Would You Walk Through the Forrest Without a Compass?

Greetings Team,

Last week we talked about how to attempt our skills to increase our success rate. This week, let's talk about how to streamline our training in a way to mazimize our improvement.

I find all to often that students try to get good at TOO many things at once. As a beginner, or someone new to a skill, we are very novice. There are many pieces of the puzzle that we are missing. If we try to fix every problem we have at once, none have a chance at getting corrected. If, however; you focus on one idea or attribute at a time, all of your attention is put to fixing that mistake in your technique.

With that same thought in mind, I often find students try to get good too many different techniques at one time. I once heard that a man that is kinda good at 100 techniques is nowhere near as dangerous as a man who is outstanding at just a few. You need to pick one skill, punch, submission, etc...and then work on it RELENTLESSLY.

Remember Team, the martial arts is a LIFE LONG endeavor. This past summer I celebrated my 23rd year of training. And there are MANY skills I just now feel like I am becoming highly proficient at. You have to look at the big picture and look for long term skills, not short term.

You may hear me say often that Everyone WANTS to be good...But not Everyone knows HOW to get good. You have to have the tenacity to pick one skill and go after it for 5,6,7,8 months if you have to. I personally have been working on my Rear Naked Choke since JANUARY! And I STILL have a long way to go. :)

So my encouragement for you this week Team is to streamline your practice. Find a skill or two to "master" for a few months. When you feel some decent improvement, move on. By the end of the year you should have 1 or 2 moves that you do well. And just maybe, you will be "dangerous"...


Hope you found some benefit in this!!


All the Best!

COACH