This week, we're joined by Rob Cole! Rob has been training martial arts for over 35 years, 25 of them focused on grappling, and he coaches at Ascension Athletics in Connecticut, where he runs his practice through the ecological dynamics framework. In this episode, Rob explains the intention-led approach, where you give students a goal to work toward instead of specific things to focus on. Topics include: a plain-language primer on ecological dynamics, intention versus attention, win conditions as a driver of behavior, grip fighting as a warm-up, teaching leglocks without fear.
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Train with Rob at Ascension Athletics:
https://ascensionathleticsct.com
Resources discussed in this episode:
The Constraints-Led Approach, by Ian Renshaw, Keith Davids, Daniel Newcombe and Will Roberts:
https://routledge.com/9781138104075
Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching, by Steve M. Smith:
https://routledge.com/9781032869223
Ep. 144: The Constraints-Led Approach, feat. Dr. Rob Gray:
https://bjj.plus/144
Ep. 330: The Student's Guide to Eco, feat. Noah Shaffner & Greg Souders:
https://bjj.plus/330
Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Ecological Dynamics
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics
Intention
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/intention
Ecological Psychology
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-psychology
Self-Organization
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization
Constraints-Led Approach
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach
Perception-Action Coupling
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/perception-action-coupling
Win Conditions
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions
Deliberate Practice
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice
Growth from Discomfort
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort
Psychological Safety
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety
Consistency
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency
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