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(Higher BJJ belts that is, not sherdog belts!!!)

If you could go back and speak to the blue belt one stripe you..........what advice relating to BJJ would you give yourself?
 
remember to have fun

you should've tapped
 
Find a coach you trust and actually listen to his advice even if it's not what you think it should be.

"Take control of your own training" is a cute idea, but you're just a blue belt. Shut up and get out of your own way. More advanced guys can see things about your game that you just can't yet.
 
There's no need to stay with an instructor your are not happy with. BJJ is supposed to something fun, not something that stresses you out.

Blind obedience is a not a good thing and respect and loyalty is a two way street (not just one sided).
 
Lose weight(still working on that) and workout more. I underestimated how fitness goes a long way in training bjj and you get more out of bjj when your fit.
 
Cherish the basic sweeps that you are doing at the moment because they will still work later on against anyone.
 
lechien said:
Cherish the basic sweeps that you are doing at the moment because they will still work later on against anyone.
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This. And always trust in the most basic passes as well
 
Buy stock in netflix.

Spend more time on single legs from dlr, half guard and rdlr.
 
lechien said:
Cherish the basic sweeps that you are doing at the moment because they will still work later on against anyone.
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Yeah, I'm an old blue, and I've been sweeping purples and browns with basic, but solid, stuff. These days always looking for gift wrap, or just to get their far elbow into my sternum. But I can't remember the last time I did a scissor sweep.
 
switch SCHOOLS like yesterday.. it doesn't get better, it gets worse...
 
I have nothing in particular to say to my blue belt self. I'd do it all over again exactly the same.

However, if I could go back and talk to my brown belt in Judo self, I'd tell him to take it easy on the weights and find a trainer who can actually teach good form, because then I wouldn't have a literal lifetime of back problems from overzealous and faulty form deadlifting. I'd also tell him not to stage that coup against his college Judo coach even if he was in jail for dealing. It was fairly noble, but nothing good came of it. Also, don't bother starting the college BJJ club, because it's going to get hijacked by a bunch of asshats who will eventually ban you.
 
nodferatu said:
This. And always trust in the most basic passes as well
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There are only 5 basic passing motions. The hard part is learning how to combine them and get your timing right.
 
lechien said:
Can you please elaborate on the 5 motions?
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With some minor variations, I think you can reduce almost all passing motions down to these 5:

  • Knee slide
  • Leg weave
  • Leg redirection, e.g. torreando or leg drag
  • Long step/back step
  • Stack
Almost all passes are some variation of those. This goes more for open guard because there are obviously special methods for passing closed and half guard, but in general this is what you're working with. Incidentally, the reason I think the Mendes bros have the best guard passing system in the world is that they've distilled these motions down to their bare minimums and orient all their passing theory (posture, grips, etc.) around being able to execute and connect as many of these passes from as few positions as possible against as many guards as possible. Almost everything they do from a passing standpoint is about getting to a lapel + low pant grip and then based on the guard player's position and reactions entering into predefined sequences of these basic passes ending in a leg drag position. It's extremely elegant in its simplicity.
 
Ryan hall has it as over, under, through and around the legs for passing styles.
 
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