You've felt it probably more times than you've bothered to count — the urge to chase that new shiny thing in Jiu-Jitsu.

One week it’s leg locks. The next, it’s buggy chokes. Then someone hits you with a loop choke in the gym, and suddenly that’s all you’re thinking about.

It's exciting. It feels like growth.
But more often than not, it’s a trap.

What you're experiencing is the shiny object syndrome — constantly shifting your focus because you think the next thing will finally be the answer.

But here’s the truth: if you’re constantly switching lanes, you’ll never get far in any direction.

Depth comes from focus.
Improvement comes from reps.

High-level grapplers don’t just know a little about everything. They know a lot about something.

They’ve taken a specific skill — a guard, a sweep, an escape, a submission — and drilled it, studied it, and sharpened it until it became second nature.

They didn’t do this by dabbling.
They did it by committing.

Focusing on one skill at a time does something powerful: it brings intention to your training.

Instead of reacting randomly during rolls, you hunt for the positions you’ve been working.

You notice details you used to miss.

You start asking better questions.

And progress feels less like guesswork and more like craftsmanship.

Now, this doesn’t mean you should ignore every other part of your game.
It simply means you should choose a primary focus — and give it the time it deserves.

That could be mount escapes, guard retention, grip fighting...
Whatever feels most relevant to your current growth.

So ask yourself today: what’s the one skill I want to truly own in the next 90 days?

Pick it. Train it. Study it. Ask questions about it.

And most importantly — don’t abandon it the moment something new catches your eye.

In a world full of distractions, focused effort is your biggest competitive edge.

Jiu-Jitsu rewards those who dig deep, not those who skim the surface.