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BJJ Mental Models

Steve Kwan

Your guide to a conceptual and intelligent Jiu-Jitsu approach. BJJ black belt Steve Kwan and a slate of expert guests explain the concepts, strategies, and tactics behind the gentle art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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#414
Monday · 56 min
Ep. 414: The One-Hour Problem, feat. Kyvann Gonzalez
This week, we're joined by Kyvann Gonzalez! Kyvann is the head coach and co-owner of Bodega Jiu Jitsu in Maplewood, NJ, where he builds his classes around games and live training using the constraints-led approach. In this episode, Kyvann explains how to get the most out of a one-hour class, whether you're the coach running the room or a student with limited time to train. Topics include: cutting down coach talk time, keeping advanced classes simple, the "gray area" of technique, and secret games for students at traditional gyms. Train at Bodega Jiu Jitsu in Maplewood, NJ: https://www.bodegajiujitsu.com Learn jiu-jitsu from Kyvann on the Bodega Jiu Jitsu Patreon: https://patreon.com/BodegaJiuJitsu Follow Kyvann on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kyvanng Mental models discussed in this episode: Feedback Loop https://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop Constraints-Led Approach https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach Extreme Ownership https://bjjmentalmodels.com/extreme-ownership Ecological Dynamics https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics Self-Organization https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization Concepts Over Techniques https://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques Curse of Knowledge https://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge Prevention Over Cure https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure Certainty Heuristic https://bjjmentalmodels.com/certainty-heuristic Investing in Loss https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss Deliberate Practice https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice Train with Purpose https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose Goodhart's Law https://bjjmentalmodels.com/goodharts-law Training Handicaps https://bjjmentalmodels.com/training-handicaps ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
October 22 · 6 min
Mini Ep. 129: Handicapping
In this mini-episode, we explain handicapping: how we can physically and strategically reduce our performance to get the most out of each training round. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#413
October 19 · 58 min
Ep. 413: Technique Sequencing, feat. Marc Ste-Marie
This week, we're joined by Marc Ste-Marie! Marc is a second-degree black belt with Brazilian Top Team who has been grappling since the late 80s, coaches kids and adult classes, and is the father of Brianna Ste-Marie. In this episode, Marc explains how he uses technique sequencing to teach connected chains instead of isolated moves, whether he's showing moves step by step or coaching through games. Topics include: why random, disconnected classes slow students down, coaching with a starting point and a hint, judging a program by its average students, and building mat IQ through play. Follow Marc on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kwiksub2021 Train with Marc at BTT Canada West Island in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec: https://bttcanadawestisland.com Resources discussed in this episode: Listen to Ep. 322: Technique Zero, feat. Marc Ste-Marie: https://bjj.plus/322 Get Brianna Ste-Marie's competition course on BJJ Mental Models Premium: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Mental models discussed in this episode: Ecological Dynamics https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics Technique Chaining https://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-chaining Predictable Responses https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses Constraints-Led Approach https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach Survivorship Bias https://bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias Concepts Over Techniques https://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques Keep It Playful https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful Process Over Outcomes https://bjjmentalmodels.com/process-over-outcomes Investing in Loss https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
October 15 · 6 min
Mini Ep. 128: Survivorship Bias
In this mini-episode, we explain survivorship bias: a logical error where we overstudy those who were successful, but understudy those who failed. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#412
October 12 · 55 min
Ep. 412: Hand Fighting, feat. Brandon Reed
