Combat Learning
By Josh Peacock
Combat LearningMay 29, 2020
A Constraints-led Approach to Preparing Your Body for Combat w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Dr. Garcia joins us one final time to discuss a few very interesting topics. First, we talk briefly about donor sports and the part they play in building better skills for your main sport.
Finally, Raul helps us understand how we can use CLA not just for training in the sport itself but also a preparedness that comes with greater skill in stress management.
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False Assumptions of Kata-based Training w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Dr. Garcia joins us again today to unpack the false assumptions that lie beneath the kata-based training system and traditional martial arts.
He shows how early ecological researchers such as Nicholai Bernstein blows up the conventional wisdom of traditional martial arts. He then spends the bulk of this episode comparing and contrasting the differences between Information Processing and Ecological conceptualizations of how to develop skill, noting all the little glitches and hiccups that go unexamined about IP thinking.
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Kata were Insignificant in Historical Warring Japan w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Most researchers in the ecological approach come from a psychology background. Dr. Garcia is unique in that he approaches Ecological Dynamics from the vantage point of ethnography, which is the systematic study of peoples and their cultures. In that vein, he wrote a fantastic social history on the development of Japanese martial arts.
In this episode, Dr. Garcia walks us through the historic significance of kata based on his research. Or rather, how it was not significant -- or at least not ubiquitous -- in the war-torn pre-restoration periods of Japan. Rather, it is only after war becomes a less common part of life that kata rises in popularity as a training tool.
Kata-heads will no doubt be scandalized at this revelation, as will traditionalists from other styles. But even if you're a non-traditional martial artist, this information will be interesting and useful for your own understanding of the current training landscape. This isn't just about kata: it's about any sort of rote training modality.
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Mobility Training for Martial Arts (NOT Yoga) w/ Matt Phili
Today I'm joined by Matt Phili, a mobility training coach and founder of Primal Mobility.
Whether a grappler or striker, most martial artists need greater mobility. However, most of the mobility routines you see around Instagram really won't cut it, and stretching isn't necessarily good mobility work either -- at least on its own.
In this episode, Matt unpacks his approach to mobility training: not simply as a stretching routine, but as an approach to strength in progressively deeper ranges of motion. Primal Mobility is unique in that it feels more like accessory exercises in a strength program than a stretching protocol, including sets and reps.
In the second half of the episode, we dive into more grappling and striking-specific advice on building and maintaining mobility. Topics include guard-play and guard retention, bridging, as well as higher, more powerful kicks.
Finally, we discuss the importance of training outside of neutral spine and in compromised positions to help prevent injuries during the course of real life combat sports performance.
A quick note, Matt doesn't come from an Ecological Dynamics or CLA framework. I've had other guests on that aren't ecological before, but I haven't done a good job of making that clear.
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Where to find Matt...
Website: https://www.primalmobility.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal.mobility/
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Should you do pad combinations? (9 Months of CLA for Kickboxing) w/ Pedro Sierra
In this episode, Pedro updates us on his kickboxing program. Then we move into a deep discussion on combinations, affordances, and elaborate pad work in striking sports.
We return to the external focus of attention subject briefly before digging into some of the issues Pedro and his coaches experience applying CLA to their classes on a daily basis.
If you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button and enjoy the show. And if you're listening from YouTube, be sure also to drop a like.
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Where to find Pedro...
Website: https://sierramma.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sierra_m_m_a/
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Student Wins ADCC Open after training the Ecological Approach w/ Pedro Sierra
Today, Pedro Sierra returns to the podcast to update us on his program in two parts.
Before understanding Ecological Dynamics, Sierra MMA had lackluster results. Since implementing the constraints-led approach, Sierra MMA has begun to see much more success.
In fact, thanks to this change in training methodology, one of coach Pedro's students even won an ADCC Open.
Pedro has come a long way since we first talked. As this episode unfolds, we discuss some of the problems he ran into and how he solved them. One of them involves round intensity and time constraints.
