If you’re the type of jiu jiteiro who shows up and gets sum consistently, with time you’ll surely make progress. However, the pace at which you progress varies depending on the type of methods you use to accelerate the learning process. If you’ve read “Outliers” by Mr Malcom Gladwell, you’ll know that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in a given field. That may or may not be true. However, what we know for sure is that the most important aspect of progression is practice, regardless of the skill you’re trying to perfect, for example developing an almost indestructible jiu jitsu game.

Which brings me to my next point. What’s even MORE important is what you do in those hours of practice. In the video below you’ll find Keenan’s secret method of jiu jitsu training (white board lecture included). It’s called deliberate practice and it’s simple to follow.

Using deliberate practice to accelerate the pace of progression.

Since he was a blue belt, Keenan has been implementing this concept into his training and as we all know, it’s been successful, resulting in a multitude of wins and gold chains. Not only does this training strategy do what it says on the box, it’s also not rocket science. The process goes like this, you pick a technique for each phase of jiu jitsu (takedowns, passing, guard) and you strictly aim to do said techniques in class for a certain period of time, you’ll understand better once you see Keenan’s whiteboard visualisations and exclusive sparring demonstrations at Legion AJJ HQ.

Although it may sound constraining, with great power comes great sacrifice, in other words, deal with it. When you operate within constraints you’ll be forced to be more creative and therefore help you learn more.

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