
About this episode
This week we're joined by Jorgen Matsi! Jorgen is an Estonian BJJ black belt with a background in sports psychology. In this episode, Jorgen explains how coaches and students can use incentive systems and triggers to direct skill development.
Book referenced in this episode:
Applying Educational Psychology in Coaching Athletes, by Jeffrey J. Huber
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Watch Jorgen teach on BJJ Globetrotters in Action:
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https://www.instagram.com/jorgenmatsi/
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https://twitter.com/jorgenmatsi
Jorgen's gym in Estonia, Spordiklubi Võimla:
https://voimla.ee/
Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Ecological Psychology
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-psychology/ - Constraints-Led Approach
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach/ - Investing in Loss
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/ - Inversion
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inversion/ - Train With Purpose
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/ - Goodhart's Law
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/goodharts-law/ - Feedback Loop
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop/ - Raise the Level in the Room
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/raise-the-level-in-the-room/ - Consistency
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency/ - Survivorship Bias
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias/
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