We also discuss self-organization and how accounting for it helps us design better sparring games. Finally, this moves into a discussion about understanding what intention and attention are and how they work practically inside the constraints-led approach.
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Where to find Pedro...
Website: https://sierramma.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sierra_m_m_a/
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Use CLA to Individualize Muay Thai Sessions w/ Emil Fitoussey
Overall, Emil keeps the generic conditioning exercises out of skill training. Strength and conditioning is something you can do on your own time with coaches specialized to that. In Muay Thai class, you come to practice Muay Thai.
Lastly, Emil and I discuss the injury landscape now that he's ecological.
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Where to Find Emil...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bara.emil/
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Safe Muay Thai Sparring for Day 1 of Training w/ Emil Fitoussey
Other ways to control for intensity/going too hard
How to introduce leg kicks and leg kick defense through sparring games
What are the fundamentals of Muay Thai as a sport? How can we understand it at a dynamic and foundational level?
How constraints can lead to adaptive or maladaptive fighting strategies
How Emil conceptualizes the use of thai pads and heavy bags now
Of particular note, Emil unpacks how he teaches his learners to coach each other and communicate for each other's safety and learning benefit. This is an amazing dynamic, and something I want to hear ecological coaches talking about more and doing more.
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Ecological Approach to Muay Thai Kickboxing w/ Emil Fitoussey
Over the past year, Emil has transitioned his partially ecological Muay Thai program into a 100% ecological Muay Thai program. In this episode, he recounts his journey into Ecological Dynamics and the constraints-led approach.
Then, we talk about how he builds the culture of his Muay Thai program to value the safety of sparring partners.
Finally, we discuss several interesting practical topics, including:- Using external focus of attention to help learners self-organize striking techniques- How his use of thai pads has changed and how he uses them now- How he's changed his warmup from calisthenics-based to based on mini-games- How he helps day 1, brand new students control power output for safe sparring gamesThere's been a content desert for how to use the ecological approach to striking. Today, I'm happy to provide you with a substantial entry into what I hope will become a burgeoning community of coaches who collaborate on how to make this work for striking sports.
I had incredible fun recording this series of episodes with Emil, and I'm extremely impressed with him and what he's done. Emil is a smart guy, but he's still a regular Muay Thai coach like most of you. It makes me confident most striking coaches can use CLA for their programs, too.
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Where to Find Emil...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bara.emil/
Foundations vs "All Levels" Classes: Moving from Task Simplification to Task Complexificatio
There's a lot to glean here across practice design to curriculum development to helping individuals achieve their optimum level of challenge point.
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Where to find Greg...
Personal Instagram (training inquiries): https://www.instagram.com/gdsouders/
Standard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standardjiujitsu/
Standard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@standardjiu-jitsu6031
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"Scaling Focuses" Make Any Game Appropriate for All Jiu Jitsu Skill Levels w/ Greg Souders
Of course, we highly recommend you engage in task simplification and complexification, too, which we discuss in more practical detail in part 3, released soon.
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Where to find Greg...
Personal Instagram (training inquiries): https://www.instagram.com/gdsouders/
Standard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standardjiujitsu/
Standard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@standardjiu-jitsu6031
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"Side Control Doesn't Exist": Is Ecological Jiu Jitsu Terminology Meaningless or Unclear? w/ Greg Souders
The good news is that the ecological approach is gaining steam fast in the jiu jitsu world. The bad news is that the bad faith arguments and big misunderstandings are already bogging down the message.
One of the biggest charges leveled against Ecological training is that the terminology around it is not just too technical but in fact MEANINGLESS. This is a bizarre accusation, but it's being repeated all over YouTube, Reddit, Discord, and beyond.Today, BJJ black belt and Jiu Jitsu supervillain Greg Souders joins me again to tackle this accusation.
Greg has a very particular language he uses to describe training, jiu jitsu movement, and to cue athletes during performance. Most of it is pulled from the scientific literature directly, but all of it is inspired by his studies across Ecological Dynamics and separate-but-related focus of attention literature.
