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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.
Tag: Brazilian jiu jitsu
134 Come to the Dark Side Part 3
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Jeff tells the modern part of the story of the evolution of the leg lock game.
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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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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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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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.
115 The Beast With Two Backs?
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Jeff discusses the importance of recognizing and seizing the mutual center of gravity in the clinch.
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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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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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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Jeff draws comparisons between ‘scientific literacy’ and what he terms ‘martial arts literacy.’
87 The Power of Doubt Part 3
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Jeff concludes his three-part discussion of skepticism as it applies both to the martial arts and to life.
81 One or Two Degrees of Dan Inosanto Part 4
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Jeff concludes his discussion of all the amazing people whose paths have crossed with that of his teacher, Dan Inosanto.
43 The Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Jeff discusses the being humble in the face of our ignorance.
36 I’d Give My Right Arm to be Ambidextrous!
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Jeff discusses the pros and cons of “training both sides”.
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.