Best Advice from your Teacher

[Mr. Machette]

Serious principles:

"Master the basics." and "Practice every day. It takes at least one thousand repetitions to master a motion."


Not so serious principles:

"The after class brandy is almost a tradition..."

And, my personal favorite;

GM; "We got some pakalolo bra, you wann puff?"

Me; "Uh... lemme raincheck till after the seminar. I want to be fresh in my head."

LOL

Miss those guys.

[Fuzzy]

"Punch harder"
"HARDER"
"HIT HIM"
"Aim for the head"

[sharkey0818]

The best advice so far I have rec is "Relax and breath"

[superangryfish]

"stop watching all the flashy **** by that pot smoking dickhead on youtube and do what I tell you" - My BJJ Coach

"loose weight fatty" - Wife after pointing out how I look in a Rashguard

[Southpaw]

Me: How do I get out of this position?
Instructor: You fucked up a long time ago if you are in that position.
Me: ok, so what do you suggest?
Instructor: Don't **** up so much.

Seriously though...I've got the best instructors on the planet...Two Royce Gracie Black Belts who are among the most down-to-earth and helpful people I've ever me.

[Permalost]

When new people have come to the sparring group (weapons), the piece of advice I've given with the biggest effect is telling people "Fight like you've got two hands."

[Diesel_tke]

Instructor: Move

Me: It hurts when I do this...

Dad: Well, don't do that.

[Pharabus]

"Ditch the bitch"

talking about my (then soon to be) ex-wife

[captainbirdseye]

After dislocating his collar bone:

"No, I don't go to the doctor after MA injuries, I wear a Tapout t-shirt until I feel hard again."

[silvernight]

The first words my Guro told me, in my first class...

"I do not teach knife defense, I teach knife offense. To protect your own life, I gotta teach you how to take a life."