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Where to find Greg...
Personal Instagram (training inquiries): www.instagram.com/gdsouders/
Standard Instagram: www.instagram.com/standardjiujitsu/
Standard YouTube: www.youtube.com/@standardjiu-jitsu6031
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3D Coaching for Defensive Tactics & Firearms Training [cross-post]
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Today I join Brian Willis on a podcast series he does for his police training website, the Excellence in Training Academy.
Brian has 25 years of full time police officer experience and now 25 years of experience as a police trainer as well. He consults with trainers and training agencies through his consulting company, Winning Mind Training. Links to both websites are included in the description.
Brian invited me on his show to talk about my Scalable Live Training Framework and 3D Model of Coaching. He did such a great job structuring this interview that it functions as a great introduction to both concepts. While most of my analogies are combat sports oriented, I do make some explicit connections and examples around how this framework works for defensive tactics and especially firearms training.
Alright, if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Where to find Brian Willis...
Training Website: excellenceintrainingacademy.com/
Consulting Website: winningmindtraining.com/
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Can Karate be Salvaged? w/ Dan Marino
Develop Powerful Kicks WITHOUT Teaching the Chamber [Constraints-led Striking] w/ Geno Guevara
From 0 to 1: The First Month of Adopting CLA for Jiu Jitsu & Kickboxing w/ Pedro Sierra
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Task Simplification & Representative Learning Tools for Judo & Beyond w/ Cal Jones
In this episode, Cal Jones fills in some gaps with how to use the constraints-led approach for martial arts, specifically grappling sports.
First, he walks us through a system of understanding and controlling the degrees of representative learning design. This is a tool from an academic paper he's in the process of publishing with a research journal.
Then Cal walks us through task simplification and how to teach Judo throws to beginners with minimal instruction and no reps or drills. Of note here is his discussion on how you use constraints and why you should never "overconstrain." While many people think that CLA is about "just doing jabs" or "just going for arm bars," that's actually not how CLA is supposed to work because it creates unrealistic behaviors.
Also of interest, Cal even reveals that he doesn't teach breakfalls -- and there are big Judo teachers who aren't ecological who also don't teach breakfalls either. He also addresses how he conducts safe warmups in a dynamic and game-like fashion. And we even sneak in a short discussion on memory in the Ecological Dynamics theory.
So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Twitter: twitter.com/CalJonesJudo
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Harnessing the Power of "Differential Learning" for Martial Arts Training w/ Rob Gray
The so-called "ecological approach" is often used synonymously with the Constraints-led Approach, but it also encompasses other frameworks such as differential learning.
Differential learning is about true randomness in practice conditions. The constraints-led approach is about purposefully designed environments. Both work -- so is there a way to combine both approaches and gain the positive effects of each?
In fact, there is. In this episode, Dr. Gray walks us through a synthesized approach that he calls "constrained differential learning."
So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Website: perceptionaction.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/robgray29/
Twitter: twitter.com/ShakeyWaits
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The "Two Factor Model" of Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts w/ Nick Delgadillo
In this episode, Nick unpacks common misconceptions about strength training and how conditioning works for most athletes in combat sports.
He introduces to the the so-called "Two Factor Model" of strength and conditioning for sports. Rather than spread your precious workout time across accessory exercises, he argues that most martial artists are better served by moving up their numbers on the big 4 compound lifts:
- Back squat
- Bench press
- Overhead press
- Deadlift
This keeps conditioning work and sport-specific work properly separated.
Nick also gives tips on how to balance novice programming with the recovery demands of combat sports practice. If you're looking for a simple way to improve your performance on the mat, this episode is for you.
Also, this is a special topic. The Combat Learning Podcast is and will remain focused on perceptual-motor learning, but I thought this would be a welcome and insightful pattern break from the usual episode subject matter.
