most important thing for a BJJ white belt to focus on to get better?

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what is the most important element of BJJ that a white belt/noobie some focus on?

pleast answer if you are a blue belt or above in BJJ...if possible state school and rank///Thanks for the advice in advance!!!!
 
I'm just a white belt, but I might be able to help you out with this.

Some important things for white belts would be: Defending submissions (this will be the first thing you will learn probably because after you get submitted with the same armbar a bunch of times, you probably are going to figure out how to avoid it)

Passing the guard (knowing how to break closed guard, keeping your base so you dont get swept, knowing a few different guard passes and what situations to use them in)

Hip movement in guard: this is very important to get this down, because your hip movement is a HUGE part of your guard, so you must get used to moving your hips around in reaction to what your opponent does

Escaping side mount and mount: LEARN YOUR SHRIMPING, this is VERY important, and 1 thing I need to work on. Also learn the upa escape for mount as well.

Basic submissions: Armbar from guard, armbar from mount, kimura from guard, americana from mount, americana from side mount, kimura from side mount or trapped head, triangle from guard (depending on your height and body type, I am short and stalky so I dont have any luck with traingles) just to name a few

Defending the RNC: you will probably get put in a RNC a lot of times when you first start, learn how to defend this and how to get out of someone having legs in

Learn RNC and how to maintain position while you have back mount: This is another thing I have to work on, my rnc is quite poor and so is my back control.


I know I am a white belt, but I probably have more experience than you, and I really think about bjj a lot, so I think this is a pretty good list. If any higher belts want to critisize I am open to it because I want to learn too.
 
Focus on few simple technics for passing the guard and sweep. Repeat them every lesson end try them in every sparring. Make exercises to learn how to manage your weight in all the different positions.

That should be enough, when you'll have this bases, than you might look at submissions.
 
Learn that you have to get good at positioning first and then submission.
 
the BASICS. Don't try any fancy stuff just yet, drill the shit out of the basics of BJJ. Armbar from guard and armbar from mount are a couple of examples.

Try to remember about position before submission too and I'm a blue belt
 
Focus on the basics. Youll want to buy books and instructionals and learn all the cool new moves, but dont do it. Go to class, drill the technique your instructor shows you and then try to apply it while rolling. Basics basics basics!

Im not really sure I understand the whole "state your rank and school" business, but here you go anyways- Blue belt under Fabio Santos.
 
sproggdawg said:
Focus on the basics. Youll want to buy books and instructionals and learn all the cool new moves, but dont do it. Go to class, drill the technique your instructor shows you and then try to apply it while rolling. Basics basics basics!

Im not really sure I understand the whole "state your rank and school" business, but here you go anyways- Blue belt under Fabio Santos.
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i was just interested to see where people train and what rank...that's all
 
my instructor always takes the newer white belts aside, and he has them practice passing the guard, transitioning between different side mounts, and a shitload of armbars and triangles. (plus the defense to them)

Though the first thing he teaches anyone is the kimura, and the sweep that you can do if they grab their pants/belt to defend it.
 
bjjwrastler said:
GREAT ANSWER. This is one of those things that you really need to do to truly get better/understand bjj.
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Yep. And it's one of those things you just have to learn through experience. From day one, my coach was on me to relax, but it still took a few months before the lightbulb finally went off in my head.
 
If your in your opponents gward - two things -

1 - all you have to do is pass it - DO NOT try to do anything else

and

2 - do not put your hands above your opponents belt.


These two little things that I keep in the back of my mind have helped me progress and stopped me getting subbed with silly straight arm stuff

Blue Belt of 1 year - Carlsons
 
defenetly defense and position first.

than basic submissions.

like bj penn says advanced basics,just keep shoving it down theyre throat.
 
FlameBoy said:
If your in your opponents gward - two things -

1 - all you have to do is pass it - DO NOT try to do anything else

and

2 - do not put your hands above your opponents belt.


These two little things that I keep in the back of my mind have helped me progress and stopped me getting subbed with silly straight arm stuff

Blue Belt of 1 year - Carlsons
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dont put your hands above your opponents belt?? I have never heard this and I have seen in the book passing the guard by ed benneville that they pretty much do this in almost every guard pass. What they say to do is to "stagger your hands" which basically means put one hand on their hip and one hand on their chest, or just dont put your hands right next to each other basically
 
FlameBoy said:
If your in your opponents gward - two things -

1 - all you have to do is pass it - DO NOT try to do anything else

and

2 - do not put your hands above your opponents belt.


These two little things that I keep in the back of my mind have helped me progress and stopped me getting subbed with silly straight arm stuff

Blue Belt of 1 year - Carlsons
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explain number 2, because I was taught to have one hand controlling the gi at the chest with your arm straight so your opponent does not sit up and do a basic hip sweep.
 
I'm a Gracie Barra Blue Belt, since you asked. I'd say focus on posture and good base.
 
Irish car bomb7 said:
what is the most important element of BJJ that a white belt/noobie some focus on?

pleast answer if you are a blue belt or above in BJJ...if possible state school and rank///Thanks for the advice in advance!!!!
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Positioning. Offensive positioning, defensive positioning and why they are important and how to get there
 
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