Focus on Less to Get More Submissions in BJJ

Описание: I got a good question from our buddy JJ Olivares who writes,

"I had a question about BJJ training. In many occasions when I roll I feel like my mind doesn't go as fast as I would like to. I feel like I don't see the moves and submissions that might be available for me. What do you think I should do to be able to see more moves and submissions while I roll?"

I’ve experienced this sort of “Grappler’s Block” when it comes to submissions in BJJ and other techniques plenty of times.

One time in particular that relates back to submissions came from the end of my days as a Blue Belt. I was positionally dominant but I wasn’t catching the submissions that were there. I would be in mount, side control and back mount but couldn’t seem to secure the finish. I knew the submissions were there but I couldn’t find the openings and opportunities.

My coach at the time told me that in order to get my purple belt I needed to become more submission oriented. I needed to finish.

Following this conversation I stepped onto the mat as a man on a mission. Ready to roll and get the submission.

I was quickly frustrated though. I had too many submissions in my brain. My focus was so spread out that I wasn’t able to set my sights on anything in particular.

This happens to plenty of us as we progress in BJJ. We start off as a white belt and we’re just trying to survive during rolling. Then as we progress in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu we are able to get on the technical buffet line and sample a little of this and a little of that.

This eventually leads to information overload. Too much stuff is floating around that we can’t find what we’re looking for.

It reminds me of being incredibly hungry and sitting down at a restaurant with a huge menu. You're hungry and you want a meal but there are so many damn choices. It's all good and will satisfy your hunger. But which one should you choose?

I went back to the drawing board and returned to my roots as a wrestler and making my BJJ submission "menu" smaller.

As a wrestler it was drilled into our heads that all we needed was 3 techniques. A takedown, a pinning combination and an escape or reversal. Everything else was icing on the cake. But master those 3 things and you’re set.

Using this same method I focused my attention to a handful of submissions I was decent with and that worked well with the positions I was getting into at the time.

Following this renewed focus I went on the hunt.

Think of a hunter. When it’s deer season. What are they hunting? Deers. If you’re someone who pays hundreds of thousands of dollars to go to Africa and kill some Rhino. You don’t just get to kill everything. A guide takes you out into the bush and they say, “You get to kill that one over there."

It’s focused and very specific. And this is what you need to do when it comes to getting better with your BJJ submissions and other techniques.

After you’ve zeroed in and set your sights on a particular move. Go on the hunt for it during rolling. When you step on the mats, don’t forget or bail on those techniques. In the case as a blue belt. My focus was armbars, kimuras. So I’d step on the mat and i used to wear a purple sweat band around my ankle to remind me to keep working towards my goal.

Kind of cheesy. But it worked amazingly well.

I started hitting my moves from all sorts of weird transitions and funky angles that I never thought of. It was happening because I knew what I want and I went after it.

This method of refocusing has helped me develop my game intentionally and has drug me out of so many training plateaus.

It's amazing what happens when you become single minded and dedicate your whole self towards an objective. Regardless of the obstacles in front of you, you’ll find a way to do it.

Now it takes time, and you’ll have to put the elbow grease in to make it work. But if you clear the clutter and go hunting for your Brazilian Jiujitsu techniques. You’ll be amazed what happens.

JJ I hope this helps! Good luck on your quest to become better at submissions brother!

Thanks!
-Chewy

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