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Learning Science

How skill and memory actually work — retrieval, spacing, encoding and the research behind them, translated into what you do after class.

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How to Remember BJJ Techniques (and Why Most of Us Don't)

You don't forget techniques because you're not paying attention. You forget them because nobody ever told you how memory actually works. Here's the system, and the research behind it.

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Why Logging Your Rolls Makes You Better (The Science)

The forgetting curve is real — most of what you learn in a class fades within days unless something brings it back. Here's how deliberate logging fights back.

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The Spaced Repetition System for BJJ Technique Retention

Flash cards aren't just for medical students. Here's how spaced repetition adapts to jiu-jitsu technique retention.