Always end your BJJ class positively
Always end your BJJ class positively
If you get in the mindset to always end your BJJ class positively, it will make your journey through BJJ much smoothly and you will improve faster. How you end today’s training session will determine tomorrow’s. When most people end a Jiu-Jitsu training session, they are typically exhausted. Understandably they usually either go home to rest or hang out on the mats and take a mental break with small talk and banter with their buddies. In most cases this is fine, but very often I find that this time immediately after class is one of the most productive to teach a quick lesson in response to a problem I saw students experience in that session. Always, training when you are tired in the best time to train, because you are forced to use technique, not strength, because you have none left. In addition, instrcutor love to fix problems when they are fresh in your mind. When we experience a problem on the mat that irritates us, a good solution will be much more memorable and likely to “stick†in our minds precisely because the initial irritation creates a demand for knowledge, and that demand will make the lesson memorable. Post class discussions of a problem students ran into in the best time to learn. Typically I will state the problem and offer initial solutions and bounce ideas around as we experiment with solutions. Some work well for some students, others for other students. These last thoughts often provide a good lead in to tomorrow’s class – and this is the important thing – for only when classes build upon the lessons of previous classes in a continuous line of progress can you build towards your long term goals in BJJ. Keep that smile and good feeling when you leave.
