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Timed Skills Metric
2 year(s) ago • 9901 views • 4 replies
ZPBlue beltVerified
2 year(s) ago
Hey guys!
I've been around a few different gyms and everyone has their way of measuring progress for the most part. I spoke with one Professor and he mentioned the Timed Skills Metric. Stating that his students at x amount of mat hours should be around x belt rank. What do you guys say about this? It's almost like that 10,000-hour rule, but for me, I think 1 hour of high-intensity training is completely different than drilling the same move for an hour. Depending on your side of the fence, they both can be argued to be beneficial. The question is, is this something to measure someone's progress, just off mat hours alone?
I've been around a few different gyms and everyone has their way of measuring progress for the most part. I spoke with one Professor and he mentioned the Timed Skills Metric. Stating that his students at x amount of mat hours should be around x belt rank. What do you guys say about this? It's almost like that 10,000-hour rule, but for me, I think 1 hour of high-intensity training is completely different than drilling the same move for an hour. Depending on your side of the fence, they both can be argued to be beneficial. The question is, is this something to measure someone's progress, just off mat hours alone?
CBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
2 year(s) ago
I am very low intensity, which is probably why I spent 7 years at brown belt. :D
DBlack beltVerified
2 year(s) ago
For sure more mat time is related to belt rank, but cannot be the only factor. Some guys are just better and rank up faster ... and vice versa.
I still go with, if you're hanging with blue belts, you're a blue, hanging with purples, you're a purple etc. Caveat is that this requires a school with enough blues, purples etc.
I still go with, if you're hanging with blue belts, you're a blue, hanging with purples, you're a purple etc. Caveat is that this requires a school with enough blues, purples etc.
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VCBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
2 year(s) ago
For sure more mat time is related to belt rank, but cannot be the only factor. Some guys are just better and rank up faster ... and vice versa. I still go with, if you're hanging with blue belts, you're a blue, hanging with purples, you're a purple etc. Caveat is that this requires a school with enough blues, purples etc.
I'd throw in weight/size/age too... If you're hanging with blues or purples of a similar size, athleticism, etc. then all good
BAPurple beltVerified
2 year(s) ago
As a metric I think it's fantastically helpful in figuring out a true belt rank ( far superior to "I've trained for x amount of years" ) and I track my own hours religiously. But as stated, one person's mat hours will be more fruitful than another. Belt ranks tend to come at a fairly universal pace in terms of mat hours for the most part but some people are just more gifted in picking things up quickly, as you mentioned you could just be rolling for most of your mat hours, or positional sparring, or dead drilling; things like quality of people you're training with and having your own set goals per mat hour (vs. just winging) will also greatly affect the metric.
In my opinion, it should be used as a baseline helpful measure to only be considered alongside other factors.
In my opinion, it should be used as a baseline helpful measure to only be considered alongside other factors.
