I think BJJ skills are already awarded. However since this is a very fast paced sport you need to eventually be able to use your skills offensively, advancing position and looking to reach a point where you can finish the fight. I have less respect for fighters who play a very defensive guard or are content to remain in an opponents guard and not try to pass to either side control or mount. Its a matter of knowing what you are seeing and applying it to scoring the round. You know good BJJ when you see it. But to score it has to be used offensively. If you have tremendous arm bar defense it still means you on the wrong end of a submission attempt.
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