
Ep. 390: Making Jiu-Jitsu Accessible, feat. Ryan Rich & Max Corteggiano
About this episode
This week, we're joined by returning champion Ryan Rich and first-timer Max Corteggiano! Ryan is a third-degree black belt who owns Granite Bay Jiu-Jitsu in California and was one of the early adopters of the constraints-led approach, and Max is a first-degree black belt from France who runs BJJ Flowcharts. In this episode, Ryan and Max break down what they've learned from building BJJ Games together, a project focused on making CLA simple and accessible for coaches and students. Topics include: simplifying the constraints-led approach, the blended ABC and eco method, designing games around invariants, attention spans in coaching, and ditching the warmup.
Check out BJJ Games:
https://bjjgames.com
Check out BJJ Flowcharts:
https://bjjflowcharts.com
Train with Ryan at Granite Bay Jiu-Jitsu in Granite Bay, CA:
https://granitebayjiujitsu.com
Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Constraints-Led Approach
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach - Concepts Over Techniques
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques - Win Conditions
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions - Ecological Dynamics
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics - Cognitive Load
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load - Invariants
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/invariants - Effortful Retrieval
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/effortful-retrieval
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