Teaching Jiu-Jitsu Without Teaching Techniques With Greg Souders

About this episode

The episode discusses teaching Jiu-Jitsu using an ecological approach to skill development without traditional techniques.

I talk to Greg Souders, A Jiu-Jitsu black belt who runs his Jiu-Jitsu academy without teaching any techniques. Instead, he uses the ecological approach to skill development which has a substantial body of evidence for its effectiveness when used in motor learning. We discuss the benefits of teaching and learning jiu-jitsu in this manner and focus on how such a style can be implemented effectively.

People in this episode

Host: Sonny Brown

Guest: Greg Souders

Topics covered

• Jiu-Jitsu
• skill development
• motor learning
• teaching methods
• ecological approach

Keywords

• Jiu-Jitsu
• Greg Souders
• ecological approach
• skill development
• motor learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jiu-Jitsu academy, ecological approach

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