What is the biggest thing that has helped you improve you jiu jitsu.

[David Boron]

Derek Stewart

[jaywatkins67]

To start learning the 10th Planet System!! I ordered Eddie's DVD set "Mastering the Rubber Guard" while deployed overseas last year because I didn't have a very dangerous game from my back. Now I continue to learn the system and am very confident/dangerous on my back. Still have a long way to go in "mastering" the system, obviously, however, I'm doing well in tourneys and have my first MMA fight in two weeks at the young age of 43. Gotta love 10th Planet!! In addition to 10th Planet, drill repetition, drill repitition, drill repition. The technique needs to become muscle memory so you instictively execute without having to think.

[AJ Camacho]

For me, mat time, plain and simple.

I'm a book nerd and a footage nut. Sure every now and then that gives me a tricky angle on a superior opponent or a crazy flash submission. However, for the most part I'm still neck and neck with my peers even though they're still pressing their bread and butter judo scarf hold game.

[Kevin Green]

Injuries n getting older.....crazy right? But it made me more patient, more sneaky n rely more on technique then strength n speed....

[Judson Swart]

mat time, mat time, mat time

[James Worley]

Look at tape, YouTube, 10th Planet techniques... anything you can find that you think will fit into your game. Then, drill the shit out of it, until you can do it as just a reflex. Keep looking for new things that work for you, and hang to and work on them, always keeping an open mind. That's probably helped me the most.

[Matthias Sieber]

1st trip to HQ in 2008 made me realize how Jiu Jitsu should be and gave me a good example how to develop this art for myself.

[David Stevens]

Information

In this rough order:

- Mastering the Rubber Guard Book

- Mastering the Rubber Guard DVD & Mastering the the Twister Book

- Marcelo Garcia Series 1, 2, 3 & 4

- Marcelo Garcia X Guard Book

- All the YouTube clips of 10th Planet, including the ones that got pulled (which I fortunately have saved)

- Watching every clip of Marcelo Garcia (aka Jesus, the Human Back Pack) rolling and then watching them again. And again. etc

- 10th Planet JJ online

and finally

- Mastering the System


I've seen a lot of instructional DVD's and I've had breakthroughs in understanding and in technique along the way, but never had I been introduced to so much information that was pure genius that complemented each other. Each time I viewed one of the above (especially the Books and DVD's), it completely revolutionized my game and the way I think about Jiu Jitsu.

You could call my style Eddie Garcia: Fast and explosive with a deadly squeeze. (At least I try)

[Keith Werbisky]

when told that the Rubber Guard sucks - it doesn't.

Brilliant i love it when arogant pricks just look down on 10th planet. It does work, its just more complex than other parts of jiu jitsu and the only reason they dont like it is they cant be arse to correct their moves and put time in. Ther is nothing better than getting a 10th planet hater in invisible collar.

[Heidi McCreery]

Training with people who are encouraging, open minded, patient, and always willing to learn. Stretching and reps are huge too.