I do think individuals learns differently.

I think ideas of ways of communicating, showing, manually moving the individual etc are awesome as everyone does learn so differently.

I agree with basics. But to me basics go back to basic movement. I don't teach any striking (when I have it my way and in my ideal world, until certain movements are down. Stance, relax and how to move the body. The first step in kicking or punching are ways of moving the body without throwing a kick or punch.

Kicking and punching are very complex movements and when you have guys adding power (especially cause everyone tends to want to go hard) it is not basic, in my opinion.

But I do agree and think keeping it simple is the key, cause it is simple! (IF you feel and know your body and how to move it - then you can learn anything).

Just watch and do it works for many.
One thing I find helps with most people is to put your hands down, forget about fighting, get into a space where you pretend you already know what you are doing and then do it. Way way easier. (maybe watch someone and then pretend to be them.


A big draw back in learning, in my experience, is how we have been conditioned to learn from school, parents etc... the judgment and getting it right etc

In my class I tell them there is no right or wrong. Just like it is not wrong for a baby to learn to crawl before it walks or falling when it walks is not bad either... thats how you learn. There are no mistakes in my class, just an opportunity to learn, practice, develop etc.
the more this comes across the easier I find it is for guys to get things.

If I train for 100 yrs I hope my kick improves for a hundred yrs so why, at any stage, are mistakes bad... its just awareness of what you are doing so you can continue to change and improve imo

Often working with a professional who can help you find blocks (conscious or subconscious) to learning, performance etc and releasing them can make a huge difference.

Learning should be fun and not stressful in my opinion. But everyone of us is conditioned through our life experience. The earlier experiences and the bigger ones (related to the emotional charge + or -) become filters through which we learn etc so shifting the filters allows for learning (performance etc)

At least thats my experience