I Suck At Jiu Jitsu Show
Josh McKinney
Jiu-Jitsu is hard. Join host Josh McKinney on his forever quest to "suck less at jiu-jitsu." Learn from high level black belts, in depth conversations, and off the wall rants by the host himself.
It is guaranteed that each episode will help you suck just a little less at jiu-jitsu, or your money back.
Josh McKinney is an accomplished adult black belt competitor with a "suck-less" mindset that can help anyone progress
It is guaranteed that each episode will help you suck just a little less at jiu-jitsu, or your money back.
Josh McKinney is an accomplished adult black belt competitor with a "suck-less" mindset that can help anyone progress
Episodes
Mentioned books
Mar 29, 2020 • 1h 21min
#26 Adam Marburger: Meeting Bruce Buffer(Kinda), Setting Goals, and What is HeadnodSquad
In today's episode the Headnod Squad reunites for the first time since the quarantine. This episode is one giant tangent. Listen to it.
Mar 27, 2020 • 41min
#25 Q&A: Washing gis, My GOAT Opinion, and Dumb stuff people say at tournaments
In today's Question and Answer Josh goes on 30 tangents and doesn't directly answer a single question asked.
Mar 25, 2020 • 15min
#24 This Pandemic is like Jiu-jitsu
In today's episode Josh gives a different perspective on how to look at situations out of our control whether they be on or off the mats.
Mar 18, 2020 • 1h 3min
#23 Jeff Shulze: Progressing while you can't train through imagery training
In today's episode Josh interviews fellow black belt and doctoral candidate Jeff Shulze.
Imagery acronym: PETTLEP – physical, environmental, task, timing, learning, emotion, perspective
Books: Kabat-Zinn, J., & Hanh, T. N. (2009). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. Delta. Mumford, G. (2015). The mindful athlete: Secrets to pure performance. Parallax Press.
Guided meditation: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations How to find a sport psychologist https://appliedsportpsych.org/certification/cmpc-directory/ https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/psychology/center-clinics/sports-psych.php
Mar 9, 2020 • 12min
#22: Don't Call it a Comeback
In today's special "I'm locked out of my house so I guess I'll record" episode. Josh talks about how to comeback from injury or layoff in jiu-jitsu.
Mar 4, 2020 • 1h 10min
#21 Nick Sanders: Receiving a purple heart, getting your significant other into jiu-jitsu, and dealing with competition anxiety
In today's episode Josh interviews 2nd degree black belt Nick Sanders. Nick talks about his unique journey that includes joining the army, becoming a US marshall, and then a physical therapist by day and Jiu-jitsu coach by night.
Mar 3, 2020 • 16min
Positional Paradox: This Thought Process will Increase Your Progress by 10x
In today's quick solocast, Josh talks about what he calls the "positional paradox." This is a Jiu-jitsu high-jack that you can use to increase your progression in Jiu-jitsu by 10.
Feb 26, 2020 • 1h 19min
#19 Claudia Do Val: Winning World Titles, Traveling, and Creepy Instagram Messages
Here Josh Interviews 3x world champion Claudia Do Val. She offers an incredibly unique perspective on bjj considering she has done over 200 seminars and gotten to train at more academies than most of us can imagine.
Feb 21, 2020 • 15min
#18: Enjoying Jiu-jitsu
In this episode Josh discusses the importance of enjoying jiu-jitsu no matter what spot you're in.
Feb 10, 2020 • 15min
#17: I Lost. This is How I'll Deal With It
In this episode Josh discusses how much losing in jiu-jitsu can suck but also how we can use a lose to suck less at jiu-jitsu.
