We’re delighted to share with you a PDF and companion video designed to introduce you to the concept of external cueing in coaching: what it is, why it’s important, and how you can start experimenting with it in your own school. While external cueing is a powerful tool found in many different coaching methodologies, we integrate it as part of a broader approach known as Ecological Dynamics (EcoD). We focus almost purely on External Cueing in this doc.

If you only add External Cueing to your coaching language, you’ll be doing you students a great service, and move them closer to long term motor skill acquisition and learning right away.

Ecological Dynamics isn’t just a buzzword or a brand (and we don’t own the name) —it’s a scientific framework for understanding skill acquisition and performance. It has profoundly reshaped how we think about teaching and learning, emphasizing the interaction between the individual, the task, and the environment.

It’s For YOUR Students

We’ve studied in the lineages passed to us from Hatsumi Sensei and his senior students. We’ve also learned how to provide efficient skills acquisition in a variety of contexts.

This means we want YOU to benefit from that same combination. No need to reinvent any wheels. No interpreting academic studies to see if they fit our martial arts. This is it - it works - it helps.

While the kata and lineage terms in our learning materials
is based on the traditions that we study such as Bujinkan, Jinenkan, and other Takamatsu-den lineages,
any martial artist can benefit from this scientific framework.

This whole document teaches how to use this method for teaching a Gyokko Ryu kata that you already know.

Why Change?

What if you found out THE MOST COMMON WAY to teach technique and make corrections was actually the LEAST EFFECTIVE ?

We’re telling you that’s what’s true. We want you to benefit RIGHT NOW from using “External Cues” in your teaching.

What to Expect? When students hear external cues, they are likely to develop greater situational awareness and adaptability in martial arts. This outward focus helps them maintain an active awareness of their opponent and the environment, promoting faster, more effective decision-making and movements in real-time combat. Expect improved responsiveness and a more fluid approach to challenges.