Value of instructionals

[tk99]

Just wondering, how much difference does it make to supplement your mat time with legit instructional videos? Say, 1-2 hours per day. After 1 year? After 2? Assume the viewer is reasonably smart and consistent.

I feel like they're very valuable. But then again, I'm not very good.

 

[Uchi Mata]

Well, a certain amount per day is overkill. If you have a position or sub you really like it's often well worth it to get the vid on that technique and study it a lot, but don't overdo it. Too much knowledge can be as bad as too little since anything you see on a vid you need to drill and incorporate into your rolling, and you can only add so many moves at once.

I do think they help a lot however, especially as you begin to figure out what your game is going to be and begin to look for more specialized info on your go-to moves.

 

[Mumrik]

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, but I feel that it is extremely easy to pick up technique in submission sports via books and video. The logic behind it is simple enough that you can read/watch and then experiment yourself.

If you don't have access to quality trainers you can learn stuff from instructionals and experiment with incorporating it. If you DO have quality trainers you can learn stuff and discuss/experiment with it with your trainer(s).

Just don't overdo it. Study a few techniques and work on them for a while before you go back and check out something new. You don't learn anything from sitting down and reading a book from cover to cover or watching a whole video. One thing or a few things at a time. Every day seems nuts to me. More like - check out something once or twice a week, or less than that if it takes work to make sense of it.

I don't really think any of that stuff changes the first several years.

 

[nefti]

If you can get one or two techniques that fits your game then it was worth it

 

[tk99]

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking

I'm asking how valuable it is to watch a lot of instructionals in addition to training, as you see in the first line or so.

I was expecting to hear "B.J. watched 12 hours a day..." but I think what I'm hearing is just use it to reinforce recent techniques. I know I'd rather watch Drac teach jiujitsu than american fuckin idol. Kiddin me...

 

[The_Crow]

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but I think what I'm hearing is just use it to reinforce recent techniques.
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Thats pretty much all I was going to suggest.

 

[cneely717]

it can be valuable if ure going to take the stuff off that video, and put in the actually drill work to make it yours.

if ure going to "try this one move" in the middle of a roll...then maybe not as a valuable

it all depends how u use it

 

[MickCollins]

Use

 

[Calibur]

I spend almost two hours a day on a train commute and have done it for almost 3 years. Watching instructionals/bjj matches/intervies/mma during the train ride is about all I do.

 

[slideyfoot]

Instructionals are a useful supplement, but the only way to get better is mat time. I'm not sure if instructionals will actually make you progress faster, but they're certainly helpful (as long as you're able to then drill those techniques against progressive resistance, with a variety of training partners at a reputable school).

As ever, Aesopian has a great post on the topic.

 

[tk99]

Instructionals are a useful supplement, but the only way to get better is mat time. I'm not sure if instructionals will actually make you progress faster, but they're certainly helpful (as long as you're able to then drill those techniques against progressive resistance, with a variety of training partners at a reputable school).

As ever, Aesopian has a great post on the topic.

Great article. Answers my question well. Thanks for the link.

 

[Jagcorps_esq]

You can only store so much in your head. I'll watch matches for ideas of how somethings work live. That's helpful and enjoyable.

But straight instructional videos, I watch at most around 2 to 3 hours a week on something specific that I'm working on. I'll watch them repeatedly, until I feel that I can do them in class during a drilling period. Then I drill them.

Any more than that and I can't keep the things in my head, and more importantly, I can't physically drill them enough to gain any sort of memory for it.

 

[tk99]

You can only store so much in your head. I'll watch matches for ideas of how somethings work live. That's helpful and enjoyable.

But straight instructional videos, I watch at most around 2 to 3 hours a week on something specific that I'm working on. I'll watch them repeatedly, until I feel that I can do them in class during a drilling period. Then I drill them.

Any more than that and I can't keep the things in my head, and more importantly, I can't physically drill them enough to gain any sort of memory for it.

Right on!! I appreciate the tips.