Practice This Too

Just a super quick tip today.
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I think I mentioned a while ago that you should roll every round if you want to get better at BJJ as quickly as possible.
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(This doesn’t apply if you are injured or you really cannot do it/don’t feel like doing it for whatever reason – nothing wrong with that.)
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One of the primary reasons I recommend doing this is because you may not be in perfect condition when you compete in a tournament.
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It depends on the scale of the tournament you participate in and how big your division is, but it’s not uncommon for you to have to win 3-4 times to win a tournament.
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Sure, there are often reasonably long intervals between matches, unlike 1-minute breaks between sparring rounds.
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But you will probably have to grapple in a not-so-great condition at the end of the tournament. Or when you have 2 minutes left in your final match.
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You can’t ask your opponent to slow down and go easy.
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That’s why you have to learn how to compete when you’re tired. Rolling every round will help you prepare for such a situation.
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If you can do at least 45-60 minutes of sparring without skipping a round, you will learn how to move more efficiently.
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And practice this too:
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During intervals, try looking as if you are not tired at all, even when you feel like you’re dying.
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Never let your opponent know that you’re exhausted.