Tired of overly generic competition advice that doesn’t do anything? With this 7-chapter online article series, you will receive structured, evidence-based guidance to build your path to championship.
Do you spent hours hunting down competition tips, only to feel more confused than when you started?
The content of this guide is synthesised from over a hundred research papers and professional insight. This unique blend of practical and theoretical knowledge aims to challenge the conventional ‘just push it through’ and ‘don’t overthink’ coaching approaches that ignore fundamental blockers. The support provided by the chapters will instantly translate into actionable steps and skyrocket your competition results.
You will gain an incredible insight into the brain-body dynamics that drive competition outcome. Giving you a solid toolkit to take control of your fight and boost your win rate to heights that never seemed possible before.
If you’re still dissatisfied with how you manage close combat despite regular technical training, here you’ll get a systematic method to improve your responsiveness and efficiently manage physical conflicts.
If you are concerned that the techniques you practice may not come back in real-life situations, the chapters will guide you through the process of engraining your defence responses that will serve you for the rest of your life.
Every champion has been where you are now – ready to learn, destined to grow, and willing to think differently.
You know how most athletes train their bodies religiously. Yet that’s only a quarter of the story. 75% of what determines competition success is mostly left untaught.
Tournament Preparation Model for Grappling Arts®
Chapter 1
Dive deep into the game dynamics of close combat and the fundamental concept of combat resilience, which define what it takes to succeed. You’ll also have the option for a research-based assessment of your mental design to see where the workarounds are needed.
Chapter 2
Look into the nature and tournament impact of confidence and familiarize yourself with the brain’s multi-layered system that builds your confidence. You’ll also get to know the obstacles that needed to be tackled to get your confidence growing.
Chapter 3
Go deeper into the exact details of what is taking place in the brain, and consequently in the body, during a grappling competition, from assessing the opponent to handling the outcome. You’ll be provided with 5 real-life, mini case studies of how the outcome of the mental process shapes the chances of winning.
Chapter 4
Get down to work and start building your long-term combat resilience. The methods presented cover self-regulation to maintain a fight-ready state during competition, gaining a balance between recollection and responsiveness, as well as improving emotional regulation, motivation, and technical readiness.
Chapter 5
Continue the work and fine-tune your competition preparation with on-the-spot self-regulation methods to manage the competition environment and tackle performance pressure.
Chapter 6
If you are stuck on the silver plateau, where winning seems only achievable in local competitions, and despite increased training efforts, the results are mainly silver medals, this chapter is for you. You’ll get to know the underlying dynamics and the strategies to keep moving towards gold.
Chapter 7
If you find it challenging to deal with losing and it takes a lot of time and effort to move on, this chapter is for you. We’ll go clear on the cost of a lost fight to understand the role losing a fight plays in building mental resilience, and you’ll learn the core strategies to leverage the changes for long-term competition success.
Stop wasting your time on biased competition tips that only work for a few with similar physiques.
With this comprehensive handbook, you’ll have the evidence-based support you need to get there, no matter how you’re built or where you are in your journey.
Winning requires both body and mind to be in the game. If you want to go far, start perfecting the deadliest weapon of all – your brain.
Custom assessment methods.
Forget the ‘What kind of garlic bread are you’ quizzes. Your mental design will be reviewed using tools from academic resilience research to see what you have in the game and how to make it winning.
Refined training routine.
The practices offered are strategically selected to target areas that fundamentally impact your competition outcome, including emotion/stress management and adjustments to your training routine.
Steady competition success.
The change brought about by the series is both immediate and profound. Resulting in a steady increase in your win rate, ultimately leading to the realisation of your competition goals.
Be the message conscious or not. By the third chapter of this guide, you will understand that you have won or lost a round before the fight has even started.
Including a pioneering mental design test for the assessment of combat sport fit.
Research-based emotional resilience guidance and visual explanation are included.
Included are a groundbreaking calculation model for the chances of winning and 5 mini case studies.
Includes precise training adjustments and game strategy building steps, as well as three research-backed deeper mental/emotional exercises.
A relaxation practice guide and three research-backed lighter mental exercises are included.
A multi-step, evidence-based mental exercise and a novel combat career progression model is included.
Included is an innovative, light mental practice and a multi-step research-based, deeper mental exercise.
The full handbook of competition preparation in close combat sports.
Get the support you need to progress in your competition journey, and the results will be visible right away.
WIT is an alliance of combative and academic professionals who have embarked on a journey to provide access to knowledge that provides a competitive edge. We are working in line with human-centred psychological approaches and run our own collaborative research project to continuously advance knowledge on close combat resilience and personalised preparation methods.
