Why Modern Grapplers Are Ditching Traditional Methods to Succeed
Mark Bell's Power Project
Power Project Studios
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
In episode 1121 of Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast, hosts Mark Bell, Nsima Inyang, and Andrew Zaragoza talk with Greg Souders and Deandre Corbe about the ecological approach to jiu jitsu and why modern grapplers should move beyond traditional methods to succeed. They explore smarter training strategies, adapting to real competition, and focusing on growth and creativity in practice.
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Chapters:
0:00 Importance of Communication and Adaptability
1:51 Benefits of an Athlete-Centered Approach
5:49 Engaging Athletes with Modern Coaching
7:31 Embracing New Training Methods
11:12 Live Competition Experience vs. Traditional Training
13:15 Innovating for Better Training Results
16:48 Adapting Coaching for Effective Learning
18:34 Shifting Perspectives for Enhanced Practice
22:03 Rethinking Traditional Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals
23:53 Refining Techniques for Better Efficiency
26:57 Tailoring Coaching to Individual Needs
28:31 Using the Constraint SL Approach for Problem-Solving
31:40 Training with Like-Minded Grapplers
33:23 Focusing on Respect and Growth
36:15 Personal Growth Over External Validation
37:57 Athlete Preparation vs. Public Perceptions
41:17 Emotionally Adapting for Performance Improvement
42:47 Providing Emotional Support Under Stress
46:05 Consistent Training Over Traditional Methods
47:52 Adapting Traditional Methods for Modern Success
51:01 Varied Movements for Skill Development
52:29 Adaptive Training for Performance and Injury Prevention
55:44 Importance of Engagement and Focus
57:22 Playfulness for Better Training Results
1:01:04 Creativity and Fun in Training
1:02:38 Effective Techniques Over Aesthetic Traditions
1:05:52 Maintaining Conditions Over Specific Responses
1:07:26 Choosing Practical Over Outdated Methods
1:11:00 Educating Athletes Over Using Performance Enhancers
1:12:39 Skill and Conditioning for Modern Grapplers
1:16:09 Effective Strength Training and Conditioning
1:17:58 Integrating Health and Performance
1:21:23 Using Data-Driven Metrics to Manage Fatigue
1:23:06 Adapting Training to Protect Health and Enhance Performance
1:26:15 Incorporating Training Variability for Better Results
1:27:46 Building an Aerobic Base for Efficiency and Recovery
1:31:14 Staying Calm and Focused Under Pressure
1:32:52 Strategic Planning for Optimal Training and Recovery
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you say you're going to do this thing, can you do this thing you say you're going to do? |
| 0:03.0 | It's not just a discussion how it might happen. |
| 0:05.0 | How would it actually happen? |
| 0:06.0 | If I tell you to grab that guy's feet and try to go around them and they're resisting you, can you actually do it? |
| 0:10.0 | A guard pass, for example, right? |
| 0:12.0 | I would approach a guarded player, say, all right, I want to do this move, this move, this move. |
| 0:16.0 | This move doesn't work on this. We sometimes don't have a lot of creativity to think past our own experiences. |
| 0:21.6 | One of the most destructive sentences that blocks progress is, has always been done that. |
| 0:26.6 | As opposed to like remembering step by step, the X pass or the leg drag pass or the knee cut pass, any of the like that. |
| 0:34.6 | What were the invariant things that's never changed amongst those things |
| 0:38.4 | and that's what our practice focused on if I focus on those things I'm able to solve grappling |
| 0:42.7 | problems the typical path that you always go down you can create a bunch of things from that |
| 0:46.6 | versus just doing that if we train someone a specific grip with specific action we're actually |
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