From Anthony: To be honest I don’t think in hyper specifics if we’re referring to how the Kingsway guys teach grappling. I’ve really minimized how much I need to know specifically in each position to prevent paralysis from analysis. I’ll still analyze, but just enough to support my concepts and themes. For a choke, I don’t think about anything other than addressing their connection and keeping both of my carotid’s open/trachea open to allow me to continue. As far as “turn this way/turn that way” I found that information got absorbed some years ago r/t subconscious learning during rounds. The eco stuff is legit in regards to our bodies self organizing if repetition is occurring. However, you must be consciously thinking “why did this not work?” And advance to trying something else. I know it’s the cheap answer, but this has really expedited my results. Obviously touch base w/ Adam on this one since he knows your learning style. However, I recommend sticking to mainly watching high level grappling and then only picking up an instructional after you have messed with a position long enough to be familiar with the in’s and out’s of said position. That’s my two cents. What has helped me more than anything is mat time, and being present for those rounds, always focusing on whatever the next task is.

From Adam: So Sean put it in a way I like: principles are things that are always present (weight distribution, leverage, base, etc) while concepts are things we apply (upper body vs lower body, rotational control, etc). So learning rules for positions just depends on what we're trying to ask. There's things that can apply to multiple positions, but it's hard to say that it'll be the same answer. Likewise, I know thats open ended, but until we get into specifics it's an open ended answer.