• A step-by-step description of the technique with explanations
• A step-by-step description of the technique by the numbers without explanations.
• The technique demonstrated in full motion.
• The technique demonstrated in slow motion.
The slow motion is extra-slow slow motion so that the student can start to feel himself doing the technique along with the demonstration.
2. The technique notes are shown on the screen from 15 to 30 seconds. During this time the keywords are associated with the steps of the technique. If you need more time you may have to pause the VCR.
When the notes start to fade away you should relax and close your eyes. The RKS exercise with the accompanying Deep Learning music will begin 5 seconds later.
3. The RKS exercise is repeated eight times. After each repetition there is a single tone to signal the beginning of another sequence of keywords. After the eighth repetition of the RKX exercise there will be two tones which signals the end of the RKS exercise and the beginning of the SLX exercise.
Keep your eyes closed. The SLX exercise will begin in a few seconds.
4. Each SKX reviews three techniques, the one just demonstrated and the two previous techniques.
This was mentioned in the chapter on the Superlearning Exercise and we’re repeating it here as a convenience for the student. The SLX for the first technique on the first tape has only the first technique, which is repeated three times. The first technique on the other tapes also reviews the last two techniques on the previous tape. The second technique on the first tape reviews the first and second techniques and has the following structure: 21212.
After the second technique the SLX follows the 3213213 format. The technique you are on is reviewed three times and the previous two techniques are each reviewed twice. For example, the SLX format of the third technique is 3213213 and for the fourth it is 4324324. The first technique has been
dropped. Using this format each technique is reviewed seven times before it is dropped. At the end of the allotted time for the SLX for each technique is a tone which signals the start of a another technique. It’s like this: tone 2 tone 1 tone 2 tone 1 tone 2. When you hear the tone immediately stop what you are thinking about and focus on the next technique. The time allotted for each technique depends its complexity. Simple techniques are allotted 10 to 15 seconds. More complicated techniques are allotted up to 25 seconds. At the end of the SLX exercise there are three tones, which is a signal to open your eyes and watch the video demonstration of the next technique.
At the end of the tape is The Daily Superlearning Exercise, which covers all of the techniques in succession and is repeated three times. By the end of the tape you have mentally reviewed each technique 18 times.
The Daily Superlearning Exercise, which takes ten minutes should be done twice a day for two weeks. At that time the technique will be second nature or very close to it. After the second week continue to do the SLX once a week as a self-test and to bring it to the full instinctive response state.
Continue with the weekly SLX until the next belt level has been moved to the weekly SLX phase then continue with the Blue Belt SLX exercises once a month as a self test.
As you continue with the SLX the time that it takes you to review a technique will get shorter and shorter. The first time you do the SLX for a it may take the entire 15 to 25 seconds that is allotted but after about a week you will be so familiar with it that it will take only 2 to 4 seconds to review it which is about the same time it would take to perform it physically. After you review the technique once during the SLX start to review it from the other side. You will eventually be able to review the technique from both the left and right sides within the time limit set for the SLX.
After going through several tapes you may prefer to make your own SLX recordings so as to avoid having to go from one video tape to another to do the SLX’s on them. This can be done using an audio cassette recorder or better yet, a pocked digital MP3 audio recorder. The portability of the pocket recorder would allow you to do the SLX exercises anywhere while on the go. This could also be used to take verbal notes in BJJ classes you may be taking. Another program that can be downloaded free from the internet is called Musicmatch. It allows one to make MP3 recordings that can be stored on your hard drive (which could be downloaded to a portable MP3 audio recorder). It also has a play repeat function so the SLX sequence needs to be recorded only once. Another option for doing the SLX is to use the flashcard function of the Total Recall program described later in the book. During your next session with your training partner drill each technique from both sides 5 to 10 or however many times it takes to perform the technique smoothly and quickly.
Note:
In the technique notes on the tape “O” is an abbreviation for Opponent.Chapter 9
Don’t make the Big Mistake!
An admonition from one who has made the Big Mistake more than once.