Moving to Dublin soon – BJJ gym recs near the tech hub + belt progression question questions incoming
Hello fellas,
So life’s been a bit of a whirlwind lately. I’m a blue belt training out of Zürich, been at it for a few years now, and it’s looking increasingly likely that I’m going to be relocating to Dublin for work. Tech sales scene over there is insane right now so yeah, chasing the opportunity.
First question;does anyone train in Dublin and can recommend a gym close to the city centre / tech hub area (Google, Salesforce, that whole cluster)? Affiliation doesn’t matter too much to me, I just want somewhere with a solid competition culture and good coaching. Bonus points if there’s a strong no-gi scene.
Second thing; and this is something that’s been lowkey stressing me out a bit. My current gym does promotions based on class logins. I’ve racked up a serious amount of them, and I’m making solid progress. The thing is, if I switch gyms mid-journey, I obviously lose all that “credit” on the system. Starting fresh at a new gym, new coach who doesn’t know my game, new environment…
Has anyone gone through something similar? Relocated internationally mid-belt and had to kind of “prove yourself” all over again at a new gym? How long did it realistically take before your new coach had enough of a read on you to push you forward? Did your progress basically reset or did coaches generally respect where you were at?
I love my current gym and my coaches, so it’s bittersweet… But opportunity calls and the mats will always be there regardless of which city I’m on them in.
Any Dublin people (or others that can tell their stories), please - feel free to drop them below
OSS 🙏🏽🥋!