My advice is never go for submissions. Go for positions.

You never *go* for a submission, you take the submission given to you by the opponent. IE You full mount them and put heavy pressure on them, they push against your chest with their arms due to the pressure, and there's your arm bar. If they don't push against you, don't try to force an arm bar because it's not gonna happen. If they dont resist your pressure, then there's your opportunity to go for an ezekiel. If they try to hip escape, there's your north/south kimura. If they try to trap your leg and oompa, there's your arm under their head, lay heavy opposite of them, and swim under their arm for the arm triangle. etc ad nauseum

If you can focus on holding good positions - side control, knee on belly, especially the back and mount, and really maintain them, then submissions will come easy. If you can't hold the position, you'll never get the submission. Especially as a white belt too, just focus on holding positions (or escaping them).

7 year purple belt here, I've competed and trained a lot in other countries like brasil and europe too

This post was edited by EXCELLENTMENTALHEALTH on Dec 22 2022 05:24pm

bjj summarized

years 1-5
wow that guy has super powers i wish i had super powers
years 5-10
wow i haz super powers
years 10+
wow i didnt have super powers, years of continual degradation of my ligaments is making normal life a blend of painful and why do i do dis
years 10+
wow 250+ lb blue belts can still rekt me if i dont roll for real and i only have to out of self preservation cause this meathead doessnt care

source - salty sandbagged purple belt

Anyone do jits in the Edmonton area?

Well, it didn't take me long. My first submission was on second session, although everything was based on my physical attributes. I wasn't proud because I knew I'm much stronger and if that wouldn't be the case it wouldn't work.

In very first session I was asked how many years I did Wrestling or Judo.

I have never done it although because of doing other sports all my life I was able to dominate white/blue and even competing with purple belts on very first lesson.

Now I'm capable to play and roll smoothly without using my strength, just techniques. Love it.