You Watch An 8-Hour DVD…”

Greg Souders has shared a lot of criticism of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructional video market.

While instructionals are largely dominated by elite competitors, some of the sport’s most respected coaches also contribute heavily to the market.Souders referenced John Danaher and shared his thoughts on Danaher’s instructionals:

One of the most interesting things I’ve found about Danaher, because I’ve watched his material, is that he essentially gives you the entire eight hours of content in the first 5 to 20 minutes of his introductory speech.Everything else is just demonstrating different ways to do the four core principles he outlines in the beginning.

So, it’s eight hours of method built on 5 to 20 minutes of principle.If we train ourselves to focus on those principles, we don’t have to spend eight hours on the variations, as they become almost redundant.

He’s essentially repeating the same core ideas over and over, just with slight variations.

Souders humorously summarized the inefficiencies he sees in the instructional market:

Think about this craziness: you watch an 8-hour DVD about leg locks to learn that your feet either go outside, inside, or mixed.

You place your partner’s leg on one side of your centerline or the other.Then, you use your rotation, their rotation, or both to gain heel exposure.

I just saved you $400.