Tag: Brazilian jiu jitsu

173 Drop and Give Me Fifty

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173 Drop and Give Me Fifty
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This is a re-posting of archival episode #34.  In it, Jeff discusses the bizarre power dynamic between the commercial martial arts studio owner and his customer, the student.

133 Come to the Dark Side Part 2

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133 Come to the Dark Side Part 2
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Jeff continues his mini-series on the controversy surrounding leg locks in submission grappling training and competition.  This week he tells the Russian part of the story.

132 Come to the Dark Side Part 1

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132 Come to the Dark Side Part 1
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Jeff begins a four-part series discussing the controversy regarding the relative safety of leg locking techniques in submission grappling training and competition.  In Part One he tells the “Brazilian Story.”

117 Easter Eggs and Rabbit Holes

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117 Easter Eggs and Rabbit Holes
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Jeff discusses the various ways instructors build a lesson plan or a curriculum, and the ways the quirky human brain can corrupt the process.

116 The Red-Headed Step-child of Striking

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116 The Red-Headed Step-child of Striking
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Jeff discusses his personal history with kicking below the belt, and it’s parallel history in the last few decades of the martial arts in the US.

114 Nerd Up!

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114 Nerd Up!
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Jeff discusses the dangers of the recurring logical fallacy of anti-intellectualism.

107 This Technique Always Works…Well Except for When it Didn’t.

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107 This Technique Always Works...Well Except for When it Didn't.
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In this encore of  “The Martial Brain” #35  Jeff discusses confirmation bias and how it crops up among martial artists.

99 Dueling Concepts

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99 Dueling Concepts
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Jeff discusses what happens when the right way to practice one martial art collides with the right way to practice a different martial art.

 

95 Martial Arts Literacy

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95 Martial Arts Literacy
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Jeff draws comparisons between ‘scientific literacy’ and what he terms ‘martial arts literacy.’

34 Drop and Give Me Fifty!

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34 Drop and Give Me Fifty!
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Jeff discusses the bizarre power dynamic between the commercial martial arts studio owner and his customer, the student.