Repetitions

Currently I am coaching my students some sparring techniques which we go over it again and again every week before introducing new technique. Every week we will go through the same techniques that we had done repetitively in order for their body to 'remember' the techniques in the situations. There is no point to coach new technique every time when they can't even master one technique that you taught them.

Introduce one technique and let them do it over and over for both side until they can response spontaneously to the situation. Then introduce a new technique the next lesson after practicing the first technique that you taught them. Repeat this sequence every lesson. Only through repetitions that the body can 'remember' the movement and response to it almost instinctively.

This is something that realized recently on why my athletes can't really spar in a competition. They train different techniques every time that they do not master or able to response in a competition. Therefore repetition is one important factor that the coach have to implement in their training in order for the athletes to master the techniques and are able to response automatically.