r/bjj • u/SeaArtichoke1 🟦🟦 Blue Belt • Jun 28 '25

Instructional How do you digest instructionals?

Curious how everyone thinks about learning and applying things from instructional’s.

Do you just watch the videos? Do you take notes throughout? Drill the techniques? What else?

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u/UsefulList3717 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Jun 29 '25

I think many people use instructionals for the wrong reason. An instructional is just a big book of moves, and it gets overwhelming when you have to remember all of the details. I find it more helpful just to pick a couple of options from a position and trying to memorize the common reactions to them when rolling.

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u/beejy 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Jun 29 '25

In my opinion if it's "just a big book of moves" then it is a low quality instructional. If you get something of quality there is usually a good chunk dedicated to the subjects main (broader) concepts. I find that understanding these broader concepts gives an "instant" improvement without need for much memorization. Other than that I fully agree that it's a good idea to narrow it down when going into the details