OK How can one tell if they have hit a Plateau ???? I feel like I have... In class I can for the most part continually beat teh same people.. but at the same time there is just one person in class I can not get teh upper hand on... Who has experienced this and how have you gotten past it?
Theres some good ideas here bro
keep drilling the basics or if you like getting certain positions like takng the back then you can practice that
After each class think over what you were having difficulty with that night. When you get home write those things down in a notebook. That night or the next day research and drill the techniques that will help you.
What I do is I start adding in new techniques. A while ago, I started adding in my rubber guard game and now Im pretty good with it.
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Usually when you plateau you hit a point where something is missing from your game as a whole to take you to the next level. I am starting to discover what is keeping me back is not have a more dynamic game. I know escapes from all different positions and I have options wherever I end up, but I stubbornly stick to that one option even if it isn't working. For example I can bridge and knee to elbow escape very well but the moment it doesn't work I keep trying to do it instead of automatically switching to something else or moving in the other direction. So I guess what I am saying is that you hit a point where you will eventually get to that next level if you find out what is holding you back but that will take investigating.
It's as simple as this bro..I believe if you want to really always have that love for Bjj and always progress I do think some time off is always great to feel refreshed and not get burnt out..
I truly love jiu jitsu soo much that I made myself take time off so by the time I returned I was dyin to try new techniques...
I agree. Actually, I went to Hawaii for a month over the summer and didn't train at all, then came back and it actually made me better. Everything was more relaxed and flowed better and I was more aggressive.Originally Posted by Loopchoke80
"The more you sweat in training the less you bleed in battle"
"To conquer without risk is to triumph without pride"
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Plateaus are pretty normal in my experience. It happens to me every 6 months or so but it seems to only last a week or two. Sometimes if you get used to training with the same people all the time you don't notice that you are getting better when you really are. You could be improving but the guys you roll with are also improving, so you don't notice how much you have grown. Try rolling with some new people (which is great to do anyways) or like The Don said, do some competitions. Comps are the true sign of whether or not your game is improving.
A good idea may be to focus on getting really good at a couple of major aspects of the game such as takedowns and the guard, focus on working these things and you will probably have the other things fall into place instead of trying to absorb a billion different techniques.
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