Are tournament points holding your jiu-jitsu back? 🥋 While competing can sharpen your skills, obsessing over points can actually stunt your growth on the mats. Many practitioners get so caught up chasing the positions that score points like side control, mount, or hooks that they completely ignore far more effective control positions. Positions like the body lock or pinning an opponent’s legs can completely drain their energy, prevent escapes, and force critical mistakes, yet they rarely score points in a tournament setting. Unless you are a professional athlete, 99% of your training happens in the gym where tournament rules don’t even matter. Don’t limit your growth by rolling like a referee is watching. Drop a comment below and let me know: what’s your favorite highly effective technique or position that tournaments don’t reward? #jiujitsu #combatsports #martialarts