BJJ Mental Models

This week, we're joined again by Rob Biernacki from Island Top Team and BJJConcepts.net.  Rob discusses how the initial conditions of a match can be chaotic or linear, and how this difference impacts the outcome of the match.Mental models discussed in this episode:Opening Salvoshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/opening-salvos/Kuzushihttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/kuzushi/Grips Dictate Positionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position/Predictable Responseshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/Probabilistic Thinkinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/probabilistic-thinking/Waypointshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/waypoints/Loss Aversionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/loss-aversion/Train With Purposehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/Cognitive Loadhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/Pattern Interruptshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/pattern-interrupts/Do What Workshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/Building Your Triggershttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week, we're joined by Karel "The Silver Fox" Pravec!  Karel shares his strategies for sparring with younger opponents, and the importance of thinking long-term.Mental models discussed in this episode:Habits Over Resultshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/Incremental Learninghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/Dictate the Pacehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/dictate-the-pace/Predictable Responseshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/Technique Chaininghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-chaining/Dominant Angleshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/dominant-angles/Economy of Motionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/economy-of-motion/Myopiahttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/myopia/Path of Least Resistancehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/path-of-least-resistance/Prioritize Longevityhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/Plus, Minus, Equalshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/plus-minus-equals/Defense Paradoxhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/defense-paradox/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week we're joined by Chris and Melissa Haueter!  The Haueters are Jiu-Jitsu legends, with Chris being one of the first non-Brazilians to obtain a BJJ black belt.  Chris and Melissa share their experiences with getting older and aging gracefully in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.Learn from Chris and Melissa Haueter online at Combat Base Club:https://combatbase.com/Mental models discussed in this episode:Self-Competitionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/Short-term/Long-term Paradoxhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/short-term-long-term-paradox/Plus, Minus, Equalshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/plus-minus-equals/Idea Communismhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/idea-communism/Prioritize Longevityhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/Stress and Recoveryhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery/Funnelinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/funneling/Shuharihttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/shuhari/Beginner’s Mindhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week, we're joined by British Open black belt champion and Two4 Martial Arts head coach Omied Khakshour!  Omied discusses "applying the 45," part of his conceptual framework for pressure passing.Check out Omied's guide here:Fundamentals of pressure – A guide to unlocking the guard and pinninghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1OX_gosH8uMD8AojDt2zAT31FWr3ofK-F/viewMental models discussed in this episode:Theory of Alignmenthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/Controlling the Distancehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlling-the-distance/Layers of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/layers-of-guard/Limb Coilinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/limb-coiling/Concepts Over Techniqueshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week, we're joined by Whitney Bragagnolo from the Sports Ethics Examiner.  Whitney is a PhD researcher in sport ethics, and a longtime practitioner of BJJ.  Whitney discusses how the absence of a true BJJ governing body leads to ethical issues, and explains how BJJ could solve these problems.Referenced in the episode:Earn a black belt in building a safer & ethical gymhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CS-fX7mIU0z/Shut Up & Train: A 2020 survey of sexual harassment and assault in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu communityhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13uam_vwd_0VJQ95Z64XREIK8wVoG7zIKFollow Whitney at the Sports Ethics Examiner on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thesportsethicsexaminer/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week we're joined by Doug Lemov, the bestselling author of Teach Like a Champion and The Coach's Guide to Teaching.  Doug shares how education best practices like effortful retrieval, interleaving, and perception-action coupling can be applied to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.Here's how you can check out Doug's work:The Coach's Guide to Teachinghttps://www.coachsguidetoteaching.com/Teach Like a Championhttps://teachlikeachampion.com/Mental models discussed in this episode:Feedback Loophttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop/Cognitive Loadhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/Incremental Learninghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/Effortful Retrievalhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/effortful-retrieval/Curse of Knowledgehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge/Interleavinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/interleaving/Spaced Repetitionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/spaced-repetition/Predictable Responseshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/Train With Purposehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/Perception-Action Couplinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/perception-action-coupling/Shuharihttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/shuhari/Teach to Learnhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/teach-to-learn/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week, we're joined by Dr. Rob Gray from the Perception & Action Podcast!  Dr. Gray explains how the constraints-led approach to coaching can turbo-charge the skill development of yourself and your team.  A great and insightful episode for both students and coaches.Check out Dr. Gray on the Perception & Action Podcast:https://perceptionaction.com/Mental models discussed in this episode:Train With Purposehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/Grips Dictate Positionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position/Making Smaller Circleshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/making-smaller-circles/Investing in Losshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/Predictable Responseshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week we're joined again by Drew Weatherhead!  Drew breaks down one of the most powerful but most underloved series of positions in Jiu-Jitsu: the crucifix.Check out The Crucifix Bible, by Drew Weatherhead, on BJJ Fanatics:https://bjjfanatics.com/products/the-crucifix-manual-by-drew-weatherheadMental models discussed in this episode:3 Joint Rulehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/3-joint-rule/Rotational Controlhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/rotational-control/Predictable Responseshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/Position Over Submissionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission/Microtransitionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/microtransitions/Surface Areahttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/surface-area/Win Conditionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

This week, Steve and Matt share their best practices for learning from BJJ instructionals.  There's more high-quality content than ever, so we tackle the problem of having too much good information to absorb.Mental models discussed in this episode:Idea Communismhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/idea-communism/Learning Modalitieshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/learning-modalities/Concepts Over Techniqueshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques/Incremental Learninghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/Effortful Retrievalhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/effortful-retrieval/Spaced Repetitionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/spaced-repetition/Cognitive Loadhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

In this special episode, Andrew Wiltse joins us to share his stance on the recent sexual abuse allegations in the BJJ community.Mentioned in this episode:Shut Up & Train: A 2020 survey of sexual harassment and assault in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu communityhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13uam_vwd_0VJQ95Z64XREIK8wVoG7zIKThe Call Is Coming From Inside The Gym, by Averi Clementshttps://www.jiujitsutimes.com/the-call-is-coming-from-inside-the-gym/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/