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Teaching Martial Arts by Combat Learning
Teach martial arts radically better using the ecological dynamics and constraints-led approach to training. Explore the little-known frontiers of skill adaptation, perceptual-motor learning, and performance science for combat sports such as jiu jitsu, taekwondo, kickboxing, karate, muay thai, and mo...
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Ecological Dynamics of Injury Recovery
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You Need More Variability w/ Andre Grandbois
You could always use more variability. We discuss game selection variety, injury prevention, differential learning, and aliveness.
Other topics...
Why Details and Drilling Don't Work for Us w/ Andre Grandbois of Grappling Garden
It’s not a mystery at all why so many people quit jiu jitsu and martial arts generally, and coach Andre and I dissect why.
Other subjects covere...
Coach Firas Zahabi's Big Dumb Oopsie
I didn’t watch the debate, but I know it sucked.
What I found in the comments is embarrassing.
Snort.
A study lol.
Why would s...
5 Ways to Start Eco Training if You're Not at an Eco Gym
Interested in eco/CLA but stuck in a traditional school?
Or maybe you’re frustrated with your progress, want to try something new, but are stuck...
Why the Practical Karate Movement isn't Improving Karate
My friend Daniel Marino made a critical observation about the karate community:
“It’s about looking good, not learning how to fight.”
Now,...
Training Review #3: David Ooi's Awesome Ecological Jiu Jitsu Seminar
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Today I analyze a jiu jitsu seminar conducted...
CLA is Not Positional Sparring...
Positional sparring is consistent with the constraints-led approach (CLA) to coaching—and by extension, scalable live training (SLT)—but positional sp...
REVIEW #2: Josh Beam & Craig Hutchison's Lasso Passing Game
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Today I’m reviewing a video by YouTuber Josh...
(Video) Training Review #1: Converting YOU to Sport Taekwondo with FACTS and LOGIC
Today, I review and criticize (in good humor) some videos I found on YouTube.
I’m analyzing the utility of several drills and games related to...
Sport Psychology, Ecological Cognition, & More w/ Duarte Araujo
Major ecological researcher, Dr. Duarte Araujo, joins us on combat learning to discuss all things ecological cognition and sport psychology.
Oth...
Five Views of the Fundamentals of Martial Arts
Everyone agrees that the fundamentals are the essence of martial arts skill, but nobody can agree on what they are exactly.
In this article, I o...
There are no Eco Games. [Audio]
Information processing and ecological dynamics are both theories of perception and learning. They explain your relationship to the environment and how...
What are the Fundamentals of Striking? w/ Scott Sievewright
MMA coach and ecological approach to martial arts pioneer, Scott Sievewright, returns to Combat Learning to discuss his newly published academic paper...
You Don't Have to Give Your Students Feedback (Live Q&A)
The first combat learning live Q&A! We discuss…
* How you don’t have to intervene during training and you don’t have to generate feedback for st...
Bruce Lee's Tao of Aliveness [Audio Essay]
This is an audio version of a previous combat learning article, Tao of Aliveness.
Bruce Lee superfans have to pretend about his fighting prowess...
A Constraints-led Approach to Combat Athlete Rehab w/ Patrick Jacobs
DPT, licensed physical therapist, CSCS, and fellow martial artist Patrick Jacobs joins me to unpack rehabilitation and injury prevention for martial a...
There is No Perfect Technique. [Audio Essay]
The original There is No Perfect Technique article can be found here.
It’s the air we breathe from our first day of school to our last day in th...
Live Striking Practice: Safe & Productive CLA Training w/ Adam Singer
Adam Singer joins us again to discuss how he balances safety and productivity using the constrains-led approach to teach 100% live sparring classes fr...
Bruce Lee, Aliveness, and the JKD Problem w/ Adam Singer
Long-time MMA coach, SGB affiliate, and martial arts veteran Adam Singer talks about the old days of Jeet Kune Do, the introduction of MMA, and the de...
