So you’d like to improve in Jiu-Jitsu as fast as possible, right?
Of course, that’s what every single BJJ practitioner wants… But the way to do that, paradoxically, is to start thinking long-term.
What does this mean?
Brian Glick explains – and emphasizes the importance of short-term action as well:
In the practice of Jiu-Jitsu we have a choice between long-term and short-term.
We’d like our short-term decisions to add up to positive long-term results, even if they don’t seem to move the needle too much in the moment.
This happens with grips: small grip adjustments in the moment can results in the sort of tactical advantage you need to create the angle you need to outflank your partner’s legs.Without taking those small, immediate actions it’s much harder to reach your long-term outcome.
That is to say, you need to be working short-term and thinking long-term:
If all you do is concentrate on your immediate results, you may be more willing to cut corners, ignore the downsides, bypass the rules – because it’s easy to rationalize short-term actions in the name of urgency.
Taking the long view may not always yield short-term wins.
But there’s plenty of room for success when you take a longer view than the others.
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