Concept-Based, Intuitive Teaching (Insanely Fast Progress)

So, I'm teaching my significant other jiu-jitsu. We train no-gi because I want her to use natural handles and not fabric. Also, I don't feel like washing kimonos every day. She is a (former) professionally trained modern dancer, and long time yogi. We've done 4 classes in 5 days so far. I don't teach her anything but the most minimal technique. We just do a lot of isolated sparring, using only broad concepts. The progress she makes is insane. She has intuitively figured out the toreada / xpass, the leg drag and the knee cut. She's only allowed one submission: mata leao. So all road lead to the back. For standup we do greco grip fighting, which she also intuitively starts to use on the ground. I think i will never teach the 'normal' way again...

Part of why that is working is she’s a professionally trained dancer. We don’t think of them as atheltes but they really are, very coordinated people.

Your average joe or Jane may not do as well, your teaching them movement as well as technique.

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We have now added the guillotine, and the occasional straight armlock (only when the situation presents itself).

We are now at the point when I consistently have to use actual jiujitsu to not die at her hands. Brute force no longer works.

Jorgen Matsi

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Next level is when you'll have to start using brute force because Jiu jitsu is not working :D

Adam Meindel

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This is her after exactly 2 months of training. https://www.instagram.com[...]rc1cj1amf4

She's looking solid, man. Great job teaching!

P.S.: I cannot WAIT for the new Dune movie!

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We rolled today, after 5 months of training roughly 1 or 2 times a week...

She is extremely annoying to roll with, because she doesn't allow anything. Just smesh & strangle.

Hence, I have resorted to just wristlocking her to save face.

Slideyfoot [jun]

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Again, looking forward to seeing her in action at a camp some day! :D

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We're at the point now, where she doesn't allow taps...

I thought I was creating a Bene Gesserit, but she's a Sith Lord.

https://www.instagram.com[...]k2p8usr7nm

R. David Gonzalez

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We're at the point now, where she doesn't allow taps... I thought I was creating a Bene Gesserit, but she's a Sith Lord. https://www.instagram.com[...]k2p8usr7nm

The corner of that coffee table has your name on it. I thought your head was going to hit it twice. Lol

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She did manage to spike my head into it, but that didn't make it into the footage. It's actually a fun physical challenge. Be a good training partner, not die, and make sure we don't crash into the furniture.

Jon

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Don't give wrestling coaches too much credit :) A whole lot of them are doing it way more backwards than many BJJ coaches.

My experience of wrestling, which is quite a bit, is that most coaches ride to coat-tails of talented wrestlers who are easy to coach. Back in the day, when wrestling was a required part of every gym class in Canada, those who showed promise were asked to join the wrestling team, so the results were sort of Darwinian. Those who could internalize the instruction stuck around to make the coach look good,

Now that I'm writing this I'm not sure if there's much of a difference in current day BJJ and wrestling since it's really not taught in schools anymore..

John A. Byrne

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She did manage to spike my head into it, but that didn't make it into the footage. It's actually a fun physical challenge. Be a good training partner, not die, and make sure we don't crash into the furniture.

When we were rolling in the living room regularly during super lockdown, it was my challenge to butterfly sweep my son into our couch and / or defend from getting my head driven into the couch legs etc from him.

Extra encouragement lol

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My experience of wrestling, which is quite a bit, is that most coaches ride to coat-tails of talented wrestlers who are easy to coach. Back in the day, when wrestling was a required part of every gym class in Canada, those who showed promise were asked to join the wrestling team, so the results were sort of Darwinian. Those who could internalize the instruction stuck around to make the coach look good, Now that I'm writing this I'm not sure if there's much of a difference in current day BJJ and wrestling since it's really not taught in schools anymore..

I've seen countless wrestlers run their bodies to the ground. Some coaching enforce this and I consider that shitty coaching. We need more sensible coaching and coaches. Like Daniel for example.

Jon

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