Josh Waitzkin
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I wouldn't say – not that it's hard. Any of these arts are infinitely deep because you can refine anything forever. But it's more technical shit to deal with, but it's more trainable because you can replicate conditions like you now can in wave pools. Wave pools for surfers now, you can hit the same section 30, 40 times. So I do think it's incredible.
I wouldn't say – not that it's hard. Any of these arts are infinitely deep because you can refine anything forever. But it's more technical shit to deal with, but it's more trainable because you can replicate conditions like you now can in wave pools. Wave pools for surfers now, you can hit the same section 30, 40 times. So I do think it's incredible.
But the interesting thing is that most surfers – of this generation aren't – they don't train in the same way that chess players do or jiu-jitsu fighters do because it's a low rep art that you can't replicate conditions in. So surfers aren't – Most surfers aren't constructed psychologically in a way that they will take advantage of wave pools the way a jiu-jitsu guy would.
But the interesting thing is that most surfers – of this generation aren't – they don't train in the same way that chess players do or jiu-jitsu fighters do because it's a low rep art that you can't replicate conditions in. So surfers aren't – Most surfers aren't constructed psychologically in a way that they will take advantage of wave pools the way a jiu-jitsu guy would.
But the interesting thing is that most surfers – of this generation aren't – they don't train in the same way that chess players do or jiu-jitsu fighters do because it's a low rep art that you can't replicate conditions in. So surfers aren't – Most surfers aren't constructed psychologically in a way that they will take advantage of wave pools the way a jiu-jitsu guy would.
You can't just take a low rep learner and tell them to live like a high rep learner. It's a different fucking thing.
You can't just take a low rep learner and tell them to live like a high rep learner. It's a different fucking thing.
You can't just take a low rep learner and tell them to live like a high rep learner. It's a different fucking thing.
Right? And it's very interesting to me that – so surfers crossing over to foiling is very interesting because they – a lot of surfers – Some surfers do it and they're all in and they want to take it on. A lot of the best surfers in the world are crossing over. But it's a different lifestyle. The ones who cross over are the ones who can embrace the high rep training life.
Right? And it's very interesting to me that – so surfers crossing over to foiling is very interesting because they – a lot of surfers – Some surfers do it and they're all in and they want to take it on. A lot of the best surfers in the world are crossing over. But it's a different lifestyle. The ones who cross over are the ones who can embrace the high rep training life.
Right? And it's very interesting to me that – so surfers crossing over to foiling is very interesting because they – a lot of surfers – Some surfers do it and they're all in and they want to take it on. A lot of the best surfers in the world are crossing over. But it's a different lifestyle. The ones who cross over are the ones who can embrace the high rep training life.
You have to. Especially in the early... Think about learning as a kid. Everything you're exposed to, the ocean's always moving, always changing. But if you can learn from one rep and burn it in, then that just... Well, in jujitsu, for example, you can say I'm going to drill this arm bar 40 times today, 40 times like this afternoon, hundreds of times, thousands of times over the next two weeks.
You have to. Especially in the early... Think about learning as a kid. Everything you're exposed to, the ocean's always moving, always changing. But if you can learn from one rep and burn it in, then that just... Well, in jujitsu, for example, you can say I'm going to drill this arm bar 40 times today, 40 times like this afternoon, hundreds of times, thousands of times over the next two weeks.
You have to. Especially in the early... Think about learning as a kid. Everything you're exposed to, the ocean's always moving, always changing. But if you can learn from one rep and burn it in, then that just... Well, in jujitsu, for example, you can say I'm going to drill this arm bar 40 times today, 40 times like this afternoon, hundreds of times, thousands of times over the next two weeks.
Right. So you can get as many reps as you need. It's not true in the ocean.
Right. So you can get as many reps as you need. It's not true in the ocean.
Right. So you can get as many reps as you need. It's not true in the ocean.