In my eyes, the best part about making mistakes is that you will always have an opportunity to learn from them. I make mistakes often and I am never immune…
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To be honest, it’s never been about the medals or the trophies. I like to think that the real reward in competition comes not from the glory of success but…
One person that perhaps has had the biggest impact in my life is that of my former therapist I used to see for issues related to anxiety. She would ask…
There are various theories on how humans learn motor information and one of the most prominent of these theories was developed by Paul Fitts. Paul Fitts (together with Michael Posner) developed…
A couple of students that I work with individually have a habit of using too much strength and power during their practice. I remind them that it is important to…
We covered back escapes using the bridge during a fundamentals class recently. Some of the key points I taught were: “Do not block the choke with your chins… you will…
It seems as if we all have training partners that don’t ever get tired, always fight through injury, win very tough matches regardless of circumstance. We typically classify this type…
White belts typically come up to me complaining that they keep getting caught in certain submissions and the most frequent advice they solicit is “what’s the best way to submit…
I taught a private lesson today and I was asked what my secret was to being intuitive and quicker to respond than my training partners. The answer was simple: A…