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I am a 41 year old average Blue Belt. I have been "stuck" for a few years doing the same techniques in class and improving very little. I can only train twice a week due to work and family.
I purchased the Fighters Notebook a year ago. I decided one month ago to spend a half hour a day early in the morning going through each move in the book. I start at the beginning and do each move against an imaginary opponent once. Then, I move to the next move. I have worked my way through the book 4-5 times.
As a result, in class I am literally surprized that moves that I never used to use are just happening. I am getting submissions, reversals, and escapes I never used to get. I can tell a big difference and a few people have mentioned I am getting better.
To me, here is the main problem with typical Jiu Jitsu training. There are so many moves that you will be lucky to see the same technique taught twice in one year! If you don't constantly do the moves, they won't be there when you need them automatically. I got the idea from my Kata training in Shotokan. I used to train kata 7 days a week for 45 minutes a day. I was a very good black belt (I know karate is nothing compared to BJJ). If I wanted to get better at BJJ, I figured I needed to increase the frequency that I covered the techniques.
It seems to be working
I purchased the Fighters Notebook a year ago. I decided one month ago to spend a half hour a day early in the morning going through each move in the book. I start at the beginning and do each move against an imaginary opponent once. Then, I move to the next move. I have worked my way through the book 4-5 times.
As a result, in class I am literally surprized that moves that I never used to use are just happening. I am getting submissions, reversals, and escapes I never used to get. I can tell a big difference and a few people have mentioned I am getting better.
To me, here is the main problem with typical Jiu Jitsu training. There are so many moves that you will be lucky to see the same technique taught twice in one year! If you don't constantly do the moves, they won't be there when you need them automatically. I got the idea from my Kata training in Shotokan. I used to train kata 7 days a week for 45 minutes a day. I was a very good black belt (I know karate is nothing compared to BJJ). If I wanted to get better at BJJ, I figured I needed to increase the frequency that I covered the techniques.
It seems to be working
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