A 6-pack of private lessons with Eric Hemphill, and you'll be slangin' armlocks like a boss. ~Isaac
“People come up and ask me about this position, and that position, and dude I have no idea what they’re talking about. I don’t know names. I’m mean what the hell is a z-guard? What is that?” ~Eric Hemphill
Throwing the idea out that if you understand things at the level of principles, you don’t need a teaching model.
In addition, I would go so far to say that a model in fact does more harm than good, in that I’m looking through a filter of ideas, rather than responding to individuals in real-time.
On the other hand, if I really understand the subject, I should be able to create with and around a person, instead of parroting some one else’s metaphors, analogies, and methods.
Rickson breaking down the hip throw for self-defense via principles:
