Develop a Fight IQ and Becoming a Coachable Athlete w/ Rick McCoy — The Bledsoe Show #106
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2018
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Ricky McCoy is owner and head coach of MMA Institute. He was the first professional MMA fighter in Virginia, who turned into the top MMA trainer in Virginia, and became a nationally sought after MMA fighting coach.
Rick has over 30 years of experience in martial arts, a second degree black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu, first degree black belt in judo, fifth degree black belt in sambo, third degree black belt in American open style karate, and full kru in muay thai.
In this episode, Rick shares his experience becoming a MMA fighter when the sport was in its infancy, his journey owning hair salons and becoming a beautician to open his gym and fund his passions, the mindset needed to switch from an MMA fighter to a coach, what's a fight IQ, what does a coachable fighter and athlete look like, how competing in any sport help with your current sport and becoming mindful of the process, and more.
P.S. Check out episode #77 - Simon Scott: Burnt & Poisoned, to hear Rick's experience with kambo.
Enjoy!
- Mike
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| 0:00.0 | Coaching is evolving. |
| 0:02.0 | It used to be special that you knew how to teach the snatch and squat properly. |
| 0:06.5 | That isn't true anymore. |
| 0:08.0 | We're leaving the information age and moving into the next phase. |
| 0:12.0 | The information age brought us all the technical knowledge we need as coaches to be successful for training robots. |
| 0:20.0 | We now know how to teach movement, right-effective programs, and give nutrition advice that scientifically sound. |
| 0:28.0 | That's not special anymore. |
| 0:31.0 | Everyone has access to the same information. |
| 0:34.0 | Having these skills is a commodity. |
| 0:37.0 | It's like a college education. |
| 0:39.0 | It doesn't set you apart from anyone anymore. |
| 0:42.0 | So what does that you apart from other coaches? |
| 0:45.0 | Why will clients want to work with you instead of the other guy or gal? |
| 0:49.0 | It's human connection. |
| 0:51.0 | It's the ability to communicate effectively. |
| 0:54.0 | To show up to a conversation from a place of listening instead of a place of telling. |
| 1:00.0 | Clients want to be heard and understood. |
| 1:03.0 | They need you to meet them where they're at in order to make progress. |
| 1:08.0 | Developing this skill is a practice. |
| 1:11.0 | It's the practice I have with my clients. |
| 1:13.0 | To give them my full attention to be present. |
| 1:16.0 | It is my goal to give them what they likely don't receive anywhere else in their life. |
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