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How are you going to get better with that? Get them working on the sense of gaining knowledge.', 'start': 203.734, 'duration': 6.544}, {'end': 211.919, 'text': "That's my job.", 'start': 211.039, 'duration': 0.88}, {'end': 214.301, 'text': 'I have to give them knowledge.', 'start': 212.96, 'duration': 1.341}, {'end': 216.923, 'text': "I have to explain to them what they're trying to do.", 'start': 214.461, 'duration': 2.462}, {'end': 218.964, 'text': 'That starts them on the right track.', 'start': 217.003, 'duration': 1.961}], 'summary': 'Emphasize skill acquisition over numbers in drilling for better improvement and knowledge gain.', 'duration': 40.608, 'max_score': 178.356, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg178356.jpg'}, {'end': 253.206, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 224.136, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 231.698, 'text': 'If jujitsu was just about knowledge, then all the 60 and 70-year-old red belts will be the world champions.', 'start': 224.136, 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'content': [{'end': 290.937, 'text': "When you fight in competition, there's 100% resistance.", 'start': 287.675, 'duration': 3.262}, {'end': 295.441, 'text': "You can't go from zero to 100%.", 'start': 291.778, 'duration': 3.663}, {'end': 306.367, 'text': 'There has to be progress over time where I have them work in drills with slightly increasing increments of resistance.', 'start': 295.441, 'duration': 10.926}, {'end': 312.951, 'text': "And just as we talked about earlier with the weightlifter who doesn't start with 500 pounds, but who begins with the bar.", 'start': 307.068, 'duration': 5.883}, {'end': 319.014, 'text': 'and then over time builds the skills that one day out there in the future, he will lift 500 pounds.', 'start': 313.712, 'duration': 5.302}], 'summary': 'In competition, progress from zero to 100% resistance over time, like a weightlifter starting with the bar and eventually lifting 500 pounds.', 'duration': 31.339, 'max_score': 287.675, 'thumbnail': 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armbar jujigatami from guard position over a year.', 'duration': 24.469, 'max_score': 361.386, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg361386.jpg'}, {'end': 445.4, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 402.979, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 408.121, 'text': "time and energy that could have gone in different directions on something which didn't make you any better.", 'start': 402.979, 'duration': 5.142}, {'end': 413.564, 'text': 'Drills have diminishing returns.', 'start': 410.703, 'duration': 2.861}, {'end': 416.846, 'text': 'Once you get to a certain skill level.', 'start': 414.765, 'duration': 2.081}, {'end': 425.59, 'text': 'if you just keep hammering on the same thing in the same fashion for the same amount of time, you stop getting better.', 'start': 416.846, 'duration': 8.744}, {'end': 431.537, 'text': 'Can I, partially for fun, partially for Della Zavica, but partially because I actually believe this, to push back on some points.', 'start': 426.107, 'duration': 5.43}, {'end': 438.749, 'text': 'Is it possible? Everything you said, I think, is beautiful and correct, but..', 'start': 433.4, 'duration': 5.349}, {'end': 444.139, 'text': 'the asking yourself the question, am I getting better is a really important one.', 'start': 440.936, 'duration': 3.203}, {'end': 445.4, 'text': 'And you could do that in training.', 'start': 444.159, 'duration': 1.241}], 'summary': 'Repetitive drills yield diminishing returns, hindering skill improvement. evaluation can lead to better training outcomes.', 'duration': 42.421, 'max_score': 402.979, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg402979.jpg'}, {'end': 497.226, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 471.519, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 476.821, 'text': 'Yes Let me first make a general statement, then I can give examples.', 'start': 471.519, 'duration': 5.302}, {'end': 484.597, 'text': 'The general statement is I found that through repetitions and this is high repetitions combined with training,', 'start': 477.442, 'duration': 7.155}, {'end': 495.505, 'text': "but high repetitions against a non-resisting opponent I've gotten to understand the way my body moves, the way I apply pressure on a human,", 'start': 484.597, 'duration': 10.908}, {'end': 497.226, 'text': "because it's not actually zero resistance.", 'start': 495.505, 'duration': 1.721}], 'summary': 'High repetitions and training against a non-resisting opponent help understand body movement and pressure.', 'duration': 25.707, 'max_score': 471.519, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg471519.jpg'}, {'end': 540.393, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 517.58, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 525.986, 'text': 'but i felt like i could gain an understanding of how to apply pressure to the human body over thousands of repetitions.', 'start': 517.58, 'duration': 8.406}, {'end': 529.789, 'text': "now, for example, i just just to give you an example to know what we're talking about.", 'start': 525.986, 'duration': 3.803}, {'end': 535.731, 'text': "There's a guy named Salah Hibero and Shonji Hibero that