Improve your BJJ with a lesson from Poker Players

I'm guest blogging and wrote this article today.  I'd love some feedback:

http://www.uchimatapro.com/improve-your-bjj/

Instructors - there's a second obvious question afterwards, which is "what should we, as instructors who want to help our students improve, do about this?"  I'm curious how y'all feel. 

 

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Either the student makes adaptations that allows their "against the grain" technique to work against everyone or they don't.  If they don't, they need to pursue another solution.
 
I guess what I'm saying is, in my experience, this is a self-correcting problem.

In the long run, I agree.

But I've also had students who could've progressed MUCH more quickly if they'd accepted the idea of EV.  And I've seen many a blue belt fall off because he's frustrated...and looking for esoteric silver bullets instead of following directions.  

As coaches, how can we keep them?  Is there a way to "have this talk" with them?

 

twinkletoesCT - 


In the long run, I agree.



But I've also had students who could've progressed MUCH more quickly if they'd accepted the idea of EV.  And I've seen many a blue belt fall off because he's frustrated...and looking for esoteric silver bullets instead of following directions.  



As coaches, how can we keep them?  Is there a way to "have this talk" with them?



 



I may be speaking from a position of ignorance here, but I'm not so sure we can "keep" them.  I mean, as adults, they are going to decide to do what they decide to do.  Most folks I've trained with are very open to the "you might consider trying insert technique fix here*". 



But not everyone, and I don't know what to do if someone refuses to change and insists on doing the same thing that doesn't work, over and over and over.