GREETINGS!
As we all get set to celebrate the Holidays, I wanted to take a quick moment to THANK all of YOU for being a very wonderful part of my year. I truly look forward to sharing an even more AMAZING 2012, full of progress & VICTORIES!
So the question I have for you as we move to enter 2012 is..."What do you want?" What do you truly want. When you imagine the life of your "dreams", what is it? What do you want physically, emotionally, & financially? How amazing would your life be right now if you HAD the life of your dreams? How would you feel? What would you do? Where would you go?
As you look to your Vision of what you want your life to be...realize that you CAN have it. All of us truly can have the life we want...if...IF...we are willing to GO AND GET IT! Even if we have setbacks. Even if we struggle. Even if no one else believes in us. WE CAN & SHOULD get EVERYTING WE WANT in this life.
My encouragement for you today, is to sit with a pen & paper and do yourself the favor of this assignment. First, write down your TOP 5 Victories of 2011. Yes, they exist! What did you do well!?Write them down. Now, write down your biggest challenges. What things are you doing or not doing that are keeping you from achieving your Goals? Next, write down "WHAT DO I WANT?" Then just begin writing. Make it like the "story" of your life. What to you TRULY want. Last, write down an actual ACTION plan on HOW you are going to ACHIEVE what you want. What can you do daily, weekly, and monthly to get you where you want to be?
I can tell you, that as I have done this excercise this week, I feel INSPIRED! You want to build MOMENTUM leading INTO 2012. This excercise will help you get yourself READY & WILLING to take ACTION this coming year! Don't be one of the thousands of people who are fired up January 1st & depressed February 1st. Be ONE of the FEW who GETS WHAT THEY WANT! Decied NOW that you will HAVE AN AMAZING LIFE! Remember, if someone else can do it, SO CAN YOU!
I wish you the BEST Holiday Season, and and even more AMAZING 2012!
Let's all ACHIEVE WHAT WE WANT this coming year!
ALL THE BEST!
OUS,
Coach
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
How to be a Great Student-}#5 Passion
Greetings!
The key to sticking with something long term is Passion. If you truly love what you are doing, you won't quit. Even when it gets tough. Even when it's challenging. If you love what you do, you will never give up. To be great in the martial arts, you have to love it. You have to stick with it long term.
If passion is the key to sticking with your training, how can you be sure to keep it burning bright? I have a quick hit list to help you:
1.) Hit the Mats! By simply going to class, even on days that you've had a hard day at work, you never get "out of sight, out of mind."
2.) Set Realistic Goals! Frustration is the enemy of passion. Don't set your bar too high and get angry when you don't reach it. Set small, attainable goals for each class.
3.) Pay attention to progress! It's so important for YOU to realize you are getting better! Each victory helps feed your passion.
4.) Love the Process! Learn to enjoy the JOURNEY of getting good at the martial arts. Relish in the amazing changes you are making as a person.
Passion drives us to be our very best. Do everything you can to keep yours alive!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
All the Best!
COACH
The key to sticking with something long term is Passion. If you truly love what you are doing, you won't quit. Even when it gets tough. Even when it's challenging. If you love what you do, you will never give up. To be great in the martial arts, you have to love it. You have to stick with it long term.
If passion is the key to sticking with your training, how can you be sure to keep it burning bright? I have a quick hit list to help you:
1.) Hit the Mats! By simply going to class, even on days that you've had a hard day at work, you never get "out of sight, out of mind."
2.) Set Realistic Goals! Frustration is the enemy of passion. Don't set your bar too high and get angry when you don't reach it. Set small, attainable goals for each class.
3.) Pay attention to progress! It's so important for YOU to realize you are getting better! Each victory helps feed your passion.
4.) Love the Process! Learn to enjoy the JOURNEY of getting good at the martial arts. Relish in the amazing changes you are making as a person.
Passion drives us to be our very best. Do everything you can to keep yours alive!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
All the Best!
