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Purposeful Movement 1
My mentor in the fire service, Ed Hartin always pushes his fire behavior instructors to achieve 10,000 hrs of purposeful movement. Studies have shown that 10,000 hrs is what’s needed to become a content expert in a given field of study.
How many black belts have put that much time into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? If my math is correct spending 10 hrs on the mat each week equals 520 hrs a year. It would take over 19 years to reach 10,000 hrs at that pace if mat time was the only way to gain proficiency (and that’s a lot of time on the mat).
Does this mean that it should take a student 19 years to become a black belt? No it should not. The average is 10-12 years and that depends on several factors. I believe that a black belt will be at or near the 10,000 hrs range, it will not solely be mat time.
The BJJ practitioner will spend almost as many hours thinking, talking, writing and watching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. As we all know BJJ is a chess match as much as it is a physical test.
Where are you on your journey to 10,000 hrs? Probably closer than you know. It all counts, every hour on the mat, every YouTube video watched, every discussion with training partners.
“Gentle pressure reletlessly applied”
It’s been awhile…..
I’ve had some time to step back (been out of sight since April) and see things from a different angle. What I’ve noticed is the community and relationships that have been built at Impact JJ and Impact Performance Training are very strong.
After 11 years of trying to get a solid martial arts academy off the ground (years before joining Impact JJ), what I realize is that building the academy does not happen if you don’t build the family. The physical structure, the curriculum and the equipment are important, but none of that really matters if the people in the building (members and coaches) don’t have a desire to be there that is greater than learning a physical skill.
We are all missing something in our daily lives, and I believe that what’s missing is a strong connection to the people we associate with.
Please look for more posts……I think I have gotten my “prime mover” back!!!!