[strange619]

i was just wondering how you bjj approach escaping submissions and mount/sidemount.

Ive only been training for a month and my knowledge of escapes(and everything else) is limited. ive drilled a few, but not enough to make them instinctual.

so i was wondering if im supposed to calm down and plan my escape, cause right now i might only try one type of escape for say a mount. i get so anxious and panicked that i try the upa roll all the time. and it doesnt always work.

Whats the best way to approach the escape? is it to keep trying the same thing and force it or wait for the opponent to calm down then try again? or should i slow down a little, and calm myself to plan the escape better.

also my instructor said a few times that when youre caught in a submission you should just aim to survive, and that escaping the hold or move is only a bonus. can anyone expand on that?

thnx in advance for replies.