COACH
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Coach Jim Bundy: How to be a Great Student->#4 "Teach"
Coach Jim Bundy: How to be a Great Student->#4 "Teach": Greetings! If you truly want to know something, you should teach it to others. As you help them understand the topic, it helps you underst...
How to be a Great Student->#4 "Teach"
Greetings!
If you truly want to know something, you should teach it to others. As you help them understand the topic, it helps you understand it better. To explain something to someone, you have to talk about all the details and fine points. This serves as a great tool to re-inforce the details within yourself. This is very true in the Martial Arts. If you help your friend with his technique, in turn you are helping you're technique. The more you think about and share the details of a skill, the more you memorize them.
There are many times in you're training that you have a partner. If you practice Jiu Jitsu, you always have a partner. As you work on a skill together, it's always good to help you're friend with the fine points of the move...even if you're novice. Again, everytime you talk about the details, it helps you memorize them. Not too mention, that you will be a great partner. Everyone appreciates help learning their technique. Especially if they are new to it.
The same holds true if you are the higher rank. By sharing skills you are good at with a lower rank student, not only will you sharpen that skill even more, but you will have shared it with your friend. If everyone has this philosophy, then we will have a lot of great techniques being shared on the mats!
This week, make a point to "teach" & "share" your knowledge. You will find your skills getting sharper & your partner having more fun! Don't be surprised if your classmates ALWAYS want to train win you!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
If you truly want to know something, you should teach it to others. As you help them understand the topic, it helps you understand it better. To explain something to someone, you have to talk about all the details and fine points. This serves as a great tool to re-inforce the details within yourself. This is very true in the Martial Arts. If you help your friend with his technique, in turn you are helping you're technique. The more you think about and share the details of a skill, the more you memorize them.
There are many times in you're training that you have a partner. If you practice Jiu Jitsu, you always have a partner. As you work on a skill together, it's always good to help you're friend with the fine points of the move...even if you're novice. Again, everytime you talk about the details, it helps you memorize them. Not too mention, that you will be a great partner. Everyone appreciates help learning their technique. Especially if they are new to it.
The same holds true if you are the higher rank. By sharing skills you are good at with a lower rank student, not only will you sharpen that skill even more, but you will have shared it with your friend. If everyone has this philosophy, then we will have a lot of great techniques being shared on the mats!
This week, make a point to "teach" & "share" your knowledge. You will find your skills getting sharper & your partner having more fun! Don't be surprised if your classmates ALWAYS want to train win you!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
How to be a Great Student--}#3 Always be a White Belt
Greetings!
Did you get a chance to train with Professor Sauer this past weekend? If you did, I truly hope you can appreciate the level of instruction you received. If not, don't worry! He comes every year! Be sure to mark it on your calendar of things to do in 2012! I talk about this today, because it fits perfectly into this series of articles I've been writing, designed to help you to be a Great Student. This past weekend, I was not the teacher...I was the student. And as such, I followed the rules of BEING Great student. 1.) I had a purpose=>Get better at Rear Naked Choke. 2.) Ask Questions=>I took a private with Professor and asked him key questions about challenges I was having with my technique. 3.) I had my "mental white belt" on that day=> I approached my training like a beginner. Wanting to know anything and everything that Professor was willing to share.
Number 3 is our topic today. Always being a white belt. What do I mean by that? Well, think about your 1st day of training in the martial arts. EVERYTHING was new. You were a virtual sponge. Trying to soak up as much knowledge as you could. The challenge is, as we progress in the martial arts, we tend to forget to be that sponge. Sometimes, we think "we know something"...like a punch or a submission, or a takedown. We take for granted that we have "learned it before" and we don't "work on it" anymore. This is a critical mistake to becoming Great in the martial arts.
Let me take a moment to use my definition of "advanced techniques"--Ehem...Basic moves with more intricate details. Ok...that's it. Not superman punch, flying armbar, or spinning wheel kick. I'm talking the most basic moves...just done on a more intricate level. A level of knowledge that allows you to perform it on anyone. Even someone who knows the technique and has ways to defend it. When you have the ability to make your moves work on skilled students, you REALLY are getting good. But...how in the world do you accomplish that?? Always be a white belt.
