Review of Drilling Models: Reps, Resistance, and Reality

Overview
Not all drilling is equal. You’ve got repetition drilling (groove), progressive resistance (add fight), and situational sparring (context). Cycling all three turns techniques into skills.

Who benefits
- Anyone stuck at “I know the move but it never works”.

Pay‑off
Reps create motor patterns; resistance reveals where it breaks; situational rounds add decision‑making. You stop waiting for perfect conditions and start finding entries.

Watch‑outs
- Endless reps without resistance breed false confidence.
- Jumping straight to hard spar also stalls learning.
- Keep rounds short so focus stays sharp.

Try this round
- 10‑5‑2: Ten clean reps, five with 30–40% resistance, two live attempts starting from neutral.
- Layering: Add one variable at a time (e.g., opponent kneels, then stands, then circles).
- Notebook habit: Write what broke under resistance and what cue fixed it.

Final word
Technique is potential; drilling is conversion. Use all three models weekly.

-Chuck