So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Website: liftfightwin.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickd_ssc/
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A Constraints-Led Approach to Swordplay w/ Bryant Coston & Seneca Savoie
The "Environment Design Principles": A Constraints-Led Approach to Martial Arts Deep Dive w/ Ian Renshaw
"Drilling is a Waste of Time": A Purely Ecological Jiu Jitsu Program w/ Greg Souders
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Today I'm joined by Greg Souders, a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the owner of an academy called Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
In this episode, Greg reveals how he runs a totally, radically "ecological" grappling program, where he doesn't even teach "techniques" in the way we've always seen them taught. Greg has stripped down everything we take for granted about teaching martial arts and rebuilt his program around the Ecological Dynamics and constraints-led coaching frameworks. He's changed everything, even the way he talks about jiu jitsu to his students, which frankly, I think might be revolutionary.
If you're wondering how he introduces submissions to new students, teaches passing and pinning, designs practices, or manipulates constraints, or coaches or cues his athletes, all those questions will be answered during the course of this show.
And before I hand you off to the interview, be sure to visit the Standard Jiu Jitsu Instagram account linked in the podcast description. There you'll find concrete, visual examples of how Greg Souders guides his students to learn submissions without teaching them through the usual lectures, demonstrations, repetitions, and drills...
...he's also had two interviews prior to this one on my friend Scott Sievewright's highly recommended Primal MMA Coaching podcast, links also in the description. Definitely check those out as well.
So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Find Coach Souders:
Website: www.standardjiujitsu.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/standardjiujitsu/
Greg's Interviews on Primal MMA:
(1) "Greg Souders on an ecological approach to elite level jiu jitsu": open.spotify.com/episode/7yMlGjeEqYAFPHYRrAhSdY
(2) "Play the whole game everyday! Greg Souders is back to talk practice design for jiu jitsu": open.spotify.com/episode/3CQt5n7Q5UR9YaVxsSmRWC
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A Constraints-Led Approach to Boxing w/ Adam Haniver
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Today I'm joined by Adam Haniver, a boxing coach out of the UK and one of the founding members of The Box Gathering, which is a community of practice for boxing coaches.
In this episode, Adam talks to us about how he has moved his boxing program away from the traditional approach to a constraints-led approach. Of particular interest, we discuss why padwork is not very good training (because it pairs the wrong affordances with certain movements), and then we discuss what you can do instead of focus mitts to make training more effective.
If you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Find Adam:
Website: www.theboxgathering.co.uk/
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Hz9bo30cUIW5NHBaViozg/videos
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Why EVERYONE is Wrong About Olympic Taekwondo w/ Thomas Huskey
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Today I'm joined again by one of my best friends, Master Thomas Huskey, a 4th dan in taekwondo and a fairly accomplished Olympic TKD coach in his own right.
In this episode, Thomas and I begin by explaining in detail why martial artists outside of taekwondo are wrong in their criticisms of it. Then we transition our ire inward towards the taekwondo community itself, and why it is also wrong about its own criticisms of the Olympic style.
Please be forewarned, this was immediately following a lot of drama after the summer Olympics last year (2021). Our tone is generally very condescending and bombastic, but we don't mean to upset people who have made these criticisms before. In reality, our tone was in direct response to a few individuals who decided they were going to be obnoxious and unfair in how they responded to some significant victories for Team USA in the Olympics at that time. So full disclosure, we were agitated.
If you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UC5c8lmpzg1boA6BjMt0C95g/videos
Website: cybertaekwondo.com/
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Taekwondo Training Shoptalk: Toward a Constraints-led Approach w/ Greg Koval
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Today I'm joined again by Greg Koval, a 6th dan in taekwondo and owner of Devil Dog Martial Arts.
In this episode, Greg and I catch up from when he first appeared on Combat Learning. Since then, Greg has taken the Constraints-led Approach and overhauled his entire curriculum to great success. We also talk about training terminology and other problems going on in the taekwondo training world.
If you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Find Greg:
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCh5-5RJmb96cYOH8lgykHsw
Website: www.devildogmartialarts.com/
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Autogenic Training & Stress Inoculation for Self-Defense & Sport w/ Todd Fossey
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Today I'm joined by Todd Fossey, founder of Integrated Defensive Strategies and a leading figure in the combatives community.
