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> Carmack is a high level martial artist. That would have required a significant time commitment. Interestingly, it might not be the that significant of a comm
by balfirevic 4y ago
> Carmack is a high level martial artist. That would have required a significant time commitment.
Interestingly, it might not be the that significant of a commitment in terms of raw hours although it certainly is in terms of consistency and persistence. Quick googling reveals that it might take around 2500 training hours to get to BJJ black belt (I guess if you're pretty talented). Over 10-year period, that's just under 5 hours/week. And BJJ black belt is a pretty big deal.
- borroka 4y agoI think I got my jiu jitsu black belt with about 2,500 hours on the mat, say 5 hours a week on average for 52 weeks for 10 years. With a more effective teaching model, I believe one could achieve the proficiency needed for a black belt in 2/3 of the time. However, this does not mean becoming a name on the world stage, for which much more talent and possibly more hours of practice are needed: talent saves many hours of practice that are instead needed by less talented practitioners, assuming that the latter can reach the level of talented people even in the limit of infinite time and youth.
- balfirevic 4y agoCongratulations on your black belt! I'm a white, but won't be even advancing to blue with my training (in)consistency, haha. Yeah, competitive scene is a whole different beast.