The DOLKK

Why do we need such a product?

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a multidisciplinary sport. That is why it is called mixed. How do we train MMA as a sport when everything is connected? This is the question we kept asking after years of training to compete.

Years passed, and MMA kept growing rapidly, with many disciplines to master. How does an athlete become an all-rounded MMA fighter who is comfortable in every situation? Proficiency in striking, grappling, wrestling, ground, and fencing while being fast, strong, and efficient. How do we incorporate what we learn and sustain that knowledge?

These were the questions we asked before creating DOLKK to operate these disciplines. Instead of researching and planning every day, we created a system that focuses our training the way a master coach would act. That gives athletes more time to practice and compete. So we did extensive research on how elite athletes trained. Just practicing more does not make elite athletes.

For years, most athletes have had random practices every day. Many are stuck in the same place, and some do not even know what they do not know. Athletes may be elite in one discipline but struggle in many others. Templates do not work for individual athletes. Everyone is different, so their training programs should adapt to their needs.

Elite fighters have their own teams handling these individual disciplines for them. But most athletes do not have their own striking coach, grappling coaches, or strength and conditioning coaches. To solve these problems and help athletes become elite, we created DOLKK.

How does DOLKK work?

Based on advice from elite coaches, athletes, sports science, the latest research, and technologies, DOLKK adapts with the athlete. When the athlete wants to practice in a certain way, the tool adapts to their needs.

This algorithm is designed around the concept of intended practice. The concept is not new. It is spoken about by John Danaher, Terrence “Bud” Crawford, and many others: the who is who in this sport. No argument, these fighters did this and won. The question we should ask is: are there fighters who did this and failed? No evidence was found on that.

Based on the UFC Performance Institute's 52-week year-round training model, which plans so athletes can train the whole year with specific phases focused on different areas of the fight, athletes can design their own training programs that align with their gym's and coaches' programs. Coach feedback and athlete feedback are the most important things in this training. The algorithm adapts based on feedback, the athlete's needs, and weaknesses.

The tool analyzes the athlete's whole game: their skills, weekly and monthly schedules, what equipment they can access and when, their recovery capacity, sudden changes in schedules, athlete and coach feedback, and athlete recommendations. The tool becomes a personal training partner.

We went from practical to theory. No man of action was scholar, then warrior. They were warriors; then, in old age, they wrote. Not the other way. Creating theories and fitting humans to those theories is not what we do. It is what Nassim Taleb called the Procrustean bed. Martial arts have been practiced by humans since the beginning of human existence. Time has the most wisdom.

What do athletes and coaches do with DOLKK?

The tool is designed to build elite athletes. Spending time on the app and planning all the time will not make one elite. Athletes should train more with a well-planned approach. Here is how it works simply: they practice what they plan with DOLKK. The athlete or their coaches give feedback to the tool.

It is just a voice note they can record in 10 seconds after each session. What they practiced, what they got wrong, whether they are tired, anything they can say. The more the tool knows about the athlete, the better the athlete's training and progress.

Give frequent, valuable updates to DOLKK. Suggest resources to follow if you think they are valuable. DOLKK can reference the instructional materials you purchased, videos of techniques you suggest, and articles or research papers you consider valuable. It is your training assistant. You can design it the way you want.

Athletes have to train with a coach. There is no advanced technology that replaces a real coach.

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