Printable View
I am teaching myself. I have some experience with jiujitsu. I have gotten Eddie's mastering the Rubber guard DVD which is very helpful as well as an instructor told me to master the 10th planet warm ups. I am trying to get as good as I can, any other things I can do to improve? Thanks
Get to as many seminars as possible. Visit moons, hot boxes ect... I started the same way but nothing beats training with 10th Planet students and instructors. The books and vids are great for memorizing the concepts but drilling them against people within the system is a totally different ball game. I was the best grappler at my old school but once I got the opportunity to work against someone with the same techniques, I was humbled plenty. Iron sharpens Iron. Welcome.
Best advice I can give is "aim small, miss small"; choose a very few paths (maybe one from top and one from bottom) and work the heck out of it. Technique ADHD is fun, but learning is repetition, and being able to hit one thing from a variety of places, learning to transition to your home base positions from other positions, and understanding the invisible aspects are only going to come together with deep study.
1) Warmups: Learn and drill them often. This can't be stressed enough. Master Eddie is a huge proponent of them and always stresses to us about getting the numbers in.
2) Posture breaking skills: Breaking down an opponents posture in guard is essential to playing rubber guard. Learning to get to mission control and getting ride time there is probably a good first step in developing a rubber guard. FYI - I'm horrible at this and is an active focus for me right now.
3) Underhooks: perfect doubles, electrics, doubles from top, etc... Learn to take them, not give them up, and use them. So much of the system deals with underhooks and its application.
You have to get to the nearest moon. No way to replicate the quality you will find there dude.
I use a grappling dummy to drill rubber guard flows.
Going to as many 10thPlanet Seminars as possible and visiting different moons and there instructors has helped me improve the most. Everyone has a slightly different perspective on the techniques and strategies. Seeing and hearing these different perspectives helps make it fit your personal style.
I would also suggest planning some vacation or work time in the LA area. There is an abundance of 10thPlanet gyms all within a 3 hour drive.
ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by NelsonLucca
A lot of great advice. Thanks guys. I appreciate the help. Hope to be getting better soon. I know Eddie is coming to a PA gym soon and I hope to be there.
I'd like to know this too. I know if you're a black belt and start at a 10p school that you start at brown. Is there anything that someone can do if they aren't near a 10p school to improve besides watching MTS and training what you can? I guess that's the only way. Maybe networking or planning a trip to a 10p location is a good idea. Besides HQ, where are some of the best 10p gyms to visit?