Jiu-Jitsu isn’t exactly… Easy. And even though a lot (the majority) of your success on the mats will come from the technique you have, a lot of your success will come down to how fresh you feel.
Or how exhausted you feel. As well as your opponent.
That is to say, it’s incredibly important to play the exhaustion game in BJJ.
John Danaher explains further:
Sometimes when we get a position and attempt a move it can be rather frustrating when that move doesn’t work as planned.
Don’t get upset – remember that there are two games going on here simultaneously – the obvious one is to apply a move or series of moves to completion, the other is to exhaust your opponent physically and mentally.
Each time an opponent resists a move from inferior positions he gets a little more exhausted.
So, as long as you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing and draining the opponent’s energy, you’re on the right road:
As long as you’re winning that battle it’s ok to fail with the application of some moves.
Have faith that each time an opponent resists he’s drained a little more from his batteries and there will be a threshold where he won’t be able to effectively resist the next move.
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