# When should I start focusing on attacks in BJJ?

Gordon Ryan suggests that from purple to black belt is when you focus heavily on attacking - submissions, guard passing, sweeps. But this only works if you have already built a strong foundation of escapes from white to blue belt. Without the confidence that you can escape bad spots, you will never...

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