
BJJ Mental Models
Your guide to a conceptual and intelligent Jiu-Jitsu approach. BJJ black belt Steve Kwan and a slate of expert guests explain the concepts, strategies, and tactics behind the gentle art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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Episodes (515)
Ep. 64: Head Position
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Ep. 63: Cults, feat. Rob Biernacki - Part 2
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Ep. 62: Cults, feat. Rob Biernacki - Part 1
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Ep. 61: Creating Opportunities
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Ep. 60: Identifying Opportunities
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Ep. 59: Passivity
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Ep. 58: The Gracies
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Ep. 57: Direct vs. Proxy Control
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Ep. 56: Promotions
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Ep. 55: Passing Guard
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Ep. 54: The Modern Competitive Landscape, feat. Oliver Taza
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Ep. 53: Being Bad at Jiu-Jitsu
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Ep. 52: Uke's Responsibilities
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Ep. 51: Succeeding with Ethics, feat. Rob Biernacki
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Ep. 50: Alignment 2.0, feat. Rob Biernacki
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Ep. 49: Types of Guard
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Ep. 48: Stress and Recovery
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Ep. 47: Systems
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Ep. 46: Frugality
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Ep. 45: Committed Techniques
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Ep. 44: Rulesets
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Ep. 43: Sport vs. Self-Defense
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Ep. 42: Oliver Taza
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Ep. 41: Crushing Smaller People
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Ep. 40: Inversion
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Ep. 39: Inside Channel Control
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Ep. 38: Jiu-Jitsu as Therapy - Part 2
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Ep. 37: Jiu-Jitsu as Therapy - Part 1
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Ep. 36: De-escalation
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Ep. 35: Respect your Opponent
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Ep. 34: Funneling
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Ep. 33: Idea Communism vs Idea Capitalism
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Ep. 32: Body Tethering
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Ep. 31: Predictable Responses
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Ep. 30: Double Trouble
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Ep. 29: Elbow-Knee Connection
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Ep. 28: Kuzushi
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Ep. 27: Instructor Series: The Dark Side of Jiu-Jitsu
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Ep. 26: Instructor Series: Business Relationships & Networking
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Ep. 25: Instructor Series: Maintaining and Growing your Gym
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Ep. 24: Instructor Series: Opening a Gym
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Ep. 23: Instructor Series: Coaching
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Ep. 22: Size Discrepancies
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Ep. 21: Surviving Bad Positions
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Ep. 20: Longevity
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Ep. 19: Injuries & Setbacks
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Ep. 18: Guard Series: Retention Phase
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Ep. 17: Guard Series: Maintenance Phase
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Ep. 16: Guard Series: Engagement Phase
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