Insights and Goals

Insights by definition change everything from the inside out.

What blocks insight is attatchment to a narrow series of outcomes.

What good is a goal if it adds up to giving you more of something you never needed in the first place?

Dead-ends and False Starts

After reviewing several years of posting, suprised by how much crap I don’t consider worth addressing anymore. Lots of dead-ends and false starts here.

Name-Dropping Up and Comers…

Chris Ye and Josh Botkin are local BJJ up and comers who I DO name-drop. More on them soon, for now I’ll leave you with their anthem:

Anti-Glamor

You keep good things going by getting up and going to work tomorrow.

Call this ‘anti-glamor.’

To illustrate, trained with a UFC star a couple weeks back. The reason why his name will never be dropped on this blog is, to us it was a couple of dudes getting together to further our understanding of BJJ.

Minimizing Scrambles

If I’m repeatedly chasing my training partner, things aren’t nearly efficient as they could be.

Can either get in better shape, or figure out where the mechanics and understanding are lacking.

Favorite Posts?

Compiling list of best posts related to topic of ‘Getting Better,’ but what the hell do I know?

What have you guys or gals liked or found useful?

If you can’t remember specific titles, there is a search engine in upper right hand corner.

Fire away if you’d be so kind…

Dynamic Solutions

Commented yesterday in Jay Gaulard’s blog, http://www.jayjitsu.com, that I’ve flip-flopped or softened my views on most subjects over the past several years.

More accurate is, I don’t believe in hard and fast rules anymore.

Along such lines, great solutions are context dependent, involving multiple ideas working in harmony together.

Further, Jiu-Jitsu insights shift knowledge bases as a whole.

So, metaphorically what we have above reminds me the house in the movie ’13 Ghosts’ that shifts and moves:

In summation, it’s not the ‘right’ solution. It’s about what makes great solutions dynamic and sound.

Continual Study

Question: Do you believe in developing new skill with a ‘handedness’, or aiming for being more well-rounded and attempting to be ambidextrous from the get-go?

Answer: Both! That’s why you have to invest a ton of time in a way that resonates with you, otherwise you aren’t going to invest the time!

As strong foundation supports specialization, and vice-versa if you’re coming from a place of principles. Still, you can’t clean-up everything at once, and things will get dusty, which is why it’s good to approach things as smart as possible.

To borrow an idea I recently read from a magic book:

There is no one secret that covers all bases, rather a bunch of little ones.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t stop people from looking for, or peddling ‘the answer.’

Smart, continual, never-ending study baby. =)

Standing Alone

It’s cool to be part of an organization, affiliation, or family so to speak.

For me, I have a few regular training partners that happen to be friends, and am not looking for more than that.

Regardless, ‘Art’ as I define it requires a willingness to stand alone.

Because at the end of the day it’s about what sounds, feels, and looks good to you.

Make a choice and go with it:

Seeing Choices Through

Making a decision and seeing that choice through is what makes a BJJ position solid.

Also, although sound reasoning for your choices alluded to in the post below won’t ensure perfect decision-making, it does allow for a manageable, cause and effect thought process.