As someone who has been a student and teacher, here are my tips to make your professor like you
1. During sparring, use the moves that the professor has taught you. Nothing pleases us more than seeing you trust us. Also, we are teaching you the moves for a reason
2. Try to roll with technique, not force. We want to see you learn BJJ, not just how to win by holding your breath and hulking out. Seeing a beautiful set up is far more gratifying than seeing someone use their athletic prowess
3. When rolling with a lower belt, let them play and tell them how they can improve at the end of the roll. Destroying a new blue belt doesn't impress us.
4. Never say "no" to a roll. It makes you look scared or lazy. When we pair you up with someone, it's for your own good. Trust us
5. Show up consistently
6. Don't bring up the "counter" to the move when we are teaching. We know there's a counter to every move. If there was a move with no counters then it would be the only move we would teach.
7. Finally, help others at the gym. It's a community and we want to see you help with it. 
But mostly just bring coffee.
That other stuff is cool too.
But seriously, bring me coffee.
Great post CUO
I have 3 basic rules for myself:
1) show up
2) shut up
3) train
All of which are covered in your list :-) 
This is a reassuring read--I endeavor to do all of these things.
That said, Number 3 . . . now having about two years as a blue belt, I do this when I feel it can be helpful and when I perceive that the white belt or lower blue actually desires the input.
However, I am very cognizant of avoiding being viewed as a "blue belt professor." I basically preface everything with the disclaimer that it's only my two cents and what works for me, and everything the instructor says should take precedence over anything I say. I also refrain from making any comments if the person doesn't seem to be looking for any input. Additionally, I never "talk over" the instructor if he's reconvening class or answering questions.
In your opinion (or the opinion of any instructor reading this thread), what behaviors move a student from being helpful via CUO's Number 3 into being an annoying, know-it-all, "blue belt professor"?
checkuroil - As someone who has been a student and teacher, here are my tips to make your professor like youLove this post. As a white belt I try using the techniques taught in class whenever I roll. Doesn't always work though. Every roll to me feels like I just opened a rubix cube for the first time.
1. During sparring, use the moves that the professor has taught you. Nothing pleases us more than seeing you trust us. Also, we are teaching you the moves for a reason
2. Try to roll with technique, not force. We want to see you learn BJJ, not just how to win by holding your breath and hulking out. Seeing a beautiful set up is far more gratifying than seeing someone use their athletic prowess
3. When rolling with a lower belt, let them play and tell them how they can improve at the end of the roll. Destroying a new blue belt doesn't impress us.
4. Never say "no" to a roll. It makes you look scared or lazy. When we pair you up with someone, it's for your own good. Trust us
5. Show up consistently
6. Don't bring up the "counter" to the move when we are teaching. We know there's a counter to every move. If there was a move with no counters then it would be the only move we would teach.
7. Finally, help others at the gym. It's a community and we want to see you help with it.
checkuroil - As someone who has been a student and teacher, here are my tips to make your professor like you
1. During sparring, use the moves that the professor has taught you. Nothing pleases us more than seeing you trust us. Also, we are teaching you the moves for a reason
2. Try to roll with technique, not force. We want to see you learn BJJ, not just how to win by holding your breath and hulking out. Seeing a beautiful set up is far more gratifying than seeing someone use their athletic prowess
3. When rolling with a lower belt, let them play and tell them how they can improve at the end of the roll. Destroying a new blue belt doesn't impress us.
4. Never say "no" to a roll. It makes you look scared or lazy. When we pair you up with someone, it's for your own good. Trust us
5. Show up consistently
6. Don't bring up the "counter" to the move when we are teaching. We know there's a counter to every move. If there was a move with no counters then it would be the only move we would teach.
7. Finally, help others at the gym. It's a community and we want to see you help with it.
8. Be a hot chick with tits the size of a house.
I used to train with a dude who'd always bring up counters to the instructors and he never picked up on how annoyed they'd get.
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Trane -
"Why would you want to speed up your promotion anyway? I'd rather have it done later than sooner so I won't get crushed upon advancement. Just playing devil's advocate but good general tips anyhow!"
That would make more sense if his post was about just how to look good and trick your teacher into liking you. But building a good relationship with your instructor is always good and will enrich your experience and quicken your progression. The other tips are about practicing good habits in general that will naturally improve your progression.
I know what you mean though, in that some folks think they can rush through the belts and that makes them a badass.
nogidavid -Kid I train with does Ramadan and still trains. Little warrior. He is moody as fuck but still gets the job done.
agree with all, pretty much :)
couple of clauses,
3) sometimes you need to practice kicking fuck out of people
4) sometimes you can, injury or whatever. right now it's ramadan and i wouldn't force someone into a roll, especially as they cant drink water.
i'm sure you weren't posting these as 100% absolute though :)
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I'm no black belt but I've noticed that guys who don't explore anything except what they're good at (I.e. Wrestlers who only play top game or guys who only play guard) tend to get stuck at their belt
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MickColins - I used to train with a dude who'd always bring up counters to the instructors and he never picked up on how annoyed they'd get.
I have an older student who asks about random techniques while were doing a technique.
We're working passing the half-guard, and after three reps he'll go, "Hey, what about attacks from the Mount?"
ME: OK, what about them?
HIM: Well, what are some good ones, I saw this guy say you should... [then he expalins some technque}
ME: Well, we're gonna work on that another day, today we're learning to pass the half-guard.
EVERY SINGLE CLASS this happens. EVERY single class. No matter what I teach.
The next week we work attacks from mount and he wants to know about sweeps. It never fails. lol.
what about taking privates? if you earn the guy an extra $1k or $1500 over a couple years that should help right...
shen -MickColins - I used to train with a dude who'd always bring up counters to the instructors and he never picked up on how annoyed they'd get.
I have an older student who asks about random techniques while were doing a technique.
We're working passing the half-guard, and after three reps he'll go, "Hey, what about attacks from the Mount?"
ME: OK, what about them?
HIM: Well, what are some good ones, I saw this guy say you should... [then he expalins some technque}
ME: Well, we're gonna work on that another day, today we're learning to pass the half-guard.
EVERY SINGLE CLASS this happens. EVERY single class. No matter what I teach.
The next week we work attacks from mount and he wants to know about sweeps. It never fails. lol.
Is there mat time available where he can do some more exploratory/self-directed learning, or is it all move-of-the-day?
I added one
Be loyal, don't take your instructors investment in you for granted. They aren't getting rich off this stuff and your loyalty means a lot to them.
PointyShinyBurn -shen -MickColins - I used to train with a dude who'd always bring up counters to the instructors and he never picked up on how annoyed they'd get.
I have an older student who asks about random techniques while were doing a technique.
We're working passing the half-guard, and after three reps he'll go, "Hey, what about attacks from the Mount?"
ME: OK, what about them?
HIM: Well, what are some good ones, I saw this guy say you should... [then he expalins some technque}
ME: Well, we're gonna work on that another day, today we're learning to pass the half-guard.
EVERY SINGLE CLASS this happens. EVERY single class. No matter what I teach.
The next week we work attacks from mount and he wants to know about sweeps. It never fails. lol.
Is there mat time available where he can do some more exploratory/self-directed learning, or is it all move-of-the-day?
This has even happened in defacto "privates". We will start on an agreed upon topic, then he will want to switch again. even if we switch, he will want to switch again. He has spent a fortune on privates from THE top names in Southern California, but, he's retained VERY little. So we try to keep him focused on actually learning rather than hoping all over the place. He is sort of "ADD-ish". He's trained for 5 years or so --and spend countless thousands on privates with other instructors-- but you'd never know it.
In
Wash your ass...wash your gear....