Each and every day you come to train, look at moves as if you have never done them before. Be in constant search of refining them. Polish them, just like a diamond. Listen to your intructor as if it were your first class. That's what I do. When Professor talks, I just sit and listen. There is so much wisdom and intelligence being spoken that I don't want to miss any detail.
Remember, the day you stop being a "student" is the day you stop learning. None of us can achieve perfection...but to quote Vince Limbardi, "If we chase perfection, we can catch excellence." Practice each day as if it were your first. Absorb, listen, and learn. Take your time and polish your moves. Try to catch excellence.
I truly hope you gained benefit from this today!
All the Best!
COACH
Did you get a chance to train with Professor Sauer this past weekend? If you did, I truly hope you can appreciate the level of instruction you received. If not, don't worry! He comes every year! Be sure to mark it on your calendar of things to do in 2012! I talk about this today, because it fits perfectly into this series of articles I've been writing, designed to help you to be a Great Student. This past weekend, I was not the teacher...I was the student. And as such, I followed the rules of BEING Great student. 1.) I had a purpose=>Get better at Rear Naked Choke. 2.) Ask Questions=>I took a private with Professor and asked him key questions about challenges I was having with my technique. 3.) I had my "mental white belt" on that day=> I approached my training like a beginner. Wanting to know anything and everything that Professor was willing to share.
Number 3 is our topic today. Always being a white belt. What do I mean by that? Well, think about your 1st day of training in the martial arts. EVERYTHING was new. You were a virtual sponge. Trying to soak up as much knowledge as you could. The challenge is, as we progress in the martial arts, we tend to forget to be that sponge. Sometimes, we think "we know something"...like a punch or a submission, or a takedown. We take for granted that we have "learned it before" and we don't "work on it" anymore. This is a critical mistake to becoming Great in the martial arts.
Let me take a moment to use my definition of "advanced techniques"--Ehem...Basic moves with more intricate details. Ok...that's it. Not superman punch, flying armbar, or spinning wheel kick. I'm talking the most basic moves...just done on a more intricate level. A level of knowledge that allows you to perform it on anyone. Even someone who knows the technique and has ways to defend it. When you have the ability to make your moves work on skilled students, you REALLY are getting good. But...how in the world do you accomplish that?? Always be a white belt.
Each and every day you come to train, look at moves as if you have never done them before. Be in constant search of refining them. Polish them, just like a diamond. Listen to your intructor as if it were your first class. That's what I do. When Professor talks, I just sit and listen. There is so much wisdom and intelligence being spoken that I don't want to miss any detail.
Remember, the day you stop being a "student" is the day you stop learning. None of us can achieve perfection...but to quote Vince Limbardi, "If we chase perfection, we can catch excellence." Practice each day as if it were your first. Absorb, listen, and learn. Take your time and polish your moves. Try to catch excellence.
I truly hope you gained benefit from this today!
All the Best!
COACH
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
How to Be a Great Student--} #2 Always Ask Questions
Greetings!
You may have heard me say the phrase, "The Best students ask the most questions." How true of a statement! As we consisntenly strive to get better, we must constantly ask our instructor for ideas & suggestions on how we can improve. However, many students NEVER do this. They sometimes NEVER ask ANY questions at all! Let's explore why, and help you to learn how to ask questions to help you achieve excellence in your training!
Has your instructor ever asked you, "What techniques or ideas do you need to work on?" Do you know what the common response is when I ask that? "Oh I don't know...all of them. I'm bad at everything." What a terrible outlook to have on your training! Not very motivational, is it? To feel you suck at everything? The main reason I feel that students respond in this way is they simply have NO DIRECTION with their training. They don't have a skill that they are currently working on. Many students rely SOLELY on their instructor to provide the techniques they work on. They never decide to focus on one technique to work on in their own time, or "extra" during class. They get "ok" at some ideas and never work hard at "MASTERING" one of them.
