John Kats

06 Oct 12:18

Basically stayed them same process for me. Study what I am trying to do, get some drilling in, so I can learn the fundamental movements and why, then try to implement that into live rolling as much as possible. 

Key thing at that point is you are going fail a bunch of times with resisting opponents learning something new.  That failure is good and helps me learn.  I go back and do loops of study/live or positional rolls/fail until you learn all these little details and reactions of a fully resisting opponent and can start hitting stuff consistently on better and better opponents.  

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06 Oct 08:51

What’s the most unexpected lesson/skill jiu jitsu has taught you—on or off the mats?

Mine would the ability to talk in front of people.   Always hated that growing up and would do anything to avoid that situation.  Slowly transitioned to teaching and now don't even think about that in front of a class.   

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06 Oct 08:44

Last class of the Adv. No Gi block for North South Kimuras.  We will wrap up the final attacks.  Hope to see you there.   

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22 Sep 08:28

Adv No Gi - Continuing on with the kimura block.  Will be getting into the meat and potatoes of all your partner's main defenses.  The next few weeks will all build off each other.  Don't miss out.  

08 Sep 09:15

No Gi Adv will be continuing the Kimura Block.  We will be getting into the beginning of the defenses your partner can give you and build off there to have a bunch of answers.

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02 Sep 08:43

North/south kimura finishing mechanics and then getting in to entries this week in No Gi Adv.

25 Aug 08:40

Start of a new block for me.  Starting all things kimura's.  If you were there for my workshop on Saturday, you will have a good head start into the block.  A lot more to get into though. 

18 Aug 10:21

No Gi Adv - Last class of the back control block. Will go into secondary attacks or armbars and triangles.  

Saturday - Doing a workshop on north south Kimuras and sequencing from there.  Hope to see you there. 

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11 Aug 15:05

Hard to narrow it down to one as there are many from different positions.  Big one from me is from one of my first instructionals I got from Tom DeBlass's half guard.  "Head over head, and hips over hips".  If playing the bottom half guard underhook game, am I forcing my partners head and hips over mine.  Success rate went up so much controlling the posture from there and let me down the path of diving into half guard for years to come.  

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11 Aug 08:53

What’s the single most valuable concept or technique you’ve learned that transformed your jiu jitsu game, and why?

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