One shortcut

On the topic of legit shortcuts to good BJJ, a big one is making a daily effort to understand what BJJ is, and evaluating positions and strategies based on the corresponding criteria.

For resources addressing the above topic, I recommend listening and watching Rickson Gracie interviews.  Dude is so common sense in the manic, sport driven culture BJJ is today, it sounds like he’s talking in a foreign langauge.

What a philosopichal understanding does is helps you become increasingly skilled reason-wise.  What instructors often miss is that every move, position, and posture is a metaphor for structure within an ideology.

Likewise, the ultimate in teaching fishing is offering scenarios toward ultimately becoming the fish.