I'd like you to consider an idea today...Do you want to be a "Black Belt?" Now we can define Black Belt as a thing you wear around your waist, but I'd like you to look at being a Black Belt as someone proficient in a given style. What I mean by proficient, is they have a high level understanding of the basics, and are able to apply them without "thinking." In Jiu Jitsu, it takes roughly 10 years to achieve this rank. Does that seem like plenty of time to get proficient? How long would you be able to work on your armlock if you had 10 years to be skillful? Could you work on it 6-8 months, then move on to another skill?
The point I'm trying to make for you, is you have to at some point DECIDE "how long" am I going to be training. If you are in it for the "long haul", you have plenty of time to focus on individual techniques. So...pick one! Work on it when you are in class each week. That doesn't mean you don't work on other skills. It simply means, you give that one "more attention". You put most of effort into "MASTERING" it.
This leads us to the point of today's article. ASK QUESTIONS! Once you have a skill you are working hard at, you will certainly run into trouble figuring it out. It is imperitive that you ask your instructor questions about how to improve! A good success model for this is PAARR==> Practice - Analyze - Ask questions - Re-try - Repeat! Try your move, see what's not working, ask for help, and practice more! Simple right?
In closing, remind yourself that the Mats are your LABORATORY... filled with trial & error...victory & defeat. Treat your training as a HUGE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT! You must have an intelligent, well thought out approach to getting the results you are after. Don't leave it to pure chance! Therefore, I'd like to encourage you this week to ASK MORE QUESTIONS!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
You may have heard me say the phrase, "The Best students ask the most questions." How true of a statement! As we consisntenly strive to get better, we must constantly ask our instructor for ideas & suggestions on how we can improve. However, many students NEVER do this. They sometimes NEVER ask ANY questions at all! Let's explore why, and help you to learn how to ask questions to help you achieve excellence in your training!
Has your instructor ever asked you, "What techniques or ideas do you need to work on?" Do you know what the common response is when I ask that? "Oh I don't know...all of them. I'm bad at everything." What a terrible outlook to have on your training! Not very motivational, is it? To feel you suck at everything? The main reason I feel that students respond in this way is they simply have NO DIRECTION with their training. They don't have a skill that they are currently working on. Many students rely SOLELY on their instructor to provide the techniques they work on. They never decide to focus on one technique to work on in their own time, or "extra" during class. They get "ok" at some ideas and never work hard at "MASTERING" one of them.
I'd like you to consider an idea today...Do you want to be a "Black Belt?" Now we can define Black Belt as a thing you wear around your waist, but I'd like you to look at being a Black Belt as someone proficient in a given style. What I mean by proficient, is they have a high level understanding of the basics, and are able to apply them without "thinking." In Jiu Jitsu, it takes roughly 10 years to achieve this rank. Does that seem like plenty of time to get proficient? How long would you be able to work on your armlock if you had 10 years to be skillful? Could you work on it 6-8 months, then move on to another skill?
The point I'm trying to make for you, is you have to at some point DECIDE "how long" am I going to be training. If you are in it for the "long haul", you have plenty of time to focus on individual techniques. So...pick one! Work on it when you are in class each week. That doesn't mean you don't work on other skills. It simply means, you give that one "more attention". You put most of effort into "MASTERING" it.
This leads us to the point of today's article. ASK QUESTIONS! Once you have a skill you are working hard at, you will certainly run into trouble figuring it out. It is imperitive that you ask your instructor questions about how to improve! A good success model for this is PAARR==> Practice - Analyze - Ask questions - Re-try - Repeat! Try your move, see what's not working, ask for help, and practice more! Simple right?
In closing, remind yourself that the Mats are your LABORATORY... filled with trial & error...victory & defeat. Treat your training as a HUGE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT! You must have an intelligent, well thought out approach to getting the results you are after. Don't leave it to pure chance! Therefore, I'd like to encourage you this week to ASK MORE QUESTIONS!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
How to Be a Great Student --} #1 Always Train with a Purpose
Greetings!
