Learning to Fight! Conversations in Combat Skill
By Scott Sievewright and Ben Schultz
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Episodes: 85
Description
The Primal MMA podcast is back and rebranded as the Learning to fight podcast.
Same convos bringing together coaches, athletes, and sports scientists to discuss training and practice design for Mixed Martial Arts. Exploring the science of skill acquisition, human motivation, and sports psychology, the podcast seeks answers to the question, can we get better quicker?
Now with Coach Adam Singer of SBG Athens
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Learning to Fight - Episode 21 (Rory and Adam Singer)
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May 15, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Brandon Thomas PhD - Episode 20
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 19
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Forrest Griffin - Episode 18 - Round 2
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Forrest Griffin - Episode 17
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 16
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Dr Steve Smith - Episode 15
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Rory Singer - Episode 14
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Matt Thornton - Episode 13
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Marco Perazzo - Episode 12
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 11
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - The Emergence Boys - Episode 10
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 9
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 8
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 7
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 6
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 5
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 4
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 3
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Learning to Fight - Episode 2
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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'Yappin about Scrappin' - Primal MMA Podcast relaunch
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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#53 - Philosophy, physics and phighting! - Andy from the School of Grappling FINALLY joins me to chat.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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#52 - Getting Emotional! - Dr Laura Cuijper's talks about the emotional aspects of training and performance.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#51 - Beyond Eco! - Sony Sahota on bridging Ecological Psychology with an Active Inference Framework.
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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#51 - It's complex, keep it simple! - Coach Rob Cole on playing the ecological long game.
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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#50 - Exploring Eco Psych and perception - Gray Thomas of U-Con on ecological Psychology and it's implications for practice and development.
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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#49 - Pitching and Punching - Pittsburg Pirate Coach John Baker on an eco approach to Baseball, BJJ & MMA skill development.
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May 30, 2024 |
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#48 - Hot Off The Press - The Boys from Emergence talk about their recently published Ecological Approach to MMA Journal Article.
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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#47 - "ACTION ~ perception" Coach James de Lacey on building action capacities for combat sports.
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#47 - All Choking Aside - Dr Andy Bass talks about self-talk, attention and focus and how these can interfere with us all on game day.
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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#46 - The gimmicks of the Gram - Coach Jon Mackey returns to discuss agility ladders and other questionable training tools.
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#45 - Game on! - Kit Dale and Greg Souders on ditching the drills to become better quicker!
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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#44 - A student's perspective - Standard's Noah Shaffner talks about learning to grapple at the black temple.
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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#43 - Managing Expectations - Rory Singer on playing the long game in developing Mixed Martial Artists.
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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#42 - Demystifying Strickland's win over Adesanya - Shawn Myszka joins me to discuss last week's UFC title fight.
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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#41 - Grappling with memory and perception - Ed Ingamells on
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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#40 - On the shoulders of the "Aliveness" Giant! - SBG's Adam Singer on alive training environments.
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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#39 - 'Second Guessing the Traditional Approach' - Coach Josh Root on doubling down on the Ecological Approach.
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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#38 - 'It takes two to Tango' - Professor Alan Dunton on 'information rich' training practice to develop metastability.
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May 18, 2023 |
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#37 - 'Light for Learning' - Coach Jon Mackey on Kickboxing Training and Sparring Culture.
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May 10, 2023 |
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#36 - Developing wizards from Oz - Ricky Pachon on taking his Gracie comp team ecological.
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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#34 - On the other side of the mic - My interview with Brian Willis talking about Primal's approach to practice design for striking and MMA.
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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#35 - The Black Temple's Greg Souders - Coach Souders interview with Brian Willis.
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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#33B - Battling the Biases! Josh Peacock on resistance to change in combat sports training.
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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#33A - Fighting the fallacies! Josh Peacock on resistance to change in combat sports training (PART 1 of 2).
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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#32 - Embodied and Embedded! Danny Hatcher talks about Ecological Dynamics and how we learn skills.
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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#31 - Another Drill Ditcher! Kaboom's Kabir Bath talks to me about going full ecological!
