In this last installment of this 10 part article I want to address an extremely important part of effective grappling training, that is making sure you are continually improving.
After so many years training it still amazes me to see how so many people still think there instructor is solely responsible for their improvement just because they pay him.
The truth is that if you want to continuously improve then it is completely up to you.
Do yourself a huge favor and write that last sentence in your training logbook, and if you don't keep one then do us both a favor and unsubscribe to and stop reading my posts because you won't be doing any good and my posts here will be wasted.
That's right, you have to take complete responsibility for your efforts and your results.
If you don't then you will always find someone else to blame when you fail.
So what is the final piece of advice in this 10 part article?
Make a decision to continually improve and take complete responsibility for your improvement and training! It's really that simple.
What are some of the steps you can take?
-Keep a training log! This will eventually become worth it's weight in gold to you and your development.
-Ask questions! Whenever you aren't sure of something or what to do ask. Ask your instructor or your training partners, just make sure you get the answer and act on it. Implement it in your training. For example, let's say you always get caught in armlocks. Find out exactly where you are going wrong, learn the counters and implement them in your training. Make an effort to turn your failures into points of improvement.
-Take notes on all the training info you can find and continually implement it into your training.
-Never accept that you will remain at the same level and ALWAYS look to learn from your mistakes. If you never accept mediocrity from yourself and your performance and always strive for improvement, then I can guarantee you one thing, you will eventually arrive at your goal!
-Buy supplemental instructional material. There are tons of phenomenal instructors putting material out. If I could make just a few suggestions, Demian Maia, Marcelo Garcia, and Saulo Ribiero offer some great instructionals. If you can't afford them, then pool together with some training partners to share the material.
Continual improvement is up to you. Know this and act on it!
Well, I hope you enjoyed this article and feel free to send in your comments, results and thoughts, I'd love to hear from you.
Next week we'll be looking at more video footage.
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