how much time are you guys spending studying instructionals?

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Have you found ways of studying to make it more effective? (i.e. spend a week on a certain path instead of bouncing around etc????

Thanks ya'll

I definitely prefer to watch the longer videos, or even entire DVD sets. I'll take one set and obsess over it. I think it's important with instructionals to hear why a particular person prefers the method they are espousing. We don't get the luxury of feeling or being corrected by the instructor, so the need for them to tell us why and to be able to articulate the details is super important.

I don't usually care for the quick videos on YouTube, though there are always exceptions.

For my money, Ryan Hall has the best instructionals on the market. I like Saulo's Jiu Jitsu Revolution sets. Demian Maia has 2 great sets available. All those guys go over theory as well as actual technique, which is crucial when you aren't taking in the material in a class setting.

[Brent Smith]

Also, what media are you using? Youtube, DVD, Books?

I am trying to spend more time studying, I'm trying to figure out the best way to do it!

Have you found ways of studying to make it more effective? (i.e. spend a week on a certain path instead of bouncing around etc????

Thanks ya'll

I prefer to watch instructionals via DVD. I'm trying something new where I'm only watching one particular DVD for 60 days and seeing how it changes my game. I'm only 12 days into Ryan Hall's cross grip/inverted guard instructional and I can tell it absolutely has worked into my style. After 60 days I'll pick an area I want to work on and go from there.

I definitely prefer to watch the longer videos, or even entire DVD sets. I'll take one set and obsess over it. I think it's important with instructionals to hear why a particular person prefers the method they are espousing. We don't get the luxury of feeling or being corrected by the instructor, so the need for them to tell us why and to be able to articulate the details is super important.

I don't usually care for the quick videos on YouTube, though there are always exceptions.

For my money, Ryan Hall has the best instructionals on the market. I like Saulo's Jiu Jitsu Revolution sets. Demian Maia has 2 great sets available. All those guys go over theory as well as actual technique, which is crucial when you aren't taking in the material in a class setting.

Exactly the same with me BMAC.
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[Eric Schuettenberg]

I try to study footage (Comp, MMA, or instructionals) for at least 2 hours each day. I think it's incredibly valuable. But I also have the luxury of this being my job.

I also try to watch some kind of instructional for at least an hour a day. I usually study a particular position for a month at a time and then move on to the next. This gives me plenty of time to really learn and drill new techniques in each position before moving on to the next. This month has been leg lock month

[VJ Bella]

Probably around 6-8 hours a week. For me its just a hobby to stay in shape so I don't need to watch tape like an instructor who owns his own academy would...but for some reason I do anyway. Love for the sport I guess.

[chris miah]

I try to watch the MTS as they come out plus any videos that catch my eye or are shared online by friends but rarely pick up on the details. I watch quite a bit on flow wrestling, but I'm going to use the same strategies as above and try to watch one instructional for 3 months and make it fit my game.

[Kevin Bergdorf]

Absolutely none any more. And I had a pretty substantial instructional DVD collection (for sale). I made the conscious choice to do private lessons instead and that substitution has made a dramatic difference. Just me...

[chris miah]

Jan and Feb are dedicated to MTS and Bill Coopers Escapes lesson. Plus of course training with two of my black belt coaches