have this.", 'start': 530.929, 'duration': 4.802}, {'end': 540.393, 'text': 'I guess the I already forgot, but the headquarters position or something like that.', 'start': 535.731, 'duration': 4.662}], 'summary': 'Learning to apply pressure to the human body over thousands of repetitions, as exemplified by salah and shonji hibero.', 'duration': 22.813, 'max_score': 517.58, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg517580.jpg'}], 'start': 254.107, 'title': 'Skill acquisition and progression', 'summary': 'Emphasizes the importance of progressive resistance in drills and discusses skill acquisition in jujitsu training through high repetitions, providing specific examples and highlighting the necessity of incremental resistance for skill progression.', 'chapters': [{'end': 425.59, 'start': 254.107, 'title': 'Effective drilling for skill progression', 'summary': 'Emphasizes the importance of progressive resistance in drills, highlighting the danger of stagnant repetition without skill improvement, and the necessity of incremental resistance for skill progression.', 'duration': 171.483, 'highlights': ['The emphasis is upon getting a sense of problems and working towards practical solutions, using mechanics and feel, without working with numbers.', 'Drills with slightly increasing increments of resistance are necessary for skill progression over time.', 'Stagnant repetition without skill improvement and the danger of diminishing returns from drills at a certain skill level are highlighted.', 'The example of hitting a hundred repetitions of a move and the subsequent lack of improvement over time are discussed.']}, {'end': 582.612, 'start': 426.107, 'title': 'Skill acquisition in jujitsu training', 'summary': 'Discusses the importance of skill acquisition in jujitsu training through high repetitions against a non-resisting opponent, with a specific example of gaining a better understanding of applying pressure with the hips through thousands of repetitions.', 'duration': 156.505, 'highlights': ['The importance of asking oneself if they are getting better in training through skill acquisition is emphasized.', 'The speaker found that high repetitions against a non-resisting opponent led to a better understanding of how to apply pressure to the human body.', 'Specific example of gaining a better understanding of applying pressure with the hips through thousands of repetitions is provided with the example of Salah Hibero and Shonji Hibero.']}], 'duration': 328.505, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg254107.jpg', 'highlights': ['Drills with slightly increasing increments of resistance are necessary for skill progression over time.', 'The importance of asking oneself if they are getting better in training through skill acquisition is emphasized.', 'The example of hitting a hundred repetitions of a move and the subsequent lack of improvement over time are discussed.', 'Specific example of gaining a better understanding of applying pressure with the hips through thousands of repetitions is provided with the example of Salah Hibero and Shonji Hibero.', 'Stagnant repetition without skill improvement and the danger of diminishing returns from drills at a certain skill level are highlighted.', 'The speaker found that high repetitions against a non-resisting opponent led to a better understanding of how to apply pressure to the human body.']}, {'end': 1113.12, 'segs': [{'end': 608.48, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 582.612, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 593.055, 'text': "but it allows you to take a journey that doesn't just last a week or two weeks, but a journey where you stay with the technique for two, three years.", 'start': 582.612, 'duration': 10.443}, {'end': 601.798, 'text': "And there's a dedication to it where it's a long-term commitment, to where you're forcing yourself.", 'start': 594.435, 'duration': 7.363}, {'end': 608.48, 'text': "perhaps there's other mechanisms, but you're forcing yourself to stay with a technique longer than most people around you are staying with,", 'start': 601.798, 'duration': 6.682}], 'summary': 'A journey of long-term commitment, staying with a technique for two to three years, forcing oneself to persist.', 'duration': 25.868, 'max_score': 582.612, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg582612.jpg'}, {'end': 667.715, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 630.353, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 635.796, 'text': "That by spending that amount of time on that one technique, you've sacrificed other things that you could have learned,", 'start': 630.353, 'duration': 5.443}, {'end': 637.177, 'text': 'that could have won you matches.', 'start': 635.796, 'duration': 1.381}, {'end': 639.358, 'text': 'So understand that every..', 'start': 637.838, 'duration': 1.52}, {'end': 644.922, 'text': 'focus upon one element of the game comes at the opportunity cost of other elements.', 'start': 640.939, 'duration': 3.983}, {'end': 652.986, 'text': "Now, as long as you're playing a part of the game where, okay, this is central to what I do, okay, that's fine.", 'start': 646.042, 'duration': 6.944}, {'end': 656.428, 'text': 'But just be aware of the danger of opportunity cost.', 'start': 653.567, 'duration': 2.861}, {'end': 659.91, 'text': "That's something