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Kenneth Brown
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Thought process on teaching private lessons
The goal is simple. It involves two primary parts. The first is to clearly establish with the student what they want to accomplish in the session, and then help them achieve that goal to the best degree possible in the time frame available. Now of those two parts, the second tends to be one that …
Vince Quitugua’s Lost Techniques Of The Half Guard
I first studied this instructional a few years ago, and the only things that stuck with me were the London and Golden Gate sweeps in their basic forms. Now that I have more knowledge to associate with the material, I can appreciate how much more great technique is available on the Lost Techniques. The instructional …
An ever growing list of meaningful quotes that you can apply
Updated: March 18th, 2016 Take a moment and pick at least one quote. Then ask yourself does it have relevance to you. That exercise is one that I make an effort to do as well because it is better to learn from history than experience. It can save you time and pain, and that’s why …
Paragon BJJ: secrets of our success instructional review
Secrets of Our Success is unique in that it is like a collection of mini instructionals instead of just one. When you watch it, you get a lot of different perspectives on one DVD. Now since each of the Paragon elite are showing their favorite techniques, it can seem a little disorganized. Just understand that the …
Royler Gracie’s competition tested techniques set
Competition tested techniques is like no other instructional that I have ever seen. I say that not because of the techniques, which are undeniably great, but because of the format, which is quite unique. First of all, every technique demonstrated is preceded by footage of Royler Gracie applying the technique or close to it in competition. So …