killer instinct

[Dustin C.]

Having goals. I have found it helps me to focus on one technique a week (position, submission, sweep, escapes ect) and not worrying about winning or tapping out, but just try to get that sub/sweep position escape or whatever your working on. It not only puts you in bad positions you have to work out of but you get really good at what your working on and you have a realistic goal that is achievable for that week. It makes every week you train enjoyable rather than just the feeling like crap cus you been getting tapped out like crazy. You have to have short term and long term goals.That way you dont just sit in comfortable positions and you force yourself to go for it

[Alex Canders]

UL UL UL ULTRA COMBO!!!
sorry, thread title inspired me.
like dustin, and some others had said, i try to focus on small victories. a pass, a sweep an escape, or something new. there are awesome folks who are going to tap me like a savage, thats why i go to class. i just try to go for the little goals, and as i look back on it, i have grown a lot, even in the short time i have been training. i try to put myself in unfamiliar positions to learn what others do and it keeps training interesting. as long as you trust your partners and teachers, you win or you learn.

[John Alighieri]

I don't think aggression is the right word. Constant pressure on your opponent is the key. That's how you break someone's will in jiu jitsu even if you don't sub them. Last night at training was the best example. One of my boys is a skinny as kid 125 lbs soaking wet. I was coaching him while rolling and man the big dudes were getting frustrated because he was always working on sweeping them, breaking their postures pretty much breaking their will. They all thought they could handle the kid but it didn't work that way even tho he didn't submit any of them they all got in trouble.
Just keep moving and try things. Keep the killer instinct for competition. Roll tight, dont let people set things up on you and you'll see how much of a difference it will make

[bobby rivers]

Yeah, I think what you call aggression some might call proper technique. Not sayin you have bad tech, just that pressureing, pinning, isolating, and clinching the shit out of are all parts of good tech. And like aj said some happen to be uncomfortable.

And also, if a guy is really passive and defensive, I will def see if he can stop my passing. Otherwise there's two counterers with nothing to counter. So although this may appear aggressive, it is just a different game, with different goals.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Yeah, I think what you call aggression some might call proper technique. Not sayin you have bad tech, just that pressureing, pinning, isolating, and clinching the shit out of are all parts of good tech. And like aj said some happen to be uncomfortable.

And also, if a guy is really passive and defensive, I will def see if he can stop my passing. Otherwise there's two counterers with nothing to counter. So although this may appear aggressive, it is just a different game, with different goals.

this is a good post.

[Chris Odell (Datsusara)]

wow, there is a ton of great info here, awesome posts all. i read each one and they all had valuable things that i can use (even the humorous ones

i'll post again if any one of them works best for me but i'll start working on integrating some of your viewpoints into the way i think about jits.

thank you all very much.