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10 Quick Tips for White Belts

1. How to get good isn't a big secret. Get on the mats, get good instruction and do conditioning, drilling or sparring. Gameplans, flow charts, notebooks, journals and instructionals are gravy. Training is the meat and potatoes.

2. Spar with everyone you can. Force yourself to go with guys who intimidate you. Experience is what counts, not mental tallies of who tapped who. And always finish the round, no matter how tired you are.

3. Escaping submissions and bad positions isn't easy. And it's not supposed to be. That's kinda the point...