January 10th  12 pm.

Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts Camp Springs

I hope everyone had a Great Christmas, and are ready to tackle the New Year!

Back on the east coast again and ready to rock.  Stay tuned as I go back to Master Lloyds gym for 3 weeks of training!

Be safe this holiday!

Mike Fowler

Mike Sanchez at the Spike 22 Team comp.

How many of us do it?  Does it serve a purpose?

I wasnt that great in school, but I understand the idea of taking notes.  If you attend class at your jiu-jitsu gym…you should think about taking notes, if you dont already.

How do you take notes?

I find the best way for me is to come up with a quick short hand…and then maybe a few stick figure type drawings if it helps.  The main purpose for the short hand is to take notes in a manner that wont steal time from your partner during class.    Make sure to try and confine it within the teachers instruction….and then during breaks or immediately after class.  That way it stays fresh in your brain…  and you dont miss out on details.

If something is being repeated and you have already taken notes on a particular movement…then open back up to that page and look for any details you might have missed.  Or maybe this movement has a different final position than the earlier version.  Now your notes on a certain movement can include options or different finishes.

I like to keep my notes on my computer.  That way when i get home i can take my notes from notebook (thats usually messy with sweat dripped pages) can be put into a esily legible format.  This also helps the move become more muscle memory.  Rather than thinking about what to do…your body responds to your brain faster!

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