"More skilled in 10 minutes of play...than 12 months of traditional training" - a conversation with Josh Peacock
The Talent Equation PodcastShow Notes
In this episode I am joined by Josh Peacock from 'Combat Learning' and the 'Combat Learning Podcast'.
Combat Learning is about radically improving teachers and learners of martial arts using the ecological approach to training. They explore the little-known frontiers of skill adaptation, perceptual-motor learning, and human performance science for combat sports.
As Josh says...."After teaching martial arts for several years, I realised that most instruction is based on unexamined traditions handed down from one instructor to another. Little to no science or research is ever incorporated…Hungry to explore ways to improve myself as an instructor, I set off to study educational psychology and motor learning. In that process, I discovered the games-based and constraints-led approaches to coaching, which are radically different methodologies than what I had seen anywhere in my career as a martial artist…In fact, these methodologies are built around designing practice exercises that allow students to explore the solutions to problems on their own, rather than teaching them solutions directly or having them do lots of technique repetitions".
It's a fascinating conversation about the challenges of tackling tradition and culturally resilient beliefs.
Hope you enjoy
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