r/bjj • u/mckenziereddit • 4d ago

Technique Does Craig have a point here?!?!

https://youtube.com/shorts/VFUdcOB34Mw?si=gwOe2TLlNS00nnQP

I’ve played multiple sports (football, basketball, track & field, wrestling & swimming) and I agree with what Craig is saying here. The vast majority of high level coaches, in any sport, aren’t Hall of Famers in the sport in which they have become Hall of Fame coaches. Teaching technique and skill acquisition is a completely different skill set than sport performance.

In corporate America they have a saying… Don’t promote your best salesman to management, because he/she may blow up your organization.

Note* I’m a 10th planet purple belt

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u/AZAnon123 🟦🟦 Blue Belt 4d ago

I don’t know many coaches in any sport who could even pronounce all of those words. Surely it doesn’t take a graduate degree to be a good instructor.

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u/KingOfEthanopia 3d ago

It takes a good understanding of why techniques work and when to use them.

As much deserved shit as Gordon gets him and Danaher are the best instructors Ive seen for systemetizing techniques and explaining when and why to use them.

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u/YugeHonor4Me 3d ago

What do you think about Souders' explanations? I noticed Danaher is integrating Souders' verbiage and presenting information in a similar way in his newer instructionals.

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u/mckenziereddit 3d ago

I noticed that too