578 – Marco Perazzo, New Jersey Martial Arts (NJMA)
The Perception & Action Podcast
Release Date: 06/30/2026
The Perception & Action Podcast
A preview of my latest book: “Emergent Cognition: Rethinking the Role of Thinking and Memory in Sports & the Neuroscience of Skill” Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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I am joined by Pete Blair from Texas State University to discuss the 4P Model of Knowing. What are the different ways we can know our environment, and how are they best developed? Articles: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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Marco and I talk about his experiences applying Ecological Dynamics in martial arts coaching and his experience with the MSc in Skill Acquisition for Sport program from Munster Technological University, which he recently completed. Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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Carl Woods from the University of Queensland and I discuss the concept of “enskilled knowledge” and the critical difference between educating attention (showing someone where to look) and the knowledge that comes from doing a thing in a place. Carl gives a ton of wonderful examples from wine tasting and surfing to handing down family recipes and navigating boats across an open ocean! Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy
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Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss evidence in support of direct perception. A review of Chapter 9 of An Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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A few revelations I have had from doing PT and S&C workshops with water bags. Why is adapting to increased variability typically better than adapting to increased load or pain? Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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A few thoughts from the the road about what I am now calling the “second lowest hanging fruit” in improving practice: keeping movement information driven. Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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I am joined by Adam Singer, martial arts instructor at SBG Athens for an emergent discussion on applying ecological dynamics. What are some of the weaknesses with the theory we still need to address? Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
info_outlineMarco and I talk about his experiences applying Ecological Dynamics in martial arts coaching and his experience with the MSc in Skill Acquisition for Sport program from Munster Technological University, which he recently completed.
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Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action
Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy
via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com