In this episode, Todd unpacks how to systematically inoculate yourself against the stress caused by the fight or flight state during high pressure situations. We also discuss the problems with typical reality-based self-defense approaches to this process as well as issues in affective and representative learning designs for training.
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Website: thisisids.com/
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Simulating Competition, Using Points in Constraints-led Training, & Predictive vs. Prospective Motor Control w/ Alan Dunton
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Today I'm joined by Alan Dunton, a PhD in skill acquisition, human performance specialist, and lecturer at TUDublin. He also has a background in ITF taekwondo.
In this episode, we discuss a couple important studies done on self-organization and how to simulate a more realistic level of anxiety to competition. Then we discuss how the point system for sport taekwondo can be manipulated to aid constraints-led training of specific tactics without over-constraining learners. Finally, we clear up how to understand the difference between predictive and prospective control of movement, which is one of the key divides between Information Processing and Ecological Dynamics theories of motor control and learning.
If you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show.
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Twitter: twitter.com/AlanDunton
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The Opportunity Cost of Traditional Training Methods: Ecological Dynamics for MMA, Part 2 w/ Scott Sievewright
Balancing Representative Practice & Safety: Ecological Dynamics for MMA, Part 1 w/ Scott Sievewright
Live Practice IS for Beginners: Martial Arts Red Pills, Part 2 w/ Daniel Marino
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Daniel Marino, 4th dan in tang soo do and founder of The Naihanchi Project, returns today to talk about training progressions in traditional martial arts.
In part 2 of 2, we scrutinize the logic, or lack thereof, behind highly isolated, scripted, and formal exercises that are often strung together as some pertained middle ground between basics forms practice and free sparring. These intermediary exercises bloat curriculum and delay experience in the most practical learning methods available: sparring and live drilling. As the up and coming generation of martial arts masters, we have a responsibility not to pass down these ineffective time-wasters down to the next generation of martial artists, our students.
If you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now and enjoy the show.
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Facebook: facebook.com/naihanchiproject/
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC21N7Ijp_uq8dok6CKxpO7Q
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Traditional Martial Arts is a Modern Western Idea: Martial Arts Red Pills, Part 1 w/ Daniel Marino
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My guest today is Daniel Marino, a 4th dan in tang soo do, and the founder of the Naihanchi Project.
In part 1 of 2, Daniel and I discuss our process of coming up through the ranks in Korean martial arts and how we both came to the conclusion that its time for a renovation of the way we train and think about martial arts. Of particular interest is a historical discussion on the origins of the pedagogical approach we now think of as a traditional martial arts program. In fact, as you'll hear, it's a Western idea from the modernist way of thinking.
If you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now and enjoy the show.
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Facebook: facebook.com/naihanchiproject/
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC21N7Ijp_uq8dok6CKxpO7Q
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"Repetition does not lead to skill": How to Apply the Constraints-led Approach to Teaching Martial Arts w/ Stuart Armstrong
Stuart thinks of himself as a "pracademic" -- a practitioner with an academic background focused on the practical application of the science of coaching to real-life coaching. We've touched on the constraints-led approach to motor learning quite a bit throughout seasons 1 and 2, but only in a cursory sense. In this episode, Stuart walks us through more specific ways we can use the constraints-led approach to improve our martial arts training.
One of the main breakthrough concepts here I want to direct your attention toward is that Stuart repositions skill development NOT as knowledge transfer from instructor to student but as an adaptation to environmental stress. In other words, skill is developed in sufficiently *representative* practice environments the same way that muscle grows in response to progressively heavier weight loads from session to session. But in the case of martial arts skills, the load is not weight but instead challenge to the perceptual system, i.e. your ability to read an opponent, manipulate distance, and properly time your attacks and counters.
I'm extremely excited to share this interview with you. It's challenging, information-dense, and worthy of multiple listens -- which is why I saved it to cap off season 2.
