Train the trainer?
Train the
trainer?
Do trainers train?
Do Blackbelts train?
Do professional athletes’ train?
Should they?
Of course they should and of course they do…..and
Yes so do we. All the time. And we LOVE TO TRAIN.
The more we train, the more we learn, and the more we see how much we
don’t know!
We train just like our students do because we ALL
have lots to learn.
Have you heard the saying: Life is learning and we love to
learn?
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| TDA Founders with A.C.W.A. Founder Mr. Justin Everman |
We
do. We really do.
This past weekend the founders of TDA had the honor and
privilege of training with the ACWA Founder. Here we are training with the
A.C.W.A. Founder, Mr Justin J. Everman at the World Headquarters in Richardson,
TX.
We worked on lots of different concepts, skills, principles
and mindsets….including:
Here's eye gouging with Edwin…..Yikes!
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| Edwin getting eye gouged! Ouch. |
Then we worked on takedowns. From standing and lying and all points in between.
Here's a takedown with Terry and Bryan….remember where the head goes, the body follows?
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| Terry working on takedowns on Bryan... |
Gun disarms from many angles…..front, back, side, kneeling,
standing, etc.
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| Gun disarms |
Knife defense from both standing and on the ground….hint,
stay low Edwin!
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| Edwin working on ground knife defense |
What did we learn? LOTS!
In two days we covered lots of throws, takedowns, firearm
disarms, knife disarms and several other principles and concepts as we
continued our own training and learning.
Throws – from side base or back or front or ……wherever we
end up.
Takedowns from behind, the side, in front, with our legs, or
kneeling or …….
Disarms from standing, from the side, from the back, from
kneeling, from……
It was a great time had by all.
It’s the Journey NOT the
destination.
One thing the three us constantly remind ourselves of is
from another saying made famous: It’s the Journey not the destination.
Don’t get so focused on belts, grades or levels….focus on
the journey. It’s the jorney that counts as much as the belt, grade or level!
Enjoy Life.
As Andy Norman from Defence Lab likes to say “Life
is Good”.
Enjoy the shots of the three of us as we worked with the
other instructors to refine and grow our own skill sets.
SEE YOU IN CLASS
‘Cause we ALL have a lot to learn – even us as trainers!
- TDA Founders