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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#30 - The Reddit Technique Debate! Greg Souder's clarifies some misconceptions.
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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#29 - Shifting the Red line! @Doctor_Kickass on increasing physical capacities.
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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#28 - If Fred learned to fight! Professors Blau and Wagman discuss their new book, 'Introduction to Ecological Psychology'.
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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#27 - Play the whole game every day! Greg Souders is back to talk about practice design.
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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#26 - Pugilist turned Professor! Dr Andy Lane, chats about developing psychological skills for combat, in and out of the ring.
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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#25 - Thoughts on Coaching! Dr Tom Parry talks about his recent twitter thread on effective coaching.
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#24 - Raising the Standard! Greg Souders on an ecological approach to elite level jiu-jitsu.
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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#23 - 'Show up, have fun, figure shit out' UFC Coach Greg Nelson on developing fighters from scratch to the big shows.
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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#22 - Let Those Skills Emerge! Shawn Myszka & Tyler Yearby look at MMA through an ecological lens.
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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#21 - Less Teaching, More learning! - Black Belts Leigh Remedios and Martin McLaughlin talk shop about practice design and development.
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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#20B - Turn ons & Turn offs! Todd Fossey talks about managing arousal levels in training and competition.
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May 16, 2022 |
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#20A - Turn ons & Turn offs! Todd Fossey talks about managing arousal levels in training and competition.
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May 06, 2022 |
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#19B - Not all reps are created equal! Cal Jones on how 'Representative Learning Design' can help supercharge practice.
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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#19A - Not all reps are created equal! Cal Jones on how 'Representative Learning Design' can help supercharge practice.
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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#18 - Less is more! Will Massey PhD talks about cultivating an independent learning environment.
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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#17B - Context is King! PART 2. Dr. Alan Dunton, on moving along the continuum of representativeness.
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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#17A - Context is King! Dr. Alan Dunton, on moving along the continuum of representativeness.
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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#16 - Viva La Revolution! Dr. Rob Gray on how we learn to move skillfully.
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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#15 - Disagree to agree! Finding common ground with Coach Leigh Remedios
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Just a Quickie! #2. Time: Our second most valuable training asset.
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Just a Quickie! Primal's Ecological Approach.
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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#14 - A Flipped Classroom Approach! With Coach Bruce Hoyer, BJJ blackbelt.
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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#13 - Show and Tell! Dr Nicola Hodges and the science of demonstrations.
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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#12 - Training in reality (today and beyond)!! A chat with Professor James Stafford
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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#11B - Learn Skills, Not Drills!! Professor Ed Coughlan, aka; "Dr. Skill Acq"
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#11 A - "Learn Skills, Not Drills!!" Professor Ed Coughlan, aka; "Dr. Skill Acq"
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May 31, 2021 |
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#10 - "Catch them being Good!" Coach John Kessel on creating effective training environments.
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May 19, 2021 |
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#9.B - Down the Coaching Rabbit hole with Coach Sam Gaier. (UNEDITED AND UNCENSORED!)
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May 19, 2021 |
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#9.C - Down the Coaching Rabbit hole with Coach Sam Gaier. (UNEDITED AND UNCENSORED!)
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May 19, 2021 |
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#9 - Down the Coaching Rabbit hole with Coach Sam Gaier. (UNEDITED AND UNCENSORED!)
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May 18, 2021 |
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#8 - Learning is adaptation! Unpacking Ecological Dynamics with Stu Armstrong.
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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#7. Getting specific! Discussing practice design with Dr. Israel Halperin
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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#6. Block Vs Random Practice! A conversation with Train Ugly founder and Learning OG Trevor Ragan.
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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#5. What to say and when to say it! Exploring Feedback with Andy Driska PhD.
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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#4. Learning to fight by fighting; A conversation with MMA Shredded's Jeff Chan
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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#2. Pad work; Pros and cons! A talk with TKD Coach Academy's Richie Forde.
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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#3. Motivation and Engagement! A talk with Sports Psych PhD Will Massey.
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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#1. Can we do it better? A talk with UK Boxer, Coach and Educator Adam Haniver.
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Jul 02, 2020 |