BJJ Mental Models

Ep. 113: Jiu-Jitsu for Total Beginners, feat. Jeff Shaw

Feb 22, 2021

01:06:28

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

Jiu-Jitsu for the Total Beginner

1min

How to Start Jiu-Jitsu for the First Time

5min

The Importance of Controlling Your Breath in Jujitsu

2min

How to Be a Successful Instructor at Bellingham BJJ

6min

How to Find a Gym That Works for You

4min

The Blind Spot for Jujitsu Instructors

2min

The Importance of Learning About Your Instructor

4min

The Importance of Explaining Why You're Doing This

5min

10.

How to Do an Omoplata

4min

11.

The Importance of Concepts in Jujitsu

2min

12.

The Importance of Learning the Basics

3min

13.

The Importance of Jujitsu in Business

5min

14.

The Importance of Vernacular in Teaching New People

2min

15.

How to Be a Better Jujitsu Instructor

2min

16.

The White Belt Who Walks Into a Jiu-Jitsu School

5min

17.

The Importance of Rolling First

2min

18.

How to Control Yourself When You're in Panic Mode

5min

19.

The Power of Self Defense in Jujitsu

2min

20.

How to Be a Successful Jujitsu Instructor

3min

This is it: the ultimate onboarding package for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Jeff Shaw, co-owner of Bellingham BJJ and host of Dirty White Belt Radio, joins us to tell absolute beginners what they need to know about Jiu-Jitsu. If you're looking to start BJJ, or you're introducing someone to BJJ, play this episode.

Topics discussed in this episode:

How to introduce the brand new student to Jiu-Jitsu
What to look for in a gym/instructor
How to identify red flags with a gym/instructor
How to onboard new students
Critical concepts for beginners
Techniques vs. concepts
How BJJ is different from other martial arts
How John Danaher pronounces "rodeo"
How to talk about butts. Buttocks? Bum? Ass? Hindquarters?
How to avoid alienating students
The most effective pro wrestling finishers in BJJ
BJJ etiquette: dos and don'ts

Mental models discussed in this episode:

Principles Over Techniques
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/principles-over-techniques/
Controlled Breathing
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlled-breathing/
Form to Leave Form
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/form-to-leave-form/
Theory of Alignment
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/alignment/
Making Smaller Circles
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/making-smaller-circles/
Prevention Over Cure
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure/
Marginal Gains
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/marginal-gains/
Train With Purpose
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/

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