no one talks about in the training room, but it becomes very important.", 'start': 656.448, 'duration': 3.462}, {'end': 667.715, 'text': 'Secondly, the other question you have to start asking yourself is, okay, that training clearly had benefits for you early on.', 'start': 660.39, 'duration': 7.325}], 'summary': 'Spending excessive time on one technique sacrifices learning other skills, leading to opportunity costs and potential match losses.', 'duration': 37.362, 'max_score': 630.353, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg630353.jpg'}, {'end': 792.116, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 762.072, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 764.672, 'text': 'One of the first things I do when I coach people is I teach them how to drill.', 'start': 762.072, 'duration': 2.6}, {'end': 767.173, 'text': "That's a skill in itself.", 'start': 766.072, 'duration': 1.101}, {'end': 775.058, 'text': 'And drilling is in a sense the opposite of sparring.', 'start': 767.813, 'duration': 7.245}, {'end': 782.671, 'text': "Drilling is a cooperative venture where you work as dance partners complementing each other's movement.", 'start': 776.067, 'duration': 6.604}, {'end': 792.116, 'text': 'If I drill with Gordon Ryan and I want him to work armbars, I will move my body in ways which make it an interesting exercise for Gordon.', 'start': 784.031, 'duration': 8.085}], 'summary': 'Coaching involves teaching people to drill, a cooperative skill for skill improvement.', 'duration': 30.044, 'max_score': 762.072, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg762072.jpg'}, {'end': 957.022, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 928.627, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 936.971, 'text': 'If I were to answer it in the context of Russian wrestling, where drilling is much bigger, part is, I think, culturally,', 'start': 928.627, 'duration': 8.344}, {'end': 949.695, 'text': "that was knowledge that everybody tells each other in jujitsu that drilling doesn't work because they're never taught how to drill.", 'start': 936.971, 'duration': 12.724}, {'end': 952.878, 'text': 'No one ever sits you down one day and says, okay, this is how you drill.', 'start': 950.355, 'duration': 2.523}, {'end': 957.022, 'text': 'And so the exercise feels futile.', 'start': 953.679, 'duration': 3.343}], 'summary': "In russian wrestling, drilling is emphasized, unlike jujitsu where it's neglected, leading to a lack of proper instruction and a sense of futility in the exercise.", 'duration': 28.395, 'max_score': 928.627, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg928627.jpg'}, {'end': 1061.073, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 1031.324, 'weight': 0.802, 'content': [{'end': 1031.964, 'text': 'Great question.', 'start': 1031.324, 'duration': 0.64}, {'end': 1036.925, 'text': "Let's first put a proviso on it that I don't do the same thing for all athletes.", 'start': 1033.204, 'duration': 3.721}, {'end': 1038.386, 'text': "Everyone's got a different personality.", 'start': 1036.964, 'duration': 1.422}, {'end': 1043.406, 'text': 'And like Nicky Rod, I can only hold his attention for two minutes at a time.', 'start': 1039.146, 'duration': 4.26}, {'end': 1048.607, 'text': 'And Gary Tonin, five minutes.', 'start': 1043.847, 'duration': 4.76}, {'end': 1050.988, 'text': 'Gordon Ryan, five hours.', 'start': 1049.288, 'duration': 1.7}, {'end': 1054.249, 'text': 'George St. Pierre, five hours.', 'start': 1052.868, 'duration': 1.381}, {'end': 1055.77, 'text': 'Travis Stevens, five hours.', 'start': 1054.489, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 1058.171, 'text': 'They are just laser focused.', 'start': 1056.911, 'duration': 1.26}, {'end': 1059.072, 'text': "So everyone's different.", 'start': 1058.191, 'duration': 0.881}, {'end': 1061.073, 'text': "Let's put that down as our first proviso.", 'start': 1059.112, 'duration': 1.961}], 'summary': 'Different athletes require varying amounts of attention, e.g. gordon ryan needs five hours.', 'duration': 29.749, 'max_score': 1031.324, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg1031324.jpg'}], 'start': 582.612, 'title': 'Long-term technique commitment and effective drilling in martial arts', 'summary': 'Discusses the benefits of committing to a technique for a long duration, emphasizing persistence, dedication, and the need to switch when the point of diminishing returns is reached. additionally, it highlights the importance of effective drilling in martial arts, addressing the cooperative nature of drilling, the lack of emphasis on drilling in jiu-jitsu, and its effectiveness.', 'chapters': [{'end': 685.888, 'start': 582.612, 'title': 'Long-term technique commitment', 'summary': 'Discusses the benefits of committing to a technique for a long duration, highlighting the importance of persistence, dedication, and being mindful of opportunity cost, while emphasizing the need to switch when the point of diminishing returns is reached.', 'duration': 103.276, 'highlights': ['Staying dedicated to a technique for a long duration enforces persistence and commitment, contributing to a long-term journey of skill development and expertise.', 'Emphasizing the opportunity cost of focusing on one technique, as it may come at the expense of neglecting other valuable skills that could have won matches.', 'Advising to be mindful of the point of diminishing returns and to consider switching techniques when feeling stagnant, while acknowledging individual judgment in making this decision.']