What separates effective training from training that merely looks impressive?

In this Learning Series video, Tom Sotis explains the methodology that underpins AMOK and why it has evolved into a system focused on functionality, adaptability, and performance under pressure. Rather than collecting techniques, AMOK seeks to develop transferable skills that remain effective in unpredictable environments.

Topics include the role of ecological dynamics, guided discovery, decision training, pressure testing, and why understanding how people learn is just as important as what they learn.

Whether you are a practitioner, instructor, coach, or simply interested in improving performance, this video provides a framework for evaluating training through the lens of function rather than tradition.