I was just curious to hear from some of the higher ranked belts on this issue. The farther along you get into your knowledge of jiujitsu.. Do you feel that you are learning at a faster or slower pace than before? Or I guess what I mean by this is.. Did your game improve faster when you first started (white/blue belt) or are you able to learn at a more rapid rate now that you are more well versed in the art?
I could see how it may go either way. When youre new.. you know nothing, so you have the ability to learn EVERYTHING. All the basics, the principles, ect. But at the same time.. Once you have those principals down.. I could see how those might help you learn new moves as well. Once you know all the pieces needed for a choke, or once you better understand leverage/body movement. So what should I expect as I get farther into my JJ career? Is it a steady learning pace, does it quicken/slow?..
Also, for instructors of a gym.. What is your main source of new techniques seeing as though there isnt someone at your gym teaching you? Do you learn mostly from what you find online, and then just drill it with your students while youre rolling with them? Or is more of that sparring time spent "throwing yourself in deep water" and working on weak areas rather than trying to incorporate new material?
Im just curious to hear how the learning process in general works later in jiujitsu, compared to the beginning years when you are still being spoon fed everything by your instructor.
I could see how it may go either way. When youre new.. you know nothing, so you have the ability to learn EVERYTHING. All the basics, the principles, ect. But at the same time.. Once you have those principals down.. I could see how those might help you learn new moves as well. Once you know all the pieces needed for a choke, or once you better understand leverage/body movement. So what should I expect as I get farther into my JJ career? Is it a steady learning pace, does it quicken/slow?..
Also, for instructors of a gym.. What is your main source of new techniques seeing as though there isnt someone at your gym teaching you? Do you learn mostly from what you find online, and then just drill it with your students while youre rolling with them? Or is more of that sparring time spent "throwing yourself in deep water" and working on weak areas rather than trying to incorporate new material?
Im just curious to hear how the learning process in general works later in jiujitsu, compared to the beginning years when you are still being spoon fed everything by your instructor.