This week, we're joined by Brandon Reed! Brandon is a three-time NAIA national champion wrestler from Louisville, Kentucky, who now trains jiu-jitsu full-time in Guelph, Ontario. In this episode, Brandon explains hand fighting for jiu-jitsu standup: how to get past your opponent's head, hands, and hips while protecting your own. Topics include: your default stance and the down block hand, feints and distance management, "positive" versus "negative" wrestling, fighting for inside ties, and play wrestling to build timing. Learn wrestling for jiu-jitsu from Brandon at WrestleJitsu Club: https://www.wrestlejitsu.club Get Dominate the Hand Fight: https://www.wrestlejitsu.club/dominate Follow Brandon on Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandonreed001 Subscribe to Brandon on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@brandonreed3x Mental models discussed in this episode: Controlling the Distance https://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlling-the-distance Opening Salvos https://bjjmentalmodels.com/opening-salvos Predictable Responses https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses Mask Your Intentions https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mask-your-intentions Tokui Waza https://bjjmentalmodels.com/tokui-waza Keep It Playful https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful Do What Works https://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works Inside Channel Control https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inside-channel-control Constraints-Led Approach https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach Head Position https://bjjmentalmodels.com/head-position Windows of Opportunity https://bjjmentalmodels.com/windows-of-opportunity Kuzushi https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kuzushi Dictate the Pace https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dictate-the-pace Investing in Loss https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss Grips Dictate Position https://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
October 8 · 7 min
Mini Ep. 127: Confirmation Bias
In this mini-episode, we explain confirmation bias: the human tendency to favor information that supports our existing beliefs, and discard information that doesn't. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#411
October 5 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 411: The Fragmentation of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jeff Serafin
This week, we're joined by Jeff Serafin! Jeff runs Serafin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu out of Gym 1801 in Evanston, Illinois, and has been training jiu-jitsu for almost 30 years. In this episode, Jeff talks about the fragmentation of the jiu-jitsu community, and what coaches and students can do to bring it back together. Topics include: gi versus no-gi tribalism, ecological versus traditional training, gatekeeping, and cross-training. Train at Serafin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (inside Gym 1801) in Evanston, IL: https://serafinjiujitsu.com Follow Jeff on Instagram: https://instagram.com/serafinbjj Follow Gym 1801 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gym.1801 Resources discussed in this episode: Mini Ep. 120: Ecological Dynamics, by Steve Kwan: https://bjj.plus/mini120 Mental models discussed in this episode: Ecological Dynamics https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics Constraints-Led Approach https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach Keep Your Identity Small https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-your-identity-small Certainty Heuristic https://bjjmentalmodels.com/certainty-heuristic Beginner's Mind https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind Resulting Fallacy https://bjjmentalmodels.com/resulting Silver Bullet Fallacy https://bjjmentalmodels.com/silver-bullet-fallacy Survivorship Bias https://bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias Rapoport's Rules https://bjjmentalmodels.com/rapoports-rules Curse of Knowledge https://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge Intention https://bjjmentalmodels.com/intention ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
October 1 · 5 min
Mini Ep. 126: Visualization
In this mini-episode, we explain visualization: the science behind it, its limitations, the difference between general and technique visualization, and how it applies to jiu-jitsu. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#410
September 28 · 1 hr
Ep. 410: Instructing Versus Coaching, feat. Hillary VanOrnum
This week, we're joined by Hillary VanOrnum! Hillary is a third-degree black belt who runs Unicorn Jiu Jitsu in Portland, Oregon with her husband, and she just won her first Masters World Championship at black belt. In this episode, Hillary explains the difference between instructing and coaching, and how she uses questions to help students work out answers for themselves. Topics include: relating jiu-jitsu to sports students already know, building on each student's favorite techniques, letting go of control as a gym owner, turning Instagram clips into homework, and coaching students who only train twice a week. Train at Unicorn Jiu Jitsu in Portland, OR: https://unicornjiujitsu.com Get private lessons, online coaching, or coach mentorship with Hillary: https://unicornjiujitsu.com/page/PrivateLessons Follow Hillary on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unicorn_jiujitsu Follow Unicorn Jiu Jitsu on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unicornjiujitsupdx Follow the Gathering of the Unicorns women's camp on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gathering_of_the_unicorns Mental models discussed in this episode: Transfer of Learning https://bjjmentalmodels.com/transfer-of-learning Tokui Waza https://bjjmentalmodels.com/tokui-waza Growth from Discomfort https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort Constraints-Led Approach https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach Feedback Loop https://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop Effortful Retrieval https://bjjmentalmodels.com/effortful-retrieval Psychological Safety https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
September 24 · 7 min
