Being a Good Training Partner
I think it's kind of intuitive to know that you ought to be a good training partner when you are training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or any other sport; however, I believe that most of the time, we human beings tend to value more our interests than others' and so, a refresher once in a while doesn't hurt. You can still get what you want (more repetition, explore new techniques, more cardio, improving a specific part of your game, etc), but you have to be smart about it and being a good training partner is definitely a win-win. Oh, and one more thing, it requires patience! The Frustration How many times have you been paired up with that person, regardless of belt level, that you reasonably dislike working with? If you are a higher belt, probably a countless amount of times. When you are lower belt you don't really encounter this as much since you will be probably paired up with a more seasoned Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. In my personal experience, blue belts and 4 stripe white