10 Things Every Grappler Should Know, Continued...

2) How to train to develop timing; Without this aspect in your training all the technical skill is worthless. The best way to develop timing is to train with a resisting opponent. The two best ways to implement this are through isolation drills, where you isolate a simple move or position like say the mount escape in BJJ and use all the techniques to escape the position with full resistance from your opponent, and through sparring with a fully resisting opponent.

Timing is easily one of the most important factors in being capable of using the techniques you know while sparring this way.

The two crucial elements involved in timing are;
the proper speed you execute the techniques with and developing a feel for the proper time to act so you don't telegraph what you are doing so your opponent is caught off guard. You'll want to train to execute the technique without overthinking it.

Pay close attention to these two elements while sparring and you'll start to see a huge difference in your ability to execute techniques.

I'll be back next week with some more...