+1 to everything Code Monkey said.
It takes focus to learn to relax and THINK while someone has their knee in your gut, but that is exactly what you need to do.
You will definitely get respect for staying active 100% of each roll, but it has to be SMART active. If you're under someone's side control and you are trying to shove them straight up off you with arm strength, that's not smart and you will be heading back to the trash can pretty quickly if you try to keep that up for two hours.
Instead, learn the technique to escape side control properly, then execute that. Learning technique, trying (and failing) to execute it, refining what doesn't work...that's how you improve. Killing yourself trying to do something that will never work just makes you tired.
To get a handle on this, pay attention next time you roll with a purple or above. You'll likely find that they're always moving, always doing something...but they are probably controlling you totally without even breaking a sweat. That's because their technique is so solid that they need very little conditioning to dominate beginners. That's where you want to get to: a fluid, linked series of techniques.
It takes focus to learn to relax and THINK while someone has their knee in your gut, but that is exactly what you need to do.
You will definitely get respect for staying active 100% of each roll, but it has to be SMART active. If you're under someone's side control and you are trying to shove them straight up off you with arm strength, that's not smart and you will be heading back to the trash can pretty quickly if you try to keep that up for two hours.
Instead, learn the technique to escape side control properly, then execute that. Learning technique, trying (and failing) to execute it, refining what doesn't work...that's how you improve. Killing yourself trying to do something that will never work just makes you tired.
To get a handle on this, pay attention next time you roll with a purple or above. You'll likely find that they're always moving, always doing something...but they are probably controlling you totally without even breaking a sweat. That's because their technique is so solid that they need very little conditioning to dominate beginners. That's where you want to get to: a fluid, linked series of techniques.