different though, the history of bjj and the different teaching lineages have resulted in it being a really fragmented martial art with connnnnstant arguments between practitioners over techniques, approaches, mentality and especially the pros and cons of sport bjj vs more self-defence/Gracie inspired jiu jitsu. i.e. the difference between teaching/learning techniques with the intention of scoring points in a competition vs techniques that hunt for submissions ('tapping out' of your opponent/training partner if you like). UFC is still doing great things to popularise bjj (especially with Diaz vs McGregor type events) but if you haven't watched the very first UFC events, do it now! You'll want to train as a result! Love it, obsessed by it and can honestly say that as long as you train smart, tap early, warm up, warm down, breathe properly and try to relax, the risk of injury is hugely minimized! Oh and Roger Gracie Academy Gymbox in Farringdon is where you want to train, trust me.