}, {'end': 1113.12, 'start': 688.29, 'title': 'Effective drilling in martial arts', 'summary': 'Discusses the importance of effective drilling in martial arts, highlighting the need to avoid stagnant progress due to opportunity cost, the cooperative nature of drilling compared to sparring, and the lack of emphasis on drilling in jiu-jitsu leading to a tragic underestimation of its effectiveness.', 'duration': 424.83, 'highlights': ['The chapter emphasizes the importance of avoiding stagnant progress due to opportunity cost, highlighting the need to direct training in a way that balances expected benefits and opportunity cost.', 'It discusses the cooperative nature of drilling, contrasting it with the resistance of sparring, emphasizing the complementary movements in drilling and the focus on making each other look better.', 'The lack of emphasis on drilling in jiu-jitsu is highlighted, with the tragic underestimation of its effectiveness due to the association of increased skill level with sparring rather than drilling, leading to a lack of motivation and belief in its efficacy.', "The discussion delves into the cultural and instructional factors contributing to the underestimation of drilling's effectiveness, emphasizing the lack of proper guidance and teaching on how to drill effectively."]}], 'duration': 530.508, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/I6sF-qIw-fg/pics/I6sF-qIw-fg582612.jpg', 'highlights': ['Staying dedicated to a technique enforces persistence and commitment, contributing to skill development.', 'Emphasizing the opportunity cost of focusing on one technique, neglecting other valuable skills.', 'Advising to consider switching techniques when feeling stagnant, acknowledging individual judgment.', 'Avoiding stagnant progress due to opportunity cost, balancing expected benefits and cost.', 'Discussing the cooperative nature of drilling, emphasizing complementary movements and making each other look better.', 'Highlighting the lack of emphasis on drilling in jiu-jitsu and its tragic underestimation of effectiveness.', "Delving into cultural and instructional factors contributing to the underestimation of drilling's effectiveness."]}], 'highlights': ['Effective drilling in sports should focus on skill acquisition and knowledge transmission rather than repetitive numbers, as it is crucial for skill improvement and better performance.', 'The role of a coach is not only to impart knowledge but also to create training programs that facilitate the transition from knowledge to polished skill, ensuring effective skill acquisition for athletes.', "The comparison to 'Jiro dreams of sushi' underscores the speaker's admiration for the dedication and repetition seen in the pursuit of mastery, reinforcing the value of consistent practice.", "The speaker's dedication to drilling is exemplified in the desire to reach the top 25 in Jiu Jitsu, highlighting the personal commitment to excellence and perseverance.", 'Drilling is emphasized as a powerful practice, with the speaker expressing a love for doing the same thing repeatedly and at a higher intensity than what others are willing to do.', 'The belief that drilling solely for repetition of movements for a certain number of times leads to skill improvement is debunked, emphasizing the need for a more in-depth understanding of drilling for sports performance enhancement.', 'The primary focus during drilling should be on mechanics and gaining knowledge, rather than mindlessly repeating movements for a set number of times, as it is essential for skill building.', 'Drills with slightly increasing increments of resistance are necessary for skill progression over time.', 'The importance of asking oneself if they are getting better in training through skill acquisition is emphasized.', 'The example of hitting a hundred repetitions of a move and the subsequent lack of improvement over time are discussed.', 'Specific example of gaining a better understanding of applying pressure with the hips through thousands of repetitions is provided with the example of Salah Hibero and Shonji Hibero.', 'Stagnant repetition without skill improvement and the danger of diminishing returns from drills at a certain skill level are highlighted.', 'The speaker found that high repetitions against a non-resisting opponent led to a better understanding of how to apply pressure to the human body.', 'Staying dedicated to a technique enforces persistence and commitment, contributing to skill development.', 'Emphasizing the opportunity cost of focusing on one technique, neglecting other valuable skills.', 'Advising to consider switching techniques when feeling stagnant, acknowledging individual judgment.', 'Avoiding stagnant progress due to opportunity cost, balancing expected benefits and cost.', 'Discussing the cooperative nature of drilling, emphasizing complementary movements and making each other look better.', 'Highlighting the lack of emphasis on drilling in jiu-jitsu and its tragic underestimation of effectiveness.', "Delving into cultural and instructional factors contributing to the underestimation of drilling's effectiveness."]}