Concepts over Technique Idea
Sources:
- GMB Modifying movement workshop
Key ideas
First idea: When teaching people movement, people tend to focus too much on having the right “technique”
- This reminds of me college education with the skills tracks vs the learning to learn idea
- In the case of movement, Ryan identifies four key concepts
- Base
- Proximity
- Speed
- Momentum
An example
- A great way of understanding concept over technique has to do with the phrase “tighter is lighter”
- If you understand this concept, then you get the idea of proximity
- If a weight is over a center of gravity, then it’s easier to support, you don’t have to exert as much effort.
- But the further out you go, the more it becomes a challenge to keep that weight upright
- Because the further away something is from your center of gravity, the heavier something becomes.
- In that case, if I have to lift something heavy, I can bring it closer to my center of gravity and then use it that way.
Become Adaptible
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The ability to adapt and be creative
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You’re not bound by technique or form.
- And you don’t have to argue which is the “best” or right way to do things.
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You just have to understand the principle, then you’ll be able to apply it in a very different kind of way.
You can only Personalize
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You can also personalize your movements then.
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You’re not bound to one specific form or one specific way
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You have the ability to play
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See also: Play as a consequence free environment
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You can actually move around and experiment with different types of things
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This is a massive opportunity for growth and development.
If you just stick to technique
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Then At some point you’ll get stuck.
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For example, you’ll say
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Oh I can never make my movement look exactly the same as the technique that I saw on Youtube.
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I guess I should just give up and try something else na lang.
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So then you won’t be able to stick to it.
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Or you’re always looking for the right technique.
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But you’ll never really get around to learning the principles.
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It’s like a way that we move from externalizing your outcomes.
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Relying on crutches or outside tools vs. Learning to rely on internal ideas and cues
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Learning how to trust your own coach and your own ideas.
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And get good thoughts on how your body actually moves.