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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Ignoring the safety measures
2. Rushing towards other techniques
3. Hard to teach
4. Poor body positioning
5. Not Looking for Improvement and learning
6. Focus on winning
7. Being inconsistent in training
8. Not doing warm-up
9. Crossing the feet
10. No use of underhooks
11. Crossing of ankles
12. Losing senses under pressure
13. Making common mistakes
14. Ignoring Defense
15. Overtraining
Conclusion
Introduction
It’s normal for beginners to make mistakes. There is no chance of perfection without mistakes.
Mistakes help you to improve and learn.
Even the fighters with black belts made mistakes. There is no shame in making mistakes while learning. But one should never give up on mistakes as they are the first step towards becoming a successful fighter.
Fixing your mistakes not only leads you towards greater success but also on the competition mat.
1. Ignoring the safety measures
Rules in any game are made to ensure the safety of the players. The most common mistake almost every white belt makes is avoiding these measures.
BJJ is a tough and dangerous sport if the rules are not respected while playing it. It is often asked newbies to take proper safety measures while playing as when they learn the moves at the start they use them too forcefully, which can cause harm to the opponent.
It is often seen that beginners wear mouthguards and earguards as they are not well aware of the techniques, so they are advised to take safety precautions to avoid such circumstances.
2. Rushing towards other techniques
Another common mistake that newbies make is needing to understand the basic strategy while learning the techniques.
The newbies as being unknown of techniques and their use are taught with very minimal techniques like guard, side control, and back control.
The reason behind this is to make them aware of the basis of BJJ and knowing these positions help them to understand the main goals in each position.
However, what they do is try to learn the techniques that are for higher belt levels. Knowing that these are the foundation of their techniques and with a solid basis they can avoid difficulties in learning the complicated or tough techniques.
3. Hard to teach
It is noted that most students while being taught act like they already know everything and as if it’s a piece of cake for them.
This attitude is not for the students who want to learn. Because to learn you should listen and understand your instructor carefully.
A student who is hard to teach is making things worse for himself as he won't be able to get enough knowledge. That's why it is best suggested that follow your instructor’s instructions to get yourself better and leave your ego behind before wearing the BJJ Gi.
4. Poor body positioning
A good body posture helps in strengthening the body to fight against your opponent. Most of the white belts didn’t maintain a good posture as a top guard and made it simpler for their opponents by giving them a chance to submit them.
5. Not Looking for Improvement and learning
BJJ is a consistently developing game, and it means athletes need to search out new methods and procedures to improve consistently. If athletes don’t make improvements in their jiu-jitsu, then they may lose their future fights to someone more advanced.
6. Focus on winning
The gym is where you learn the techniques before implementing them in any match. It is a place for your teaching and improving skills.
While being trained, most students forget that they are here to improve their skills to become good fighters, rather than start competing on the gym mats without even realizing that it is for their learning and not the competition.
7. Being inconsistent in training
Consistency in everything is very important. Many beginners quit BJJ after doing it for a few months. The reason behind this is their inconsistent attitude towards training, when they skip training sessions they will not improve and remember the techniques and end up quitting the training.
To learn BJJ set your goals first and commit to yourself, no matter what you will never skip your training and then see the results yourself.
8. Not doing warm-up
Warm up before any workout and sport is very important. By doing the workout your muscles get stretched for the intense activity.
BJJ as a sport is very intense and requires a lot of strength and flexibility. Mostly newbies skip the warm-up part and end up being immediately exhausted and lacking strength.
9. Crossing the feet
Most of the white belts cross their feet while doing an armbar by perceiving that it will defend them, however, it is not that in fact, it makes it easier for the opponent to defend them by submission.
Instead of crossing the feet, it is better to come parallel to each other so it will become harder to defend.
10. No use of underhooks
Under hook is a technique for grapplers to hook their arm under their opponent's armpit. A person who uses under hook relatively has more control over the mat than the other one.
A beginner can use under hooks to improve their positions.
It can also be used to take your opponent’s back by using it in the bottom position.
11. Crossing of ankles
The beginners often make the mistake of crossing their ankles and lose the adaptability that comes from hooks open
Instead of crossing ankles, one should go for back positioning, as you can use your feet to push, pull, and hook in.
While you are doing back positioning you can simply hook into your opponent, and press your ankles between his knees and inside of his thighs.
12. Losing senses under pressure
As a newbie, it is very easy for you to freak out during a fight. This is because you are not properly well aware of taking the fighting pressure.
In such a situation it is better to keep yourself calm as going under pressure will make things even worse for you and most probably you end up carrying your opponent's entire weight on you or getting choked.
13. Making common mistakes
It is often seen that the BJJ newbies make the same mistakes over and again. The first main reason that is behind this is lack of attention while being trained.
Most of the students didn't pay attention to their instructor while he was teaching on the mats and ended up making the same mistakes.
Not using the techniques again after the training is another factor. It is therefore advised that you put what you have learned in the gym into practice. This will aid in your memory of the skills and raise the chance that you will also improve.
14. Ignoring Defense
New in the game the white belts often made a mistake by being aggressive in the fight. It is the most common mistake in BJJ, during the fight most of the fighters try to execute submission, and completely forget about defending themselves.
It is very important while playing a game to be offensive and at the same time to defend yourself from the opponent or else it can lead you to severe injuries or getting submitted by your opponent.
15. Overtraining
The best way to start is to keep a balance between your routine and your training. When you push yourself too hard towards training you end up being exhausted, and get yourself hurt too.
Try to manage your workout according to the capacity of your body and adjust accordingly.
In that way, you will perform better and there are many chances for you to grow and excel.
Conclusion
In conclusion, BJJ is an intense sport and it requires a lot of effort, work, and consistency in training.
As a newbie, it is important to follow the rules and guidance of the game and your instructor to become a better fighter. If you are eager to learn BJJ then you should follow the above-mentioned points to get yourself on track in becoming a good fighter.
The path to success in BJJ lies in consistency, fighting under pressure, and not repeating the same mistakes.
Set goals for yourself and work towards them.
