Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): How do you see yourself evolving as a coach in this next year?
Duane Ludwig: As far as me evolving as a coach, it's gonna happen. I'm always studying film, looking at fights from all aspects. When I watch a fight, I watch it from A's corner and then I watch it from B's corner. Even with that, I look at the fight again and I alter my own consciousness and I watch the fights again just to make sure, just to get some different looks on things. I actually have another guy in Colorado who reviews film for me as well. From one fight in particular, I get a lot of looks. I watch it multiple times from different stages of consciousness and I have other people watching it. I put more research into fighting than anybody does, more effort into this game than people are aware of, that's for sure.
Brian Hemminger (MMAmania.com): What do you mean by altered state of consciousness?
Duane Ludwig: It's freakin legal. Let me address this issue. When I watch film, I watch film normal how I am now. Then I watch film when I'm high on marijuana. I also watch the film again when I have Alpha Brain in my system. I watch film from three different states of consciousness just to get different looks at things. Just to see if maybe I missed a step or a nice little detail just to get different looks on things. I take this serious as hell. So serious that, if the guys aren't making strides, I personally get my feelings hurt because I want them to succeed so much. I feel it, man. "This could be better. Take a step here, a two step there." I care for these fukking guys that's for sure.