First, my ability to survive in guard and pass guard in gi/nogi has improved, I've been able to survive and pass the guard's of purple belts and even two brown belts. Breaking grips has become more natural in guard, as well as defending collar chokes.
I have several new gi passes, The ABC pass from Relson, Phil's Scissor sweep counter pass, and my favorite Arm thread pass. ABC starts out with as a counter to a deep cross collar grip, putting your head on the floor, blocking their opposite arm gripping their gi at the bicep, knee in the butt, leg by your head stand up, weight down with your head and opposite shoulder.
My top game has much improved as far as my control of their upper spine, and ability to hold mount and side control.
However, my guard and submission defense from the bottom has unfortunately declined. My open guard can get passed by spaz noobs, and I've been having trouble breaking posture, and sweeping.
I now feel I need to focus on my side control escapes, shrimping to guard, keeping my defenses tight even under pressure. For the next 4 weeks I will focus on guard/open guard, escapes, defenses, and controlling posture/hip movement. I will also begin to diet for my tournament in February, and drill more often/ stick to my weight training regimen.
