Doubt is the worst thing for my game.
My goal when I am rolling is to identify the right move to do and then do it in spite of the voice in my mind saying it won't work.
That voice in the past has really slowed my progress. I would often see opportunity and convince myself that the situation was not perfect to do said move, so I would sit there paralyzed and let all opportunity pass.
Now I try the move as soon as the opportunity presents itself because i am not a future teller and don't want to get stuck in analysis paralysis.
He who hesitates, masturbates
Sadly I do the same damn thing, been slapped a few times by my coach saying "I think too much".
A lot (all?) The sports psychologists / mental performance coaches talk about eight key mental features including
Clarity
Confidence
Courage
Conviction
(Also concentration, control, composure, calm)
These traits apply to whole matches but also to specific scenarios/opportunities eg
Be clear in what you move you want to pull off, have either the confidence you will succeed or the courage to go for it anyway, and have the conviction to just do it immediately
I'm not a 'mind coach' but think there's some truth in the above
checkuroil - Doubt is the worst thing for my game.Against all people or just higher belts?
My goal when I am rolling is to identify the right move to do and then do it in spite of the voice in my mind saying it won't work.
That voice in the past has really slowed my progress. I would often see opportunity and convince myself that the situation was not perfect to do said move, so I would sit there paralyzed and let all opportunity pass.
Now I try the move as soon as the opportunity presents itself because i am not a future teller and don't want to get stuck in analysis paralysis.
He who hesitates, masturbates

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Drilling, more specifically, speed drills
I never understand why people talk junk about drilling, go to the Mendes brothers website and watch Rafa drill
When you get to that spot in a live roll all that drilling with pay off
Thanks CUO.
Your post helped me realised the same flaw in my game. Excited to roll now haha
That's funny, because I was just having a similar conversation with a training partner. It always seems that when we are at our best, we're not thinking about anything in particular. Drills instill good habits and the rest is the moment brooooo.
This mindset was my goal in my last tournament.
I promised myself that the moment I thought of a move I'd attempt it. It was quite enjoyable. Thanks for reminding me of this mindset.
I do this a lot. It's hard to ignore that voice when defensively it's got me out of a lot of shit. Offensively that voice fucks with my game. The voice is defensive minded so I over think how the guy will escape rather than how I'll keep him from escaping. But I do so much counter bjj I just think it's who I am.
Drilling is the most under-rated aspect of BJJ training. Talk to any D1-level wrestler about the importance of drilling. It is where your brain finds new connections to your best moves. It is how you fine-tune your game. It is how moves become instinct. Live rolling/sparring is where you test the results of your drilling.
I'm at a point in my training I don't even really want to train. I just want to drill because I have been recieving so much technique lately. I just want to alert it a part of me that I don't need to think. I think I frustrate some of my current training partners because I just want to DRILL
JZilla - A lot (all?) The sports psychologists / mental performance coaches talk about eight key mental features including
Clarity
Confidence
Courage
Conviction
(Also concentration, control, composure, calm)
These traits apply to whole matches but also to specific scenarios/opportunities eg
Be clear in what you move you want to pull off, have either the confidence you will succeed or the courage to go for it anyway, and have the conviction to just do it immediately
I'm not a 'mind coach' but think there's some truth in the above
what brilliant luck for (all?) those experts that all the most important concepts start with the same letter...