Embodied Cognition and Martial Arts w/ Sony Sahota
Today I'm joined Sony Sahota, owner of Praxis Gym and a teacher of judo, wrestling, and jiu jitsu.In this episode, we discuss how Sony approaches trai...
Chess Rating to Assess Progress in Combat Sports w/ Kabir Bath
Josh and Kabir discuss the elo chess rating system and how it might provide an approachable way to assess skill development across belt levels — and e...
Coaching Coaches Ecologically w/ Kabir Bath
Kabir unpacks how he coaches his coaches to do what he does -- ecologically.
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Where...
Learning thru Play and Connected Coaching w/ Kabir Bath
Today I’m joined by BJJ black belt Kabir Bath. Kabir is one of the early success stories in the ecological jiu jitsu movement, and he has the distinct...
A Constraints-led Approach to Preparing Your Body for Combat w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Dr. Garcia joins us one final time to discuss a few very interesting topics. First, we talk briefly about donor sports and the part they play in build...
False Assumptions of Kata-based Training w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Dr. Garcia joins us again today to unpack the false assumptions that lie beneath the kata-based training system and traditional martial arts.
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Kata were Insignificant in Historical Warring Japan w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Today I'm joined by Dr. Raul Sanchez Garcia, a sport science lecturer at the University Politécnica of Madrid, Spain, martial artist, and Ecological D...
Mobility Training for Martial Arts (NOT Yoga) w/ Matt Phili
Today I'm joined by Matt Phili, a mobility training coach and founder of Primal Mobility.
Whether a grappler or striker, most martial art...
Should you do pad combinations? (9 Months of CLA for Kickboxing) w/ Pedro Sierra
In this episode, Pedro updates us on his kickboxing program. Then we move into a deep discussion on combinations, affordances, and elaborate pad work...
Student Wins ADCC Open after training the Ecological Approach w/ Pedro Sierra
Today, Pedro Sierra returns to the podcast to update us on his program in two parts.
Before understanding Ecological Dynamics, Sie...
Use CLA to Individualize Muay Thai Sessions w/ Emil Fitoussey
In this episode, Emil reveals his approach to game design. Then we move quickly into the ways to individualize sessions to each learner, including som...
Safe Muay Thai Sparring for Day 1 of Training w/ Emil Fitoussey
In this episode, Emil continues to explain how he does the constraints-led approach to Muay Thai.
Other ways to control for intensity/go...
Ecological Approach to Muay Thai Kickboxing w/ Emil Fitoussey
Today I'm joined by Emil Fitoussey, a professional Muay Thai coach out of Nacka Dojo in Sweden.
Over the past year, Emil has transitioned his pa...
Foundations vs "All Levels" Classes: Moving from Task Simplification to Task Complexification
In this third installment of our interview with Greg Souders, we unpack in gritty detail how Greg approaches both task simplification and task complex...
"Scaling Focuses" Make Any Game Appropriate for All Jiu Jitsu Skill Levels w/ Greg Souders
In this second part of my second Greg Souders interview, we take Greg's rationale for his use of language and demonstrate how it can be used to take t...
"Side Control Doesn't Exist": Is Ecological Jiu Jitsu Terminology Meaningless or Unclear? w/ Greg Souders
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3D Coaching for Defensive Tactics & Firearms Training [cross-post]
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Can Karate be Salvaged? w/ Dan Marino
Today I'm joined again by Daniel Marino, a 4th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and founder of the Naihanchi Project and popular Facebook group, Pract...
Develop Powerful Kicks WITHOUT Teaching the Chamber [Constraints-led Striking] w/ Geno Guevara
Today I'm joined by Geno Guevara, founder and head instructor of Alamo Ranch Martial Arts and a Joon Rhee taekwondo black belt turned kickboxing coach...
From 0 to 1: The First Month of Adopting CLA for Jiu Jitsu & Kickboxing w/ Pedro Sierra
Pedro Sierra is a BJJ black belt instructor, kickboxing coach, and owner of Sierra MMA in Utah.But more importantly, Pedro is a normal guy just like y...