The Mental Aspect RSS
On Relaxation, Aggression and Intent
In the last week I have added two new articles to Grapplearts.com. The first article is a selection of breakthrough s...
Grappling Breakthroughs!
Breakthroughs on the mat are very exciting times for grapplers: you work, sweat, toil and labour for the longest time...
Let’s Get It On – Raising Your Arousal Level
In the last article I promised to discuss some methods and techniques to raise your arousal level and get some seriou...
Chill Out! Lowering Your Arousal Level.
OK, so you’ve examined your performance on the mat and realized that you are probably too tense and have too much adr...
What is Your Personal ‘Optimal State of Arousal’?
Last week we introduced the concept of there being an ‘optimal state of arousal’ (or OSA) for martial athletes in gen...
The Optimal State of Arousal, an Introduction
When I talk about “optimal states of arousal” I usually get one of 2 reactions:
disinterest because it sounds too ac...
Fear Does Not Exist…
It is important to know when you can’t improve on something. This is the position I find myself in this week as I pon...
Conscious Hyperventilation
I sometimes get asked questions about how to breath while sparring, in particular, how to control your breathing when...
A Roadmap for Grappling
When an uninitiated person sees grappling in action for the first time it seems very chaotic and confusing. There are...
Favorite Grappling Quotes
Here are some of my favorite grappling quotes with some relevance to the sport and science of grappling
“No plan of a...
Slump Busting
Training slumps can be very, very frustrating. Maybe your training partners are all kicking your butt, and guys who y...