Small persistent movements often garner bigger rewards than big single movements: When we want to perform a move we usually think that the bigger and more dramatic our movements the more likely we will get into the positions we seek. Sometimes that is true, but usually what you'll find is that a smaller moment performed five times gets you further than a big Herculean movement performed once – and it has the additional benefit of usually being less tiring. Here I want to get an angle on a training partner as we go into toreando passing. Rather than taking one giant step to get an angle that evokes an equally big defensive reaction from an opponent, I take a series of small shuffles that add up to a big movement without putting an opponent on high alert or tiring myself. Try working with repetitive smaller movements in place of big single movements – you might be surprised how effective they can be
