Goal oriented training Have a specific technique or area of focus for each rolling session.
You may even want to let your training partners know this and start in those positions.
Consistent Training Make BJJ a priority in your life, training 3-5 times a week EVERY week.
It’s no coincidence that the best guys in class also have the best attendance.
Some guys get good really quick, but the best guys have all put in countless hours to get there.
You will never see your game improve as fast as it should if you are missing classes or weeks of training.
Take advantage of your training partners Make a mental note of who has the best guard, takedowns, passing, pins, or escapes.
Ask your instructor questions All too often I see brown and black belts teach class and ask, “Any questions or things you guys want to work on?” and everyone is SILENT. Always have a question in mind, unless you are an absolute phenom there will always be a position where you don’t feel 100% confident.
Train at different gyms I realized that having new perspectives helped me greatly.
The experience of rolling with guys you don’t know anything about will make your moves much sharper.
Teach new guys If you can get a pure beginner to do a move 100% accurately then you know that you have it down.
Roll until you are exhausted at every training session I see many guys pack their bags and go home when they have barely worked up a sweat.
Even if I’m so tired that I’m getting my ass kicked by someone of lower rank, the experience of training when you have no strength left will vastly improve your game both mentally and physically.
Train in inferior positions Allow your training partners to get your back, pass your guard, or mount you.
Stay in the inferior position and work on simply avoiding the submissions, then work your escapes.
Each sparring session, put your ego aside and roll with the best guy you can find, also spar with heavy guys, quick guys, and guys with unlimited endurance.
As a beginner or intermediate grappler, you are under no pressure to be brilliant, so use that time to open up your game and test the positions you know against guy who know what they are doing.
Although it is boring, many of the best guys I know devote a portion of every training session to drilling a basic movement with a partner.
You need a technique like that from every position to go to against tougher guys.
Use training sessions as a time to learn not win Think of a move you want to pull off and the situation that would require it.
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