Be obsessive, love going to the gym and when you miss out you are agitated, annoying to be with and disappointed in yourself. Addiction to training grows the more you train, the more you see yourself improving and the more you realise how good it makes you feel. You will improve when you don’t like missing training and start adjusting your life around training times. This addiction is good for you! It is purpose, pride, and satisfaction. There is often a gap between how people train and how they fight and vice versa. Most people don’t fight as well as they train, and a few people fight better than when

If you improve one area, this will dramatically improve your ability and competence overall. This is an extension of the previous article. The Top 19 most common technical mistakes. They are separate articles, but this is an additional gem for the benefit of the more experienced fighters and coaches. Some will apply to you, some to others but everyone should find something you consider for your own benefit. You might find just one detail that improves your performance.  The top 18 are listed below and expanded on beneath: The Top 18 points expanded:. Your skills and attribute training should be programmed for your training to be developmental and time efficient.

If even one applies to you, you can make dramatic improvements in your ability by focusing on it. If you are a coach, you can identify them with your students and help improve them! I tried to write the top 5, then the top 10 and thought, bugger it. Just write all of them I can think of. Of course they are only the ones I notice. There are bound to be others, that other people think are more important. Fine, write your own article about it. These are not specific to a person, like – ‘point your knee more. they are general and common in a lot of people.