Mini Ep. 125: Perception-Action Coupling
In this mini-episode, we explain perception-action coupling: a sports science concept explaining how practice should give athletes the same cues they'd face in a real match. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#409
September 21 · 1 hr 1 min
Ep. 409: Super Mario Theory, feat. Nelson Puentes
This week, we're joined by Nelson Puentes! Nelson co-founded Inverted Gear and runs Inverted Gear Academy in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In this episode, Nelson explains his Super Mario theory of jiu-jitsu: a good game teaches you how to play it by raising the difficulty one step at a time, and a good jiu-jitsu class works the same way. Topics include: game design, resource management, coaching without instructions, defensive jiu-jitsu, and intrinsic motivation. Buy Inverted Gear apparel: https://invertedgear.com Train at Inverted Gear Academy in Allentown, PA: https://invertedgearacademy.com Follow Nelson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/invertedgearnelson Mental models discussed in this episode: Zone of Proximal Development https://bjjmentalmodels.com/zone-of-proximal-development Investing in Loss https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss Constraints-Led Approach https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach Self-Organization https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization Gamification https://bjjmentalmodels.com/gamification Ecological Dynamics https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics Return on Investment https://bjjmentalmodels.com/return-on-investment Win Conditions https://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions Defense Paradox https://bjjmentalmodels.com/defense-paradox Keep It Playful https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful Perception-Action Coupling https://bjjmentalmodels.com/perception-action-coupling Continuum of Motivation https://bjjmentalmodels.com/continuum-of-motivation Process Over Outcomes https://bjjmentalmodels.com/process-over-outcomes ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
September 17 · 5 min
Mini Ep. 124: Deliberate Practice
In this mini-episode, we explain deliberate practice: a training method intended to improve performance by addressing your weaknesses and breaking through plateaus. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#408
September 14 · 1 hr 7 min
Ep. 408: Intention-Led Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rob Cole
This week, we're joined by Rob Cole! Rob has been training martial arts for over 35 years, 25 of them focused on grappling, and he coaches at Ascension Athletics in Connecticut, where he runs his practice through the ecological dynamics framework. In this episode, Rob explains the intention-led approach, where you give students a goal to work toward instead of specific things to focus on. Topics include: a plain-language primer on ecological dynamics, intention versus attention, win conditions as a driver of behavior, grip fighting as a warm-up, teaching leglocks without fear. Follow Rob on Instagram: https://instagram.com/liquid_rob Train with Rob at Ascension Athletics: https://ascensionathleticsct.com Resources discussed in this episode: The Constraints-Led Approach, by Ian Renshaw, Keith Davids, Daniel Newcombe and Will Roberts: https://routledge.com/9781138104075 Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching, by Steve M. Smith: https://routledge.com/9781032869223 Ep. 144: The Constraints-Led Approach, feat. Dr. Rob Gray: https://bjj.plus/144 Ep. 330: The Student's Guide to Eco, feat. Noah Shaffner & Greg Souders: https://bjj.plus/330 Mental models discussed in this episode: Ecological Dynamics https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics Intention https://bjjmentalmodels.com/intention Ecological Psychology https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-psychology Self-Organization https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization Constraints-Led Approach https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach Perception-Action Coupling https://bjjmentalmodels.com/perception-action-coupling Win Conditions https://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions Deliberate Practice https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice Growth from Discomfort https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort Psychological Safety https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety Consistency https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
September 10 · 6 min
Mini Ep. 123: Differential Learning
In this mini-episode, we explain differential learning: a training approach used in sports proposing that motor skills are learned by varying how the movement is executed rather than trying to get it identical every time. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#407
September 7 · 1 hr 9 min
Ep. 407: Day Zero Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jesse Walker & Shelby York
