There is a pretty fair debate about the benefits and detriments of drilling techniques. For advocates of drilling, the emphasis is placed on refining techniques and burning them into muscle…
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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…
After having failed pretty miserably my first time around, I competed in another competition a couple of months later. At this point, I had been training for 3 months and…
Typically when I teach private lessons, I spend 75% of the time teaching concepts and a lot less time teaching actual technique. I save techniques for specific areas where my…
There will be a lot of movements in Jiu Jitsu that require both speed and accuracy. Some will require a little more speed, others will require a little more accuracy….
This is a #TBT from my old blog: matwork100. The blog didn’t work out too well –mainly I stopped adding to the content. Earlier today I taught a fundamentals class….