The Lab

Greetings!


Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing some good reminders on how to help you get the most out of your time on the Mats. You may have heard me say, "Everyone wants to be good, but not everyone knows HOW to get good." My hope is to remind you of a few simple ideas to ensure you DO get good!

One of the keys to achieving excellence with your technique, is to view the Mats as your LABORATORY. You must learn to experiment with your moves. Just as any good scientist keeps experimenting in the Lab, so must you on the Mat. Try new things. Try new moves. Be willing to LOSE to learn how to WIN!

Learning the Martial Arts can be a complicated endeavor. It's paramount that we keep things simple and streamline our focus. Don't TRY to hard. Don't put TOO mush PRESSURE on yourself. Take the time each day to chip away at your technique...LITTLE BY LITTLE.

Sometimes, scientists try THOUSANDS of experiments to get ONE good result. Does that sound similar to our training? You might try an armbar the same amount of times to get one just right. Therefore, we MUST view our time on the Mats like being in the LAB...we have to constantly experiment. Examine what is working. Examine what is not working. Make adjustments. And most importantly, KEEP EXPERIMENTING until we get some GOOD RESULTS!

Remind yourself to Relax and ENJOY your training this week! View learning a new skill as an experiment that just needs lots of Testing in the Lab! Soon enough, you will get it right!

I hope you gained some benefit from this today!


All the Best!
Coach