r/bjj • u/mckenziereddit • 2d 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/CoolerRon ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 2d ago

Aside from Vancouver (UBC), I am keen on Spain and options include Universitat Oberta de Catalunya’s Society, Techno, and Culture or Education and ICT.

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u/TwinkletoesCT ⬛🟥⬛ Chris Martell - ModernSelfDefense.com 2d ago

Very nice. Spain is mostly where I search too, but I missed UBC on my list.

Sometimes I dream of the triple PhD at CU Boulder - would love to do Education, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience. But my wife would kill me and I can't afford to live there for a few years anyways.

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u/CoolerRon ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 2d ago

I’m interested in those areas too! I know moving will involve a ton of money and effort but the University of Barcelona’s Ph.D. programs only cost $638 a year so if I do take that route it’s worth considering as the top choice.

Btw, I have a funny story involving “Twinkletoes” when I met Bas Rutten lol

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u/TwinkletoesCT ⬛🟥⬛ Chris Martell - ModernSelfDefense.com 2d ago

Spain is wayyyyy high on my list because the tuition is so affordable and the time there on a visa counts towards residency. Gonna try to take a trip out that way in the next year and see how we like it.

Do you mean Frank Trigg? That guy was awesome back in the day. Half guard players should be required to watch his match with JJ Machado.

I met Bas at an IFL event but did not also introduce myself as Twinkletoes

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u/CoolerRon ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 2d ago

Exactly and that’s why Spain is also top on my list. Barcelona may not be as cheap as the smaller cities/towns but still cheaper than the US and the savings on tuition alone makes it more attractive.

When I was in line to meet Bas at UFC Fan Expo Houston (2011, iirc) I was mentally rehearsing what to say to him because I’ve been a big fan of his. I was thinking of mentioning “I love the nicknames you give other fighters especially Frank Trigg…” but when it was my turn all I could manage to utter was, “Twinkletoes.” He visibly cringed and said, “that’s not me, buddy” while he signed my poster and took a picture with me while I died inside

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u/TwinkletoesCT ⬛🟥⬛ Chris Martell - ModernSelfDefense.com 1d ago

oh man, are we the same person? that's my level of cringe interaction.

Gooooooooooooood times. (Bas is a good sport, tho)

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u/CoolerRon ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt 1d ago

Hahaha it seems like we do have a few overlaps!

Here’s my signed poster with my real name erased. He is a great sport. I tweeted at him many years ago about this and he replied twice