As always, if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher right now and enjoy the ride!
P.S. The teaching article that I wrote, referenced in the show: www.maonrails.com/blog/how-an-ancient-greek-philosopher-can-help-you-make-killers-on-the-mat/
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Where to find Stuart Armstrong and check out his work!
Website: www.thetalentequation.co.uk/
Twitter: twitter.com/stu_arm
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Learner-centered Karate w/ Les Bubka
Les employs a different approach to teaching karate that he calls the "inverted pyramid," a way to teach minimal techniques to beginners, grow their technique base as they progress through the intermediate stages of training, but then narrow their focus again as they become advanced into the black belt grades. This leads into his very learner-centered approach to training karate, allowing his students the freedom to find out how karate techniques work for them instead of forcing them to master a single formally "correct" way of doing things -- and construct their own style of karate in that process.
So if you're interested to learn more about how this training approach works, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!
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Where to find Les and check out his work!
Website: lesbubka.wordpress.com/
YouTube: m.youtube.com/user/shinaii
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How to Get Back Into Training After a Long Break w/ Jestin Icasiano
Coronavirus has caused a lot of us to have spotty or no training over the last year, and many of us are just now getting back into the swing of things.
We talk about what to keep in mind so you don't hurt yourself or burn out too quickly. We also talk about what's working for us in terms of diet and supplemental exercise, which can help ease the process.
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Taekwondo Training Shoptalk w/ Greg Koval
In this episode, we compare and contrast different training styles across the spectrum, debate the merits of traditional training, and find common ground between new and old methodologies. Greg is a veteran instructor with diverse martial arts experience, so no matter who you are, he has something of value to offer.
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Where to find Master Greg
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCh5-5RJmb96cYOH8lgykHsw
Website: www.kovaltaekwondo.com/
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Aliveness is More Than Sparring w/ Matt Thornton
In this episode, Matt talks about the concept of "aliveness" in training, and how you can start to train with aliveness immediately, even as a total beginner. He also explains why he does not believe there is any such that as "advanced techniques" and what that means for curriculum design.
Whether you're a traditional or modern martial artist, I'm confident there's something here for you to learn. And if you've struggled to understand how to teach with aliveness without resorting to all-out free sparring, you definitely don't want to miss this episode.
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Where to find Matt Thornton
SBGi Website: www.straightblastgym.com/
Personal Website: mattthornton.org/
Twitter: twitter.com/aliveness_ape/
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The Sparring-only Taekwondo Club: Mokwondo w/ Mo
In this episode, we explore how Mo structures training and promotions without using formal methods like poomsae (which are kata) and one-steps. Instead, he takes the extra curriculum space this affords him and builds his taekwondo into a robust striking program.
This episode is definitely of interest to traditional martial artists, but there's a lot here for modern martial artists as well. So if you're excited to listen, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!
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Find Mo!
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mokwondo/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mokwondo/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLb7LXvya5hE2Z9kKgYP1Q/videos?view_as=subscriber
Website: www.mokwondo.com
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Rotating Curriculum: Make Teaching Martial Arts Easier Without Sacrificing Quality w/ Mike Massie
Mike is well known for the business resources he has produced. Stay tuned til the end to find out how you can get a discount on them.
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Mike Massie on how to get his resources at a discount:
"The eBook Version of Small Dojo Big Profits - Get any package for 50% off using discount code LOCKDOWN2020 at checkout:
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How You're Stunting Your Students' Growth: The Pygmalion Effect w/ Robert Rosenthal
In this episode, Professor Rosenthal explains how teacher expectations on their students affect how well those students perform. We also explore how scientific research works and how anyone, even you, could design, execute, and publish a scientific paper.
This episode might be gut punch to many instructors. And if it isn't, it probably ought to be. So if your interest is piqued, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!
