tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584799702351316273.post1711902483623325154..comments2024-01-25T07:59:56.921-05:00Comments on A nice lady's adventures in the gentle art of jiu jitsu: seminars vs. tournamentsfuture black belthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04432679081962279480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584799702351316273.post-81106153754806731392012-08-08T23:37:34.741-04:002012-08-08T23:37:34.741-04:00This is a good post, Kim. I would say it's not...This is a good post, Kim. I would say it's not a question of one or the other being better, but each helping me improve in different ways.<br /><br />Tournaments are great for short-term feedback. You know if what you've trained is working. Plus, they're fun and, as you say, you get to compete against folks that you don't roll with on the regular.<br /><br />But seminars are great for long-term development. Personally, I need to see a series of moves several times before I really absorb what makes those moves work. I feel like seminars -- even if I can't incorporate their lessons into my game right away -- expose me to concepts and techniques that will be very important for progression.<br /><br />Remember that Robson Moura seminar with the De La Riva stuff? Even then, I knew that much of what he was teaching was over my head. But now, perhaps 9 months later, I feel like seeing that laid the groundwork for understanding a lot of the techniques I'm working on now. <br /><br />It's kind of a cop-out to say "they are both equally important," so I won't say that. Instead I'll say that I find each to be very valuable in different ways.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126584419764231748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584799702351316273.post-90931154719637597752012-08-08T13:21:26.978-04:002012-08-08T13:21:26.978-04:00Awesome blog, and I do agree on learning more at t...Awesome blog, and I do agree on learning more at the tournaments then seminars, repetition and muscle memory is a must and it's hard to practice moves from seminars all the timeBadboy919https://www.blogger.com/profile/12688130408049099387noreply@blogger.com