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agreed. that was the point i was making also

The real question for aikido and other bs martial arts like it should be: does it work better than doing absolutely nothing?

You problem is that you need to start reimagining the standup game as "standing BJJ." This means integrating takedowns with BJJ moves like front chokes, backtakes, leglock entries, flying attacks, and guard pulls that lead directly into a sweeping or submission attack. You should also think...

I actually found that it helped my gi game quite a lot due to the emphasis on proper sweeping technique, and the disc about positional attacks from 50/50. Recall that the K guard is basically the same thing as Tommy/Espen's "Matrix," so you can take everything Lachlan suggests but instead of...

...however, the Danaher DVD is also *extremely* good instruction, and you can watch it on 1.5x speed so its not so slow going. As a new blue belt, you may also find that the careful explanations are helpful in getting you to understand the fundamentals of those positions.

My mid-level tickets cost just $50 for BOTH days

I was gonna drive down from the Bay Area, but eventually just decided to get a plane ticket. Super stoked!

This is mostly true, but if you throw on a legit ankle lock with proper breaking mechanics then it's not something most people can just deal with. Like, there's a strong likelihood of a verbal tap even if you can somehow convince yourself not to tap to the break; iow it's a pretty painful...

at least cyborg had a big injury rumor and callassans didnt medal in his weight division and won the absolute without scoring a point iirc. Point is that by being superfight champ Galvao hasnt had to face basically any of the top 5 or 10 ADCC competitors from the 2011-on era. Thats fine, he's...

This isnt a knock against Galvao but he's definitely benefited from the superfight system over the last few years. braulio, cyborg, and callassans were all sonewhat diminished opponents compared to some of the guys he wouldve faced in the brackets

i will be there!

And of course via human nature what tends to happen is that an average instructor looks at the minimum for belt progression and adjusts his own unwritten timeline on top of it: "1 year minimum is for the unicorn types who win world class medals, 2 year is for the most dedicated students who win...

Yes definitely dropping the total techniques but emphasizing them more fully so that they will be as effective as possible out of the box. For example, if I'm teaching a brand new white belt how to hold the low mount and use the ezekiel to transition to high mount (a classic Roger Gracie...

Hall's instructional will definitely help shore up your weaknesses and fundamentals, but you'll still find yourself wanting something like Danaher to get past those last annoying defenses once and for all and get your finishing rate very close to 100%.

Danaher's back attack system is easily superior to Hall's in my opinion; much simpler and more direct to the goal of the finish. My only complaint with the Danaher dvd is that there aren't more entries, seems like he keeps coming back to the same crucifix back take over and over again.

I don't like his personality, but I respect the hell out of his teaching. He is a brilliant guy.

I'm not exactly talking about belt tests and curriculums, which I think are fine but still typically operate under the same assumption that black belt should be a nebulous journey rather than a 5-6 year process. Imagine that you took any brand new student and said "I will make this student...

One thing I wonder about other people who watch the Danaher DVD's is how many connect with his teaching style, and how many find his teaching style an insurmountable barrier to accessing the curriculum. I personally see the talky stuff as a (mostly) necessary framework to understanding the...

Honestly, they're all excellent, at least the ones I've seen. Danaher's systematic organization and problem-solving approach is a cut above even good DVD's on the same technique area. I think my favorite is leglocks, and then probably the back attacks. I watched the Guard retention one and it...

I fully believe that any regularly attending student could become a legit purple belt within three years, and a legit black belt within six, but it all depends on the mindset of the instructor. We've all accepted the idea that belt advancement is a nebulous process of uncertain and often...