| "> | | | | instructors or coaches by talking about all the big |
| At least once a week, I am approached by some | | | | things theyâre going to achieve on the |
| grappler (either by email or in person) asking me | | | | mats. The Talker wants to be recognized as a |
| the best way to improve their grappling. And | | | | âbig dogâ in training, but |
| every week I give the same advice: show up for | | | | wonât put forth the effort to be one. |
| class, drill, listen to the instructorâs | | | | The Talker has 1000s of questions that need to |
| teaching, and trust us to give you a fundamentally | | | | be answered so they can see the âbig |
| sound grappling base. | | | | pictureâ and take his game to the next |
| That advice is usually taken with lots of | | | | level. The Talker needs a different training |
| enthusiasm and promises of carrying out the | | | | approach than the one thatâs been |
| instructions. And thereâs usually some | | | | proven to work. The Talker would rather sit |
| challenge to wait and see how they perform. And | | | | around and talk about how Randy Couture or |
| thatâs what I do; I watch and wait for | | | | Quinton âRampageâ Jackson |
| them to perform. And the performance rarely | | | | train and how we should âtrain the way |
| happens. | | | | they trainâ at the gym. The Talker signs |
| The reason the performance rarely happens is | | | | up for my emails; but rarely reads them since he |
| because good training advice was given to and | | | | already knows âthe basic stuffâ |
| wasted on a Talker, not a Doer! A Talker is the | | | | Iâm talking about each week. |
| guy that wants to make an impression on his | | | | |