Combat Learning

You Need More Variability w/ Andre Grandbois

You could always use more variability. We discuss game selection variety, injury prevention, differential learning, and more.

Jul 31 • 

Josh Peacock

1

1:03:48

Why Details and Drilling Don't Work for Us w/ Andre Grandbois of Grappling Garden

Coach Andre and I talk about our experiences training jiu jitsu and the disparities between the expectations our coaches gave us versus the results we…

Jul 16 • 

Josh Peacock

49:14

June 2025

Coach Firas Zahabi's Big Dumb Oopsie

They're sending their best now, and their best are not the best.

Jun 30 • 

Josh Peacock

3

8:58

Notes on Skill Games and Kicking Pressure

What I learned about CLA from a few minutes back at coaching.

Jun 19 • 

Josh Peacock

3

May 2025

The Task Complexity Taxonomy

Version 1 of a classification system to help you reliably scale games from simple to complex--and how to use it.

May 29 • 

Josh Peacock

3

Task-Environment Transformations

How strips of tape and painted boundary lines can be treated like brick walls.

May 12 • 

Josh Peacock

2

Is Direct Perception Necessary to Believe for Adopting the Ecological Approach?

Putting the strawman accusation to bed: new thoughts on a "debate" that's getting old.

May 4 • 

Josh Peacock

3

5

April 2025

Is there any processing going on during movement?

Clarifying terminology and usage.

Apr 16 • 

Josh Peacock

An even more interesting question for Dr. Mike…

...and anyone in the cognitivist/IP camp.

Apr 2 • 

Josh Peacock

2

March 2025

Notes on the Cal Jones and Mike Israetel Discussion

Progress sort of but not really (but it's still a good thing)

Mar 26 • 

Josh Peacock

5

5 Ways to Start Eco Training if You're Not at an Eco Gym

Practical suggestions to get you playing with eco/CLA fast. An audio essay version of the popular article.

Mar 18 • 

Josh Peacock

3

7:57

Why the Practical Karate Movement isn't Improving Karate

It's still all about aesthetics, not function.

Mar 10 • 

Josh Peacock

1

14:05