| Want to improve your Jiujitsu? | | | | Once you know exactly what you need to |
| Do you ever feel stuck and wonder why you | | | | improve, nothing will happen unless you make it |
| aren't improving? | | | | happen. |
| Here is a list of the 4 best ways for putting | | | | So, focus on what you need to practice and |
| yourself on a path to constant improvement of | | | | follow through. |
| your Jiujitsu game. | | | | When sparring, put yourself in the situation you're |
| Based on my 14 years of training, these are the | | | | having difficulty with, this way you'll be purposely |
| best strategies to improve your skills and keep | | | | working on overcoming your obstacles with |
| getting better. | | | | resisting opponents and getting comfortable with |
| 1) Get clear on your goals and the obstacles | | | | them which will lead you to overcoming them. |
| keeping you from them. | | | | 3) Make a list of all the times you were stuck and |
| Every training session should have a specific goal | | | | the different skills you learned and developed to |
| behind it. | | | | get past those points. |
| Keeping a log of your training is one of the most | | | | Having a list of all the times you showed |
| important things you can do if you want to keep | | | | improvement will help you keep track, keep you |
| improving and be your best. | | | | motivated and help you get into the positive habit |
| This means you'll write down what you want to | | | | of always looking to improve. |
| accomplish; your goal, and more importantly, the | | | | 4) Have high expectations. |
| obstacles you're facing that are keeping you from | | | | The more you expect to get out of your training |
| it. | | | | the better off you'll be. |
| Let's say for example, you always get stuck in | | | | Not expecting much from yourself and making |
| your opponents guard and are unable to pass. | | | | excuses will surely keep you down. |
| So your goal will be to pass the guard. | | | | Expect to succeed and eventually you will. |
| Now write down exactly 2-3 different techniques | | | | Whenever you're in a position where you get |
| for passing the guard, drill them, try them while | | | | stuck or caught with a submission, find out |
| sparring and write down any specific difficulties | | | | exactly where you're going wrong, find out what |
| you might be having. | | | | your best options are, practice and implement |
| Now ask your instructor to help you correct | | | | them, and finally expect yourself to improve. |
| these difficulties and practice until you have it | | | | These 4 habits are proven to put you on a path |
| down and can pull it off while sparring. | | | | of constant improvement in your Jiujitsu game. |
| 2) Take focused action. | | | | |