Great thoughts from my coach and friend. Since I can usually only get to jits 2x wk without it impacting my work and home life, I need to start drilling. That’s going to be a little tough without partners but there are a lot of drills I can and should be doing, including basic shrimping and bridging.
Photo Credit: Pasion (sic) Project
I want to talk about a subject most people don’t understand. It is the key to success, in any endeavor. It takes no talent, minimal IQ or EQ, all it takes is relentlessness.
I have been teaching martial arts since 1982. My typical student, about 90% of students, would show up for class twice a week and do nothing in between. This necessitated going over material for review and slow progress.
The students who progressed the fastest were not the natural athletes or even the brilliant thinkers. They were the ones who worked on the material on “their time”. They worked the basics more than the average student.
The real high achievers obsessed with grinding out a movement. They performed rep after rep until it was grooved into their nervous system. THIS is the secret to elite performance. Find ways to get reps in. Most…
View original post 842 more words
The Obsession Engine 