Over the next few weeks, I will be writing a series of Articles entitled, "How to be a Great Student." For some of you, these will be simply great reminders. For others, it will be a great new way to look at your training. You may have heard me say, "Everyone wants to be good, but not many people know how to GET good." Let's explore ways to help you accomplish your goal==>being great in the Martial Arts!
The first thing I would tell any new student is...always have a PURPOSE for stepping on the mats! Your purpose can change from class to class, and it can change from skill to skill. It doesn't matter what your GOAL/PURPOSE is...it matters that you have one! Some days you may be coming to the gym just to have a great workout. Ok, great! That is your Goal. So how are you going to achieve it? Are you going to go all out each round of your workout? Are you going to push yourself even when you are tired? If you have those things set as your goal, you will be able to actually achieve them.
Do you train Gracie Jiu Jitsu? When you come to class, do you have a SPECIFIC goal of what you would like to be better at? Many students never do. It's very hard to make improvements when you don't know what you are trying to improve! More than that, you rarely see improvements in your skill THAT ACTUALLY exist! You are only going to see all of the things you are doing wrong. If you have a specific goal for each class, like...I'm going to get a little better at arm lock, you have a chance to achieve that goal. And guess what else? When you do, you are HAPPY with yourself. We ALL need to feel achievement & progress! Especially if we intend to stick with an activity/sport/martial art long term.
You can apply this idea to Boxing, Kickboxing, and ANY type of training class you participate in! HAVE A PURPOSE for your training! Don't rely solely on the Coaching staff to give you goals for your skills. It's on YOU to ultimately get GOOD! Your Coaches just help & guide you along the way.
When you have laser beam focus on area of improvement, you surely will make some level of progress. It is one key way to ensure that class to class, week to week, you actually get GOOD at your skills. Don't leave it to chance to improve...make a CLEAR CHOICE that you are going to improve!
This week, before you leave the house, stop and make sure you have a PURPOSE to you training that day! You will have more FUN & will CERTAINLY GET BETTER!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
Over the next few weeks, I will be writing a series of Articles entitled, "How to be a Great Student." For some of you, these will be simply great reminders. For others, it will be a great new way to look at your training. You may have heard me say, "Everyone wants to be good, but not many people know how to GET good." Let's explore ways to help you accomplish your goal==>being great in the Martial Arts!
The first thing I would tell any new student is...always have a PURPOSE for stepping on the mats! Your purpose can change from class to class, and it can change from skill to skill. It doesn't matter what your GOAL/PURPOSE is...it matters that you have one! Some days you may be coming to the gym just to have a great workout. Ok, great! That is your Goal. So how are you going to achieve it? Are you going to go all out each round of your workout? Are you going to push yourself even when you are tired? If you have those things set as your goal, you will be able to actually achieve them.
Do you train Gracie Jiu Jitsu? When you come to class, do you have a SPECIFIC goal of what you would like to be better at? Many students never do. It's very hard to make improvements when you don't know what you are trying to improve! More than that, you rarely see improvements in your skill THAT ACTUALLY exist! You are only going to see all of the things you are doing wrong. If you have a specific goal for each class, like...I'm going to get a little better at arm lock, you have a chance to achieve that goal. And guess what else? When you do, you are HAPPY with yourself. We ALL need to feel achievement & progress! Especially if we intend to stick with an activity/sport/martial art long term.
You can apply this idea to Boxing, Kickboxing, and ANY type of training class you participate in! HAVE A PURPOSE for your training! Don't rely solely on the Coaching staff to give you goals for your skills. It's on YOU to ultimately get GOOD! Your Coaches just help & guide you along the way.
When you have laser beam focus on area of improvement, you surely will make some level of progress. It is one key way to ensure that class to class, week to week, you actually get GOOD at your skills. Don't leave it to chance to improve...make a CLEAR CHOICE that you are going to improve!
This week, before you leave the house, stop and make sure you have a PURPOSE to you training that day! You will have more FUN & will CERTAINLY GET BETTER!
I truly hope you gained some benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
Coach
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