Motivated students are required in every martial arts academy as it will drive them to want to improve. While multiple theories of motivation exist, one that has been extensively studied in education settings is Self-Determination Theory. Self-Determination Theory In...
Master jazz musician Clark Terry had a unique approach to musical improvisation, specifically jazz improvisation and many other topics. His style of learning musical improvisation is one we can explicitly apply to our martial arts training and practices. It...
The Talent Code Summary, a book written by Daniel Coyle says that developing talent requires three elements: deep practise, ignition, and master coaching. The central theme of the book would be the concept that talent comes down to practice and not innate traits,...
The spectrum of teaching styles for grappling & martial arts appears as a unified theory of teaching that aims to describe the structure of all possible teaching methods. It starts from the basis that education will be a chain of decision-making, with each...
I have recently discussed how we prepared for the “King Of The Beach” competition on a podcast. I noticed that what we did was very similar to how Andy from the School of Grappling recommends structured training and the Game Sense pedagogy I studied at...
Summary of the coaching styles of Muska Mosston Command Style This style is a very dictatorial style of coaching where the coach gives directions, and the students are instructed to replicate the instructions. The coach will then circulate throughout the students...
If you are looking to improve your skills in Learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then you need to become a self-reliant learner. Typically we only spend a few hours each week in class, which is not enough to progress in the sport! You need to spend time outside of class...
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