Luke Thomas Interviews Eddie Cummings

You have a responsibility to feed your mind and foster your own growth. 

https://m.soundcloud.com/thelukethomas/eddie-cummings-interview-adcc-2015-leg-locks-in-mma-and-more

Eddie Cummings Blowing Your Mind

Watch the full interview : http://youtu.be/q2siG6IS09g

Cummings discusses: 

Didn't know this but he went from

Blue to Black belt in 5 years. Wow. 

The Desire to beat the 1%; that is to beat the best of the best, the world class.

He discusses his shift from 

Hobbyist to professional in the sense that training twice a day doesn't make you a professional. 

Competing as a fan vs as a competitor against guys you looked up to from early in your career. 

W"hy didn't I express my physical knowledge?" - the psychology of performance, comparing ability versus performance, knowledge

Vs execution.

I paraphrase but he says "In competion there is only room in your mind for strategic thinking or empty mind - no in between."

He discusses a very  Danaher-esque approach/commitment to learning over the long haul vs commitment to just training consistently or training to get good quickly.

And some additional food for thought - 

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/28/9221527/eddie-cummings-on-why-hes-a-scathing-indictment-of-how-jiu-jitsu