Estebanantonio
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Gracie University gets alot of attention on sherdog so I thought some of you would be interested in this review. Please don't turn this into a GSPARKY THREAD.
Gracie University Master Cycle Review
By Luke Beston (Royler Gracie Black Belt)
"I've been a member of Gracie University since it first went online - having had the opportunity to train with Prof. Ryron and Prof. Rener in the past in person and, already owning the Gracie Combatives program, I knew it would be an awesome product. When it was released, Gracie University was way above and beyond my expectations and with each new module I'm continually impressed with the lessons.
There are lots of great instructional videos on the market today, so rather than give an overview of what each lesson contains let me go over what I think sets Gracie University apart as the leader in its field. For specifics of the actual lesson contents you can click on the curriculum link on the Gracie University website.
(1) The Teaching Method
There are a few unique things that I really like about the way Ryron and Rener teach their online lessons.
Firstly, of course, is the systematic way each new technique or position is introduced and explained in the context of previous lessons, and in the bigger picture of Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
There is a huge emphasis on the student learning to "connect the dots" so that all the learned techniques flow seamlessly together. For me, personally, with such a huge volume of detail for each of their techniques, this was really important in preventing information overload.
Secondly, another unique feature of the Gracie University teaching method is that you have two world class instructors as opposed to one instructor or
Gracie University Master Cycle Review
By Luke Beston (Royler Gracie Black Belt)
"I've been a member of Gracie University since it first went online - having had the opportunity to train with Prof. Ryron and Prof. Rener in the past in person and, already owning the Gracie Combatives program, I knew it would be an awesome product. When it was released, Gracie University was way above and beyond my expectations and with each new module I'm continually impressed with the lessons.
There are lots of great instructional videos on the market today, so rather than give an overview of what each lesson contains let me go over what I think sets Gracie University apart as the leader in its field. For specifics of the actual lesson contents you can click on the curriculum link on the Gracie University website.
(1) The Teaching Method
There are a few unique things that I really like about the way Ryron and Rener teach their online lessons.
Firstly, of course, is the systematic way each new technique or position is introduced and explained in the context of previous lessons, and in the bigger picture of Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
There is a huge emphasis on the student learning to "connect the dots" so that all the learned techniques flow seamlessly together. For me, personally, with such a huge volume of detail for each of their techniques, this was really important in preventing information overload.
Secondly, another unique feature of the Gracie University teaching method is that you have two world class instructors as opposed to one instructor or