Friday, October 29, 2010

The Gentle Art

I've been whinging and griping for a while that I have a hard time remembering specific techniques and that I wished for more rules-based grappling. In other words, I'll forget the technique but with basic principles, I can reverse-engineer the technique according to the needs of the specific situation.

I know it probably gets old, but I'll encourage you again to check out Cane Prevost's blog The Gentle Art. Just a good solid breakdown of all the basics, from a rules standpoint. Reverse engineering heaven! :) For example, the 3 P model of teaching jiu jitsu... Posture, Pressure, Possibilities.

A little treat-- Stephan Kesting's 10 minute private on finishing the RNC. Really worth your time if you haven't seen it.



On my way to open mat now.

1 comment:

Megan said...

"basic principles, I can reverse-engineer the technique according to the needs of the specific situation"

Seriously, I'm in the same boat. I think I'd be...a good year ahead of where I am now if I'd been introduced top-down instead of bottom-up...but I'm thinking I'm in the minority...and that group classes are taught for the majority.

I'm going to try to start applying the principle to lapel chokes since the setups have too many steps to remember for someone with a jacked-up memory like mine. Might be something worth blogging.