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Shawn Used an Ankle Lock Against the Leg Locker #PGF

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This armbar transition was smooth from start to finish. #PGF

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The entire room went silent after this finish. #PGF

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This Duck-Under Takedown Looked Effortless #PGF

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An Omoplata Countered by Another Omoplata #PGF

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Shawn Beat the Leg Locker With a Leg Lock #PGF

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Dominic Mejia Found the Back From Nowhere #PGF

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This exchange went completely off the rails. #PGF

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Brandon Took Control Without Raising His Voice #PGF

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What is the most disrespectful thing an opponent can do during a match—trash talk, stall, or celebrate early?

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Would you rather build a PGF team around one superstar or four athletes who never have a bad night?

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What makes a better rivalry: genuine bad blood or two athletes whose styles cancel each other out?

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Settle this: positional control or submission attempts—which should matter more to a grappling fan?

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Which is harder to defend in PGF: a great submission chain or an athlete who never stops scrambling? 👇

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When a professional match gets WAY too personal. Who crossed the line? 👀 #PGF

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What wins more PGF matches: perfect technique—or refusing to break in overtime? Make the case. 👇

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@Lalo1351461 That’s exactly the standard. Compete hard, correct it fast, then reset with respect.

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Fight hard. Don't throw hands. Brandon handled it.

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Why most Jiu-Jitsu students stop getting better:

Everyone who takes on the challenge of trying to get their black belt in Jiu-Jitsu (or just trying to suck less at grappling) will experience plateaus.

We all have those periods where we feel like no matter what, we're not getting better.

But why do some people experience that more than others? Why do some people seem to constantly improve no matter what?

Let's try to figure it out:

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1. They stop training.

Look, I totally get that life happens.

People get new jobs. People have kids. People go on vacations.

There are lots of reasons why you would stop training, but remember: most of the time, stopping training means stopping progress.

If you want to get good at something, you need to do the thing often.

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2. Their training makes no sense.

If you felt called out by point #1 and you were going to write a comment because "you're doing the best you can" by showing up a few times per week, I apologize immediately.

But if you're already dealing with time constraints because of life, don't you think structured training would help you more than just "scrapping"?

Don't just show up and roll. Be intentional.

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3. Their coach is... a dumb-dumb.

This might surprise you, but the bar for becoming a Jiu-Jitsu coach is quite low.

If recent news is any indication, there are no background checks done, you don't need a degree, and honestly, you don't even need to know that much Jiu-Jitsu.

Still, smart coaches who study learning and leadership will make you better faster than a guy who doesn't know how to run a room.

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4. They reach their physical limits prematurely.

We all have physical limits.

Limits in volume, limits in cardio, limits in strength, and limits in athletic ability. Going over the limit leads to injury.

But you can actually improve a lot of your limits through this thing called "strength and conditioning". What a concept, eh?

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5. They train too much.

Most people don't train too much, but some do. Overtraining is real.

But again, by being in better shape, being stronger, eating a good diet, sleeping well, and taking care of yourself, you can expand your capacity for training volume.

When you're overtraining, you get overuse injuries, you burn out, and this sport we all do because it's fun becomes extremely unfun.

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The idea that you're going to be making rapid progress all the time is unrealistic.

Just like in the weight room, noob gains are a thing in BJJ.

Sometimes your progress will be so incremental it feels like it's not there.

But other times, there are actual reasons why you're not improving. It's probably one of these 5, or a combo of them.

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