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Tag: Marshal D. Carper
The Self-Taught Dimension of BJJ
Is going online to learn jiu-jitsu mandatory at this point? Almost. Marshal has more in his new article.
Tips for Teaching Jiu-Jitsu
Interested in learning to teach? Marshal has some advice for newbie instructors, whether you’re officially covering a class or just helping a new student with a question after class.
Personality shifts and changes and clashes in BJJ
Do you “shift gears” when you train? In his new blog post, Marshal writes about how his goals and responsibilities for a training session change his approach.
Learning BJJ in Layers
In his newest blog post, Marshal argues that teaching white belts is kind of like teaching a child not to color on the walls.
Don’t Harsh My Vibe
My professional life straddles Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and perhaps the more traditional career of working in marketing. As a result of both of these things, I’ve been inside of dozens of gyms and dozens of businesses. In those adventures, I’ve seen some stuff.On either side of the line, for as different as a jiu-jitsu school and a corporate office might seem, both groups are impacted by culture. Culture matters because it influences the way a group thinks and behaves. Culture guides individuals to making choices when there is no direct leadership input. In a business, culture can influence how an employee steps in (or doesn’t) to help when a co-worker is ill. In a jiu-jitsu school, culture can influence what a...
Make the Right Turns Right-er-er-er
Building a game plan is like building your own Mario Kart track. This makes sense to Marshal so read his blog post to hear him explain.
How to Eliminate Politics: Focus on Doing Good
Could more opportunities to do good with jiu-jitsu bust-up the strength of BJJ politics?
The Greatest Jiu-Jiteiros You’ve Never Heard Of
In his new blog post, Marshal writes about the unsung heroes of the sport and how a lot of growth comes from behind the scenes.
Promises to Keep
In his new blog, Marshal writes how a small note to himself got him through hard training times and why he's coming back to that practice today.
The Illusion of the Super Athlete Upper Belt
Chris Henriques was a purple belt when I was a white belt. A tattoo artist and professional fighter, Chris was tough-looking in that he had tattoos up his scalp and a fight record to match, but he had a Hawaiian smile and a friendly melody to his speech. A regular at many of the noon classes I attended, he often had the patience to be my partner and the kindness to answer my questions before and after training. Chris was nice to me, but spider guard was not.For an entire month we drilled spider guard, starting class with the same set of fundamental spider guard movements and drills. The hardest movement drill—a sort of forward shrimping where you alternate extending...