Archive - Combat Learning

What are the Fundamentals of Striking? w/ Scott Sievewright

Listen now | MMA coach and ecological approach martial arts pioneer Scott Sievewright returns to Combat Learning to discuss his newly published academic…

Oct 1 •

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Scott Sievewright

1:36:06

September 2024

You Don't Have to Give Your Students Feedback (Live Q&A)

Listen now | Replay from the first Instagram combat learning live Q&A session.

Sep 26 •

1:02:58

STOP Coaching to the Average

Averages are meaningless for coaching human athletes.

Sep 23 •

Bruce Lee's Tao of Aliveness [Audio Essay]

Listen now | An audio essay about my meditations on the thought and influence of Bruce Lee, and the development of aliveness as a training construct.

Sep 20 •

30:10

Is there a way we can still think of technique as "perfect?"

We're really white-knuckling the strangest things.

Sep 19 •

Bruce Lee's Tao of Aliveness

Meditations on the thought and influence of Bruce Lee and the development of aliveness as a training construct.

Sep 13 •

Embodied Practice leads to Deeper Skill [How We Learn to Move, Chapter 5 Companion]

The concept of embodied perception, how it changes training, and why it's so important for martial artists to understand.

Sep 7 •

August 2024

A Constraints-led Approach to Combat Athlete Rehab w/ Patrick Jacobs

Rehab, prehab, strength and conditioning for martial arts, and more.

Aug 29 •

1:25:54

There is No Perfect Technique. [Audio Essay]

And there's no "correct" move, either--there's always multiple ways to get the same effect. Here's why we should think in terms of "functional movement…

Aug 14 •

25:28

There are no Eco Games.

This is not clickbait. Please read: There are major differences between training theory, training methodology, and training methods.

Aug 7 •

Representative Learning Design for Martial Arts Training

Exploring available RLD instruments and how RLD applies specifically to martial arts/combat sports. Part 2 of 2.

Aug 2 •

July 2024

Live Striking Practice: Safe & Productive CLA Training w/ Adam Singer

Listen now | MMA striking, kickboxing, karate, and beyond.

Jul 31 •

1:02:00

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