BJJ Mental Models

Ep. 140: Defensive BJJ, feat. Priit Mihkelson

Aug 23, 2021

01:17:41

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Psych Control - Nino Shambris Game

05:49

Psychontrol Escapes Are Hard

02:27

Turning Away From With a Hawking Opponent Is Not Better Than Facing Them

03:27

Introduction

2min

A Few Questions About Your Defensive Jiu-Jitsu Framework

4min

The Running Man and Baby Rich

3min

How Do I Teach Zitsu Positions?

2min

Jujitsu - Is There a Way to Keep Your Legs Dangling?

2min

Jujitsu - Is Crunch or Twist the Same?

5min

Hawking 2.0

1min

The History of Hawking in Jiu Jitsu

5min

Turning Away From With a Hawking Opponent Is Not Better Than Facing Them

3min

10.

Psychontrol Escapes Are Hard

2min

11.

You Are What You Train Jujitsu

5min

12.

Rob Bernanke's Fundamentals of Hawking

4min

13.

Alignment Theory

4min

14.

Is Rob Hawking's System Controversial?

1min

15.

What's the Difference Between Side Control and Hawking?

5min

16.

Do You Know What Jeff Does?

4min

17.

Is There a Growth Mindset or a Fixed Mindset?

4min

18.

How Does Hawking Deposition Work in Jujitsu?

5min

19.

Psych Control - Nino Shambris Game

6min

20.

Jujitsu

3min

21.

The Fancy BJJ Website

3min

22.

BJJ Mental Models

2min

Priit Mihkelson is back! This week, Priit explains his framework for Jiu-Jitsu, and how his defensive strategies integrate with more mainstream strategies.

Topics discussed:

Introduction to Priit's Defensive BJJ
Crunches vs. twists
How Priit's system was developed
Defensive BJJ vs. Biernacki's theory of alignment
What problem Defensive BJJ solves

Quick introduction to the Defensive BJJ system:
https://youtu.be/vHDqBGNTnfY

Defensive BJJ:
https://www.defensivebjj.com/

Mental models discussed in this episode:

Limb Coiling
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/limb-coiling/
Prevention Over Cure
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure/
Train With Purpose
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/
Theory of Alignment
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/
Concepts Over Techniques
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques/
First Principles
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/first-principles/
Technique Chaining
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-chaining/

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