Rough Hands Culture Ep. 2: Training Approach, feat. Jesse Walker

In this episode, Jesse Walker shares his training approach to fostering gym culture at Rough Hands BJJ. Topics include: moving away from a win-lose mentality, setting realistic goals, breaking down techniques into manageable parts, embracing a playful learning approach, the cognitive challenges in BJJ, training partners of varying sizes and skill levels, the responsibility of seasoned practitioners to create a safe and inclusive environment, overcoming training plateaus, and ensuring a supportive training culture that benefits all participants, particularly newcomers.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Keep it Playful
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful/

• Resulting Fallacy
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/resulting/

• Habits Over Results
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/

• Survivorship Bias
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias/

• Self-Comparison
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/

• Cognitive Load
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/
  
  
  

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