Episode 04 - Why does it take so long to get a black belt in BJJ?
How long does it take to get a Black Belt? Why does it vary so much from school to school, or style to style? Is it a good idea to get a black belt quickly?
“Why does it take so long to get a black belt in BJJ?” Is it really such a great idea to get a black belt quickly when we compare it to other martial arts?
Join Max and I in the swamp behind the gym as he asks the question on many people’s minds. We delve into this important question, and tackle a touchy subject with martial arts practitioners, and parents of children that practice martial arts and get black belts before they are even a teenager.
Episode 03 - Why Did You Stop Teaching Forms?
Join Max and I in this episode where we discuss forms (Kata, Tao Lu) training in the martial arts, and why I stopped teaching them in my classes.
Forms were libraries of fighting techniques, a method of transmission for passing of knowledge, not the be all and end all of martial arts.
Join Max and I in this episode where we discuss forms (Kata, Tao Lu) training in the martial arts, and why I stopped teaching them in my classes.
Episode 02 - How to Start Martial Arts
How do you start martial arts training? How do you overcome fear, the intimidation, and avoid pitfalls of…
How do you start martial arts training? How do you overcome fear, the intimidation, and avoid pitfalls of getting injured, ending up in the wrong school, or selecting the wrong teacher.
These are all extremely important factors that can make, or break our efforts to get trained and reap the benefits martial arts has to offer. One bad experience can cause some people to quit and never go back.
In this episode, I tackle these questions and offer tips to keep you safe, and help you start out on the right foot.
Episode 01 - Hitting Plateaus in Martial Arts
Hitting plateaus in our training comes with the territory. There is no avoiding them. The longer we train martial arts, or any sport/activity that requires long periods of intense practice, we are destined to hit these stale periods in our progression.
Over the years I have hit many of these, and the longer I trained, the longer some of these lasted. Join me as Max catches up with me
Hitting plateaus in our training comes with the territory. There is no avoiding them. The longer we train martial arts, or any sport/activity that requires long periods of intense practice, we are destined to hit these stale periods in our progression.
Over the years I have hit many of these, the longer I trained, the longer some of these lasted. Join me as Max catches up with me training behind the school to ask how I deal with these roadblocks.
I'll share with you my methods for dealing with these, shortening the time I’m stuck in them, and making the best of them as we go.