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Do 100 Armbars In 5 Minutes Or Lose Your Legs!
A funny thing happened to me this morning. I wasgetting my car checked out by my mechanic for a
business trip and I was thinking about all the
things I had left to do in preparation for the
trip, including my Wise Grappler business. As I
sat there thinking about all the things I had to
do and not enough time to do them, I considered
canceling my business trip because that would've
given me all the time I needed...or would it'
Suddenly, I realized that I'd wasted 20 minutes
thinking about not having enough time to do
anything! And it made me wonder, do I have time
now to do everything that needs to be done' How
much time had I wasted whining about not having
enough time' And how much could I get done in the
20 minutes I spent whining if my life depended on
it'
Now, let's apply this to grappling. I've heard
students (both beginners and advanced) talk about
not having enough time to drill a particular
technique...but they're hanging out at the school
for 30 minutes or more just talking. For some
reason, too many grapplers think they can only
improve if they're working out in a 2 hour
training session with an instructor giving them
direction, but find little or no value in
drilling a technique for 10-15 minutes on their
own.
Here's a question for you. If someone told you (
while holding a chainsaw) that you had to do 100
armbars from the guard in 5 minutes or have both
legs cut off at the knees, what would you do' I
know what you'd do; you'd crank out those 100
armbars and would probably do it with 4 minutes
to spare!
The problem isn't having enough time. The problem
is not being focused or disciplined enough to use
the time that you have more efficiently. You may
never have time to do, for example, 1000 armbar
repetitions during one training session. But if
you took advantage of the time that you
carelessly waste each day, you could knock out
those 1000 armbar repetitions (in short 10-15
minute intervals) over the course of a few days.
And every correct repetition that you can squeeze
into your day makes a difference on the mat.
As I looked back on my morning, I realized that I
had (and have) plenty of time to do everything I
needed to get done. So, the next time I start
whining about not having enough time to train or
write my ezine articles, I'll just imagine there'
s a chainsaw running in the background and get to
work!
Paul M. Greenhill, "The Wise Grappler", is the
creator of The Wise Grappler System and author of
The Wise Grappler Ezine, a weekly ezine that
provides martial arts training and personal
development tips for the older (over 35) and non-
traditional martial artists. To learn more about "
The Wise Grappler" and to sign up for more FREE
tips like these, visit his site at
http://www.ihateyoungpunks.com or contact him at
paul@thewisegrappler.com.
(c) 2007 Paul M. Greenhill