Can Blue Belts Teach??? | Twinjitsu : Episode 5

Описание: Welcome back to Twin Jitsu — the #1 jiu-jitsu podcast where we barely talk about jiu-jitsu… except this week we actually do.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever taught a class, assisted a kids program, or wondered:
Can a blue belt teach?
Why do some world-class competitors struggle to explain what they do?
How do you keep a room engaged when you’re teaching back-to-back-to-back?
Why “less is more” might be the best coaching upgrade you can make this year.
We get into the real stuff: teaching as a performance, energy management, game-based learning, building a kids comp team from 2 kids to 30+, and what to do when a student asks a question you don’t have the answer to.

Next week we’ve got a special guest… aka the Brad Pitt of jiu-jitsu (he’s blonde). 😤
Drop a comment: What’s the hardest part about teaching — adults, kids, or your own brain?

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0:00 Intro / “Two twins… Twin Jitsu”
0:25 Wingin’ it today (off the cuff episode)
1:05 Justin’s week: why teaching felt better this week
2:10 Teaching while stressed: how life bleeds into class
3:10 “Less detail = better class?” (and why students love it)
4:05 Episode topic: teaching experience & philosophy
4:45 We started teaching at blue belt (and why)
6:10 The “lower belts teaching” debate
7:00 Why blue belts can be more useful than black belts sometimes
8:10 Jiu-jitsu as open-source software (learning from everyone)
9:25 Black belts get far from beginner needs (why this matters)
10:30 Teaching is a skill — “white belt at teaching” idea
11:25 Breakthrough #1: energy = performance
13:00 Kids class hack: call them by name during instruction
14:10 Breakthrough #2: less is more (don’t teach a whole instructional)
16:00 How to teach mixed levels (upper belts vs new students)
17:20 Don’t overload corrections: one fix, move on
18:20 Kids comp team: building Saturday comp class from scratch
20:10 Invite-only vs open tryouts (setting standards)
21:30 JV vs Varsity split (age + skill)
22:40 Watching progress is the reward
23:40 Teaching mistakes: admitting you don’t know
25:05 “Gray area” coaching: avoiding absolutes
26:10 Helping kids who aren’t getting it (visual resets + pairing)
27:45 Game-based learning vs traditional teaching
28:25 “Pogo stick” single-leg game (example)
30:00 Games for adults + why it works
31:05 Self-discovery details (they need resistance)
32:20 Advice for future coaches (start assisting early)
33:35 Can a blue belt teach? Our take
35:00 Wrap-up + teaser guest (Brad Pitt of jiu-jitsu)