PERFORMANCE

The Five Foundations of Adaptive Functional Fitness - Erik Kondo

Adaptive Functional Fitness (AFF) goals are different from able-bodied functional fitness goals because people with disabilities (PWDs)...

The D-Spiral of Defeat: Deny, Delay, Do-Nothing– Erik Kondo

The D-Spiral of Defeat represents the internal decision making process that occurs when a person is confronted by an unexpected stressful...

On Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques – Erik Kondo

Why effective Techniques and Tactics don’t necessarily create effective Strategies. There are basic TACTICS that people use in response...

To Fear or Not to Fear – Erik Kondo

After Earth: Fear is a Choice Fear is a common emotion. Fear of violence is also a common emotion in most people. Fear can be beneficial...

The Goldilocks Law of the Inverted U-Curve – Erik Kondo

It’s not rocket science by any stretch. It is a simple concept. In many situations, after a certain point increasing the magnitude or...

Three Types of Learning – Which One Do You Use? – Erik Kondo

There are three distinct categories of learning: Vertical Learning, Horizontal Learning, and Connective Learning. Vertical Learning is...

Learning Leads to Degrees of Understanding, Part II – Erik Kondo

In Part II, we will look at where different types of learning methods fit in to the three Modes of Conceptualize, Training, and...

Learning Leads to Varying Degrees of Understanding, Part I – Erik Kondo

High understanding is the result of effective learning. Effective Learning is the result of the combination of Three Modes of Learning....

Don’t Compare, But Do Evaluate. – Erik Kondo

A group of handcyclists gathered together at the start of a ride.

The Declarative and Procedural Knowledge Grid – Erik Kondo

Let’s start with some definitions. Declarative knowledge is cognitive understanding of a subject. You consciously know how something...

The Tyranny of Absolutism – Erik Kondo

I like to write about the dynamics of mobility devices as I understand them. As a full-time wheelchair user, I have a large number of...

The Adaptive Performance Map (from Satir Model) - Erik Kondo

The Adaptive Performance Map is my modified version of the Satir Model created by Virginia Satir. The chart describes different stages...

Adaptive Performance Map Applied to Monoskiing – Erik Kondo

A graph showing the Adaptive Performance Map.

The Four Factors of SCI Athletic Performance - Erik Kondo

You did “awesome!” This phrase is thrown quite a bit when describing how a person with spinal cord injury performed some type of athletic...

The Case for Acquired Complex Motor Mobility - Erik Kondo

As a Wheelchair-User for over thirty years, I see a widespread problem. The problem is that Wheelchair-Users are mostly locked out of...

The Hardware and Software Performance Model - Erik Kondo

Take a moment to think about performing something your can do really well. See yourself doing it. Now, think of a person you know who can...