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Teaching Efficiency & Economy of Motion for Martial Arts: A Different Approach
Kata as a Process & Modern Training Methods in Traditional Martial Arts w/ Iain Abernethy
In this episode, Iain presents his own view of kata as a process of 4 inextricable stages:
1. Solo Practice
2. Functional Application
3. Principle-based Partner Practice
4. Live Partner Practice or "Kata-based" Sparring
While most other traditional martial artists view kata as a solo exercise that must be translated into practical techniques, Iain sees solo practice, application, and sparring as all one and the same process entailed by the kata system.
Iain also explains what "kata-based sparring" is, why he hates one step sparring, and the necessity of bringing modern training methods into traditional martial arts practice.
No matter who you are, this episode is simmering over with interesting and helpful discussion. So if you're excited to dive in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!
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Where to find Iain...
Instagram: instagram.com/iainabernethy
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/practicalkatabunkai
Facebook: www.facebook.com/iainabernethy/
Website: iainabernethy.co.uk/
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Learn through Failures: Apply LEAN to Iterate & Improve at Martial Arts w/ Steve Kwan
In this episode, Steve reveals how the universal principles from the so-called "Lean Startup Methodology" can vastly enhance not only your ability as an instructor but your your ability to do self-directed learning, too.
This episode has very unique subject matter and is a blast to think about. So if you're excited to dive in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!
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Where to find Steve...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC3JMczv6cufhxjeq2D8ANjQ
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels
Website: bjjmentalmodels.com/
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Taking an "Andragogical Approach" to Combatives Training w/ Craig Douglas
In this episode, Craig unpacks what it means to take an "andragogical" approach to teaching coursework and why its a more effective way to help students learn. He also explains why he believes instructors actually coach their students too much -- a phenomenon born out of traditional pedagogy that is not optimal for an andragogical approach.
This episode might just turn your concept of good instruction upside down. So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!
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Where to find Craig...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/shivworks/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ShivWorks/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/shivworks_and_alumni/
Website: www.shivworks.com/
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The Problem with Real World Experience & Self-Defense Expertise w/ Ben from Redbeard Combatives
In this episode, Ben draws on his 15+ years conducting trainings to reveal the potential weaknesses of what's often called "real world experience" -- and how proper training environments can fill in the gaps there.
This episode is challenging to conventional wisdom in the reality-based self-defense and military combatives world...but listen to his points carefully. Now, if you're excited to dive in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!
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Where to find Ben...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/redbeard_combatives/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_NR-HV07TFRhpn4hjeRSg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/redbeardcombatives/
Website: www.redbeardcombatives.com/
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Why Combat Sports are Better for Self-Defense (Even Weapons Defense) w/ Ward Hiney
Self-Guided Learning & the Problem of Purple Belt "Ronins" in BJJ w/ Jestin Icasiano
In this episode we explore the power and importance of self-guided learning and discuss the phenomenon of BJJ purple belts going "ronin."
This episode will step on some of your toes, but I'm not sorry. If you're excited to jump in, hit subscribe on your podcatcher now!
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State Sport Development & the Importance of Continuing Education for Martial Arts Coaches w/ Thomas Huskey
In this episode we talk about State Governing Bodies and how they can help coach and student development in the martial arts, with emphasis on the importance of continuing education for coaches. We also talk about how Olympic taekwondo isn't actually a game of flippy kicks and why you should reassess it.
This episode covers a lot of ground and might challenge you in unexpected ways. So if you're excited to dive in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now.
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How to contact Thomas Huskey...
NCTKD Facebook: www.facebook.com/nctkd/
Cyber TKD Website: cybertaekwondo.com
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The Innovative "Flipped Classroom Model": Enhancing Martial Arts Instruction with Technology w/ Bruce Hoyer
In this episode we talk about his unique "flipped classroom model" approach to running BJJ classes and designing curriculum as well as how coaches can use technology to enhance their training programs.
The material in this episode is a lot of fun to think about. So if you're excited to jump in, hit that subscribe button on your favorite podcatcher.
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How to contact Bruce Hoyer...
Website: nextedgeacademy.com
YouTube: youtube.com/user/nextedgeacademy
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