So I’m extremely new to bjj. Literally 2 days in. First of all the amount of cardio it takes is crazy. With that said, I get pretty gassed quickly. And my face turns beet red. And I sweat like a motherfucker. No one else’s face gets red like mine. Well, in the 2 classes I’ve had anyway. It doesn’t help that I’m super white. I feel like people are freaked out about my appearance when I turn that red. I’ve always been this way with hard workouts. But in bjj class it’s abundantly clear. And embarrassing because I’m new to the classes. I’m not quitting and I shouldn’t care what others think. But at the moment I do care. Hopefully I’ll get used to being the only beet faced person in class. Or my cardio will improve and I won’t get so red. Anyone else get a red ass face? Or used to and it’s improved? With a white gi on i look like a candy cane. Haha

Edit: Wow! Thank you everyone who responded to my post. I feel better so much better about going to my next class. This is part of the reason I wanted to learn BJJ. The people and students are super cool, helpful and humble… yet they can rip your head off.