This week, we're joined by Jesse Walker and Shelby York! Jesse and Shelby own Rough Hands BJJ in Louisville, Kentucky, a gym of about 200 students with an unusually high number of women and older grapplers (the average student is around 43). In this episode, they walk a complete beginner through what happens before your first jiu-jitsu class. Topics include: vetting a gym, what to bring, why you should tap early, panic and intensity, injury risk. Learn more at Rough Hands BJJ: https://roughhandsbjj.com Follow Jesse and Shelby at Rough Hands BJJ on Instagram: https://instagram.com/roughhandsbjj Resources discussed in this episode: Yoga for BJJ, by Sebastian Brosche: https://yogaforbjj.net Women's Grappling Network on Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/341922519178021 Mental models discussed in this episode: Keep It Playful https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful Psychological Safety https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety Acute Stress Response https://bjjmentalmodels.com/acute-stress-response Prioritize Longevity https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity Survival Mode https://bjjmentalmodels.com/survival-mode Compatible Intent https://bjjmentalmodels.com/compatible-intent Respect Your Opponent https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-your-opponent Investing in Loss https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss Beginner's Mind https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind Motivation https://bjjmentalmodels.com/continuum-of-motivation Prevention Over Cure https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure Paradox of Tolerance https://bjjmentalmodels.com/paradox-of-tolerance ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
September 3 · 8 min
Mini Ep. 122: Gamification
In this mini-episode, we explain gamification: the practice of adding game-like elements to something in order to motivate a certain type of behavior. It's a concept from software design with elements of applied psychology and is used for everything from marketing to products to (of course) jiu-jitsu. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#406
August 31 · 1 hr 9 min
Ep. 406: The Problem of Leadership, feat. Barbara Ruiken & Giles Garcia
This week, we're joined by Barbara Ruiken and Giles Garcia! Barbara is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and the new head coach at Bergen Grappling in Norway, and she wrote her political science master's thesis on power and politics in jiu-jitsu organizations. Giles is the head coach and owner of Ronin Grappling in Rutherglen, just outside Glasgow, and a returning guest on the show. In this episode, Barbara and Giles explain why every gym has politics, whether the coach wants them or not. Topics include: informal power, accountability structures, setting your gym's culture on purpose, the jiu-jitsu cycle of abuse, and leadership burnout. Read Barbara's master's thesis, Power and Politics in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Teams: https://bit.ly/4iIUYH0 Follow Barbara on Instagram: https://instagram.com/superbabs_bjj Train with Barbara at Bergen Grappling: https://www.bergengrappling.com Train with Giles at Ronin Grappling: https://roningrappling.com Giles's jiu-jitsu portal, BJJ Codex: https://www.bjjcodex.com Mental models discussed in this episode: Psychological Safety https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety Respect People, Not Positions https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions Emotional Contagion https://bjjmentalmodels.com/emotional-contagion Paradox of Tolerance https://bjjmentalmodels.com/paradox-of-tolerance Extreme Ownership https://bjjmentalmodels.com/extreme-ownership ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
August 27 · 6 min
Mini Ep. 121: Constraints-Led Approach
In this mini-episode, we explain constraints-led approach (CLA) in simple terms, and how it impacts your jiu-jitsu training. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels
#405
August 24 · 52 min
Ep. 405: Solving Procrastination, feat. Itamar Shatz
This week, we're joined by Itamar Shatz! Itamar is a jiu-jitsu black belt and a Cambridge University researcher whose new book, Solving Procrastination, is published by Penguin Random House. In this episode, Itamar explains why we procrastinate, and walks through the strategies research shows will help. Topics include: the self-control fallacy, hard conversations with your coach, if-then rules for unsafe rolls, perfectionism, and burnout. Get Solving Procrastination: https://solvingprocrastination.com/book Mental models discussed in this episode: Second-Order Thinking https://bjjmentalmodels.com/second-order-thinking Silver Bullet Fallacy https://bjjmentalmodels.com/silver-bullet-fallacy Curse of Knowledge https://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge Cognitive Behavioral Therapy https://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-behavioral-therapy Acute Stress Response https://bjjmentalmodels.com/acute-stress-response Precommitments https://bjjmentalmodels.com/precommitments Escalation of Commitment https://bjjmentalmodels.com/escalation-of-commitment Analysis Paralysis https://bjjmentalmodels.com/analysis-paralysis Building Your Triggers https://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers Growth from Discomfort https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort Incremental Learning https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning Consistency https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency Stress and Recovery https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery Prioritize Longevity https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com
August 20 · 11 min
Mini Ep. 120: Ecological Dynamics
In this mini-episode, we explain ecological dynamics in simple terms, why it's misunderstood, and how it impacts your jiu-jitsu training. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of jiu-jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels

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