Lately I have been trying some new things which haven't quite gone my way.  I found a style/some things to attempt to emulate which I think fit into my current game (relatively speaking) and have been trying to play around with it.  Certain things with it I can see easily, while others I am having some trouble with, which has been resulting in me getting smashed consistently.  

Just when I thought I was making progress and getting better, I decided to make some changes and additions.  This isn't a bad thing per say,  I mean who wants to remain a Blue Belt forever?  But conversely, who likes to get smashed?  Even though I sort of set myself up for this, it does get a bit taxing on your confidence.  One would think this is part of the mastery curve and that in the long run I will be O.K. But I can't be the only one who gets down on them-self, their ability and their plan of action.  I have to continue to stay the course, continue to play with this style and see where it takes me.  I am curious though how others deal with this.  

I've noticed in jiu-jitsu, like life, that you can't not evolve and that you have to keep pushing/tweaking and thinking.  If you don't, you will be left behind and the things which used to work just fine will lose their effectiveness.  The new becomes the norm, the norm becomes blasé and then you have boredom.  We have to keep thinking and examining our game, don't let it become stale, and don't get too comfortable in it.  

 Other random notes...dude has some long ass legs, I've gotta crowd him and don't give him space to use them...gotta work in some new passes to keep people honest, which means some additional video study...keep trying to establish side control, people become complacent since they think they can hip/bridge out and that's when to smash them.

Apparently, I've some work to do.