Best Martial Arts and Combat Sports Classes in Binghamton, NY

“How many more reps Coach?” Years ago, we were heavy into a takedown session, fatigue was starting to set in, and my athletes were looking for relief “Just one more ” I said before absolute jubilation could set in I said “one more rep.. 25 x” Of course the room was instantly flooded with a sea of grunts, groans, and mayyyybe some colorful language but they got the job done. Now, even though, I’m sure that some people in that room that day probably would disagree, my response wasn’t meant to be arrogant, to come off like a jerk,or intentionally deceive my athletes, it was to illustrate a point The most important rep is the one that you’re on. A lot of times, people start training and immediately they are hooked from their very first practice, soon they start to think things like how can i get better quicker? Or if they have been training a little longer, when am I going to get my next belt? Or when am I going to start tapping higher belts? As a coach, this is a double edged sword. On one hand, I love it. Because it shows a developing passion and a desire to get better. On the other hand, it could actually be detrimental to my athletes progress. Let me explain It’s great to have big goals and high standards. If you go through the previous blogs on here, I’ve written a bunch about my vision and standards for NLGA. but putting heavy focus on questions that are based in the future sometimes do more harm than good.