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The Grapplers Perspective

#53 - Greg Souders - BJJ Instructional Shortcuts Are A Lie, All You Need Is Live Work

Jan 14, 2025
01:29:14

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on the science of Ecological Dynamics and the Constraints Led Approach (CLA) explained in (near) simple terms, how we learn as humans, Greg's foundational framework, what the key focus of practice should be, how instructional are the biggest lie in jiu jitsu, how good athletes don't make good coaches and much more. 

Greg Souders is a Jiu Jitsu black belt and owner and head coach of Standard Jiu Jitsu. He is a leading authority in the use of Ecological Dynamics and the Constraints Led Approach (CLA) for learning grappling. He is renowned for only using this approach, and not drilling or teaching specific techniques. 

Guest Stuff:
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/gdsouders
Standard Jiu Jitsu Website - https://www.standardjiujitsu.com
Standard Jiu Jitsu Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@standardjiu-jitsu6031

00:00 Intro
02:22 Ecological Dynamics
08:37 The Role of Constraints
12:47 Being A Sceptic  
18:55 How We Really Understand
26:26 Foundational Framework
34:42 All You Need is Live Work 
42:22 Coaching Movement Patterns
49:48 It’s Not a Plug and Play Method
01:00:16 Focus on Invariance 
01:09:48 Specific Instruction Doesn’t Work
01:15:38 He Doesn’t Know Shit About Coaching
01:19:58 Instructional Shortcuts Are a Lie
01:26:30 How to Work with Greg

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