So right away I'll say it's not me who's training but my kids, 5&7 boy and a girl.
I felt kind of psychic yesterday. Before taking my kids to BJJ I like to either talk about things I've seen from them I'd like to be worked on usually or if there's time do some quick positions and talk about why they're learning them. What we did in the living room was simple. Never lay flat on your back or belly whether a it's drilling or rolling, seatbelt, hooks, roll em over. We did this for 10 minutes talking it out and they did some positions then it quickly turned into a warm up roll with them having fun. Sure enough these were the exact things their coach did when I got to class so I was pretty happy they could get another hour of this drilled into them.
What I usually do is get to the gym early, park right at the big windows so I can see the mats, give them a pep talk about having fun and respecting everyone in there and under no circumstances do they cry or whine, none. Then I send them in while I enjoy a coffee and watch them warm up and once the technique starts I'll come inside and watch and listen.
So the new thing I'm doing now is try to think of fights (MMA, don't watch any pure grappling yet) where these techniques were used and it's best if it's a finish or at least turning point in the fight so they can see how effective these moves really are and watch them after class together at home. So as I said last night was seatbelt, hooks and roll em over so before class was over right away I thought of Fedor vs Sylvia. When we got home they grabbed a seat on the couch and I pulled that fight up on Fight pass and we watch it at least ten times and it was a hit! They loved it, as did I!
Before posting this I was in another thread in here reading about drill, drill , drill. I make sure my kids aren't the ones who complained that they just did a certain tech last time and ask why do they have to do it again. While watching the Fedor mauling I kept telling them " yo, kids...This guy is the GOAT, best eva! And check it out, he's doing the EXACT same things as you two were doing all night, how amazing is that!?..." I made it clear that the best in the world do the same day one one drills as them and to never underestimate how important it is to just put time on the mats. Hopefully I can keep it up and keep remembering fights that can show great examples.
Just thought I'd share and see if anyone else does this or anything else to drive a lesson home as best as possible. They loved seeing how the moves played out in real time and I sure they have more appreciation for that sequence.
I felt kind of psychic yesterday. Before taking my kids to BJJ I like to either talk about things I've seen from them I'd like to be worked on usually or if there's time do some quick positions and talk about why they're learning them. What we did in the living room was simple. Never lay flat on your back or belly whether a it's drilling or rolling, seatbelt, hooks, roll em over. We did this for 10 minutes talking it out and they did some positions then it quickly turned into a warm up roll with them having fun. Sure enough these were the exact things their coach did when I got to class so I was pretty happy they could get another hour of this drilled into them.
What I usually do is get to the gym early, park right at the big windows so I can see the mats, give them a pep talk about having fun and respecting everyone in there and under no circumstances do they cry or whine, none. Then I send them in while I enjoy a coffee and watch them warm up and once the technique starts I'll come inside and watch and listen.
So the new thing I'm doing now is try to think of fights (MMA, don't watch any pure grappling yet) where these techniques were used and it's best if it's a finish or at least turning point in the fight so they can see how effective these moves really are and watch them after class together at home. So as I said last night was seatbelt, hooks and roll em over so before class was over right away I thought of Fedor vs Sylvia. When we got home they grabbed a seat on the couch and I pulled that fight up on Fight pass and we watch it at least ten times and it was a hit! They loved it, as did I!
Before posting this I was in another thread in here reading about drill, drill , drill. I make sure my kids aren't the ones who complained that they just did a certain tech last time and ask why do they have to do it again. While watching the Fedor mauling I kept telling them " yo, kids...This guy is the GOAT, best eva! And check it out, he's doing the EXACT same things as you two were doing all night, how amazing is that!?..." I made it clear that the best in the world do the same day one one drills as them and to never underestimate how important it is to just put time on the mats. Hopefully I can keep it up and keep remembering fights that can show great examples.
Just thought I'd share and see if anyone else does this or anything else to drive a lesson home as best as possible. They loved seeing how the moves played out in real time and I sure they have more appreciation for that sequence.
