This explains why I've found using thin bag gloves on the heavy bag so helpful to my punching technique. It achieves everything CLA training aims for: De-stabilise There are no hand-wraps or wrist support from the gloves to maintain perfect hand alignment with the forearm. Exploration and self-organisation The solution to an optimal punch is not provided, but the opportunity to find that solution through movement variation is. Amplify information and invite affordances There is minimal or no knuckle padding, this drastically improves your ability to feel where and how your punch is landing, and how aligned your force, forearm, etc is to the target for optimal force transfer. If you attempt to punch without stabilising your arm and hand with the correct ligament and muscle activation, correct movement, correct angle, and correct point of contact you will be punished with pain. Provide transition feedback The bag moves/deflects more and louder "pops" of a punch hitting the bag are heard as force transfer improves. Your hands and shoulders noticeably stablise and feel more "solid" giving positive feedback you are more optimally transfering explosive force into the bag. Key takeaways from this exercise: - Punching feedback is greatly improved. If you punch wrong you know immediately (pain). If you punch correctly you know immediately (bag movement, sound, or body feel). - Ligament stability for your hands and shoulders greatly improves and subsequently so dose punching power to a lesser extent. - I feel as though the likelihood of hand, wrist and shoulder injury lowers thanks to: 1. Better recruitment of ligaments in those areas 2. Strengthening of those ligaments 3. Improved positioning and landing of the hand when it hits its' target. Note: - This exercise should not be used to learn the basics of how to punch. It should be used to help refine your punching technique. Think of it as the final stage of sharpening a knife; deburring the tiny lip of metal on a knife before it becomes razor sharp and highly durable. - Beginner boxers should not try this constraint exercise as injury is very likely without the foundations of how to correctly punch. Thanks Rob :)
Put it in a Skinner box... recently I've realized that we're always constructing some kind of Skinner box to limit complexity. I do a lot of work on pedestals to physically do this, hence the Skinner box metaphor, but the realization that the crafting and management of the environment, or the game within the environment is key for engagement and focused attention. Appreciate your work, sir.
Rob is the CLA approach a progressive one compared to a prescriptive model? However, the prescription still needs to come in when you are setting up the fence isn't it? But with coaching cues minimized?
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This explains why I've found using thin bag gloves on the heavy bag so helpful to my punching technique.
It achieves everything CLA training aims for:
De-stabilise
There are no hand-wraps or wrist support from the gloves to maintain perfect hand alignment with the forearm.
Exploration and self-organisation
The solution to an optimal punch is not provided, but the opportunity to find that solution through movement variation is.
Amplify information and invite affordances
There is minimal or no knuckle padding, this drastically improves your ability to feel where and how your punch is landing, and how aligned your force, forearm, etc is to the target for optimal force transfer.
If you attempt to punch without stabilising your arm and hand with the correct ligament and muscle activation, correct movement, correct angle, and correct point of contact you will be punished with pain.
Provide transition feedback
The bag moves/deflects more and louder "pops" of a punch hitting the bag are heard as force transfer improves.
Your hands and shoulders noticeably stablise and feel more "solid" giving positive feedback you are more optimally transfering explosive force into the bag.
Key takeaways from this exercise:
- Punching feedback is greatly improved.
If you punch wrong you know immediately (pain).
If you punch correctly you know immediately (bag movement, sound, or body feel).
- Ligament stability for your hands and shoulders greatly improves and subsequently so dose punching power to a lesser extent.
- I feel as though the likelihood of hand, wrist and shoulder injury lowers thanks to:
1. Better recruitment of ligaments in those areas
2. Strengthening of those ligaments
3. Improved positioning and landing of the hand when it hits its' target.
Note:
- This exercise should not be used to learn the basics of how to punch. It should be used to help refine your punching technique. Think of it as the final stage of sharpening a knife; deburring the tiny lip of metal on a knife before it becomes razor sharp and highly durable.
- Beginner boxers should not try this constraint exercise as injury is very likely without the foundations of how to correctly punch.
Thanks Rob :)
Oh my God, this is such a big help. I have a better understanding of systems constraints. Thank you.
Put it in a Skinner box... recently I've realized that we're always constructing some kind of Skinner box to limit complexity. I do a lot of work on pedestals to physically do this, hence the Skinner box metaphor, but the realization that the crafting and management of the environment, or the game within the environment is key for engagement and focused attention.
Appreciate your work, sir.
These are really helpful for my Sports and exercise BSC - Thanks Rob Gray. :)
Great stuff Rob!
super helpful video, really helped me understand CLA and how it differs from other coaching styles. Looking forward to checking out your podcast
excellent job. still not well known in Europe for instance.
Rob is the CLA approach a progressive one compared to a prescriptive model? However, the prescription still needs to come in when you are setting up the fence isn't it? But with coaching cues minimized?
Really top-notch content. I am an aspiring coach and want to learn more about this. Where can I learn more about it? Thanks in Advance.
Why is CLA more effective than drilling prescriptive movement?
For now, i believe there is less instructional cues, allows movement exploration and self learning
BJJ Mental Models brought me here.