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This Week…
The amusing thing about teaching a particular technique in grappling class is that it is very difficult to close that particular technique because EVERYONE just learned it. There are a couple things you can do about this. You can try … Continue reading
Conserve
Being efficient means keeping good technique and focus in the face of fatigue. It means setting up your body properly and executing the move properly so that it requires less effort than simply muscling your way through things. Here are … Continue reading
Perfect Form?
The other day I addressed the idea of posting videos of students at the school moving and how none of us have perfect form. Turns out nobody (now I’m including people both inside and outside of our school) has perfect … Continue reading
Why?
Why name the workouts after landmark court decisions? There are so many good reasons. Learning is fun. Understanding history is useful. Seeing the evolution of the legal system of the United States reminds us that we live in a country … Continue reading
Novelty
The brain is a pattern detecting machine. It is also a lazy machine. If a pattern repeats enough times, the brain figures it is irrelevant and tunes it out. For example. If the brain hears the words “keep your hands … Continue reading