Strategize to Optimize!
First things first, get a notepad and jot down some notes when training is at hand! Have set goals before hand, key words to describe main topics covered, and a couple of troubleshoot questions once training is over. The ability to track down what is learned, and journal the gap between learning and implementing is a very powerful tool, both to students and instructors as well!
The importance of tracking progress cannot be overstated! Those who do their diligence, will invariably stay ahead of the curve. As the notes leave the pages and are transmuted into the mechanics on the mat, the applied student will develop a sharper sense of observation and much increased focus!
If that practice is so prevalent amongst the greats of science and peak performers in many areas, why shouldn’t that be the norm on jiu-jitsu mats? The answer is simple, most practitioners settle for smaller goals, or think that as long as they level with the average they will be doing ok! The mistake is to approach jiu jitsu as a fitness or hobby activity. It is and will become much more than that if taken as a science or art form! Become the detective that investigates the details, the scientist who makes the experiments, the relentless inquisitor who never rests until he/she finds the clues to complete his/her quest, or the artist who is always refining his creation, until it turns out into a masterpiece!
Get busy now, and start your solid journey towards excellence! Learn, track what you learn, track your improvement, and see for yourself how much things will change for the better once you realize where you stand and also to where you are going!
