Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Technique Class

Well I had a great class last night and picked up a lesson you would have thought I would have learned long long ago but I didn't, I had to be told and now I will share it with you. It is simply to always think of everything you do in terms of 3 moves or 2 moves minimum when ever you do anything. For example I went after a shoulder sweep last night and it met with great resistance so I simply let them push me back down while keeping hold of there arm and put them in a shoulder lock. So when I went for the shoulder sweep I already had in mind to try for the shoulder lock as well. I didnt simply say ok im going to get a shoulder sweep right here I thought about a move I could pair with the shoulder sweep if it didn't go as planned. I also paired up a triangle with the oma plata which worked pretty well also. In the past I have always been so focused on executing one move and having my mind set on doing it that it became obvious what I was going for and when I would miss it I was left scrambling and reacting to what they were doing instead of keeping them on the defense. Building these combinations up I think will help me a great deal. We always did things in combination in class but I still always thought about the moves in isolation as a single move. So my basic and simple advice is to never simply go for an arm bar from the guard, go for an arm bar as well as a sweep or pair a sweep up with a choke...thats it, very simple and basic but can make a huge difference if you see everything one dimensionally as I have. I always read and heard to be thinking several moves ahead and be prepared for your moves to be met with resistance but I didnt put it together that you should only make a move when you have several in mind that you can switch between and keep them on the defense. I hope this post makes sense, if not leave a comment or two.