
About this episode
This week we're joined by Josh McKinney! Josh is a coach at HeadnodHQ in Illinois and a black belt under Kyle Watson. In this episode, Josh talks about "designated winners," a collaborative training concept he popularized which has come up on BJJ Mental Models recently.
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https://anchor.fm/isuckatjiujitsushow
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https://headnodhq.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/thejoshmckinney/
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[email protected]
Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Jita Kyoei
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jita-kyoei/ - Keep it Playful
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful/ - Learning Modalities
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/learning-modalities/ - Incremental Learning
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/ - Curse of Knowledge
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge/ - Teach to Learn
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/teach-to-learn/ - You Are What You Train
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/you-are-what-you-train/ - Self-Competition
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/ - Mental Gatekeeping
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mental-gatekeeping/
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