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The Task Complexity Taxonomy

Version 1 of a classification system to help you reliably scale games from simple to complex--and how to use it.

May 29 • Josh Peacock

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Ecological Dynamics of Injury Recovery

Exploring an ecological and constraints-led physical therapy practice from the angle of another practitioner.

Sep 24 • Josh Peacock

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You Need More Variability w/ Andre Grandbois

You could always use more variability. We discuss game selection variety, injury prevention, differential learning, and more.

Jul 31 • Josh Peacock

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Why Details and Drilling Don't Work for Us w/ Andre Grandbois of Grappling Garden

Coach Andre and I talk about our experiences training jiu jitsu and the disparities between the expectations our coaches gave us versus the results we…

Jul 16 • Josh Peacock

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Coach Firas Zahabi's Big Dumb Oopsie

They're sending their best now, and their best are not the best.

Jun 30 • Josh Peacock

Notes on Skill Games and Kicking Pressure

What I learned about CLA from a few minutes back at coaching.

Jun 19 • Josh Peacock

Task-Environment Transformations

How strips of tape and painted boundary lines can be treated like brick walls.

May 12 • Josh Peacock

Is Direct Perception Necessary to Believe for Adopting the Ecological Approach?

Putting the strawman accusation to bed: new thoughts on a "debate" that's getting old.

May 4 • Josh Peacock

Is there any processing going on during movement?

Clarifying terminology and usage.

Apr 16 • Josh Peacock

how we learn to move

Embodied Practice leads to Deeper Skill [How We Learn to Move, Chapter 5 Companion]

The concept of embodied perception, how it changes training, and why it's so important for martial artists to understand.

Sep 7, 2024 • Josh Peacock

How to Manipulate Constraints to Build Deep Skill [How We Learn to Move, Chapter 4 Companion]

Interacting constraints produce movement. Coaches who adeptly manipulate constraints will help guide students into discovering powerful martial arts…

Jul 7, 2024 • Josh Peacock

How do we actually control our movements? [How We Learn to Move, Chapter 3 Companion]

Your brain doesn't (directly) control as much as you might assume.

May 21, 2024 • Josh Peacock

"Errors" are Necessary for Perception and Skill [How We Learn to Move, Chapter 2 Companion]

Functional variability occurs on every level of system analysis, including human perception and movement systems. It's not just inevitable--it's vital.

Apr 23, 2024 • Josh Peacock

There is No Perfect Technique

And there's no "correct" move, either--there's always multiple ways to get the same effect. Here's why we should think in terms of "functional" moves…

Apr 16, 2024 • Josh Peacock