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. 341: Jiu-Jitsu Is a Team Sport, feat. Francesco Fonte
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Mini Ep. 57: The Map Is Not the Territory
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Ep. 340: Awkward Turtles, feat. Sonia Sillan
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Mini Ep. 56: Controlled Breathing
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Ep. 339: Developing Youth Programs, feat. Brennan Strimple
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Mini Ep. 55: Staying Loose
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Ep. 338: Gaze Tracking, feat. Timothy Lee Peterson
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Mini Ep. 54: Controlling the Distance
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Ep. 337: Gatekeepers Ruin Everything, feat. Charles Harriott
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Mini Ep. 53: Kuzushi
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Ep. 336: Growing Your Academy, feat. Hillary Witt & Nelson Puentes
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Mini Ep. 52: Shifting Platforms
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Ep. 335: The PLAY Framework, feat. Erin Herle
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Mini Ep. 51: Technique Chaining
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Ep. 334: Project-Based Gameplanning, feat. Josh Vogel & Dr. Mike Israetel
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Mini Ep. 50: Phases of Passing
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Ep. 333: Coaching for All Levels, feat. Nick Volpe
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Mini Ep. 49: Phases of Guard
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Ep. 332: Half Guard Passing, feat. Mo Black
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Mini Ep. 48: Kaizen
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Ep. 331: The Problem With Lapel Guard, feat. Stephan Kesting
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Ep. 330: The Student's Guide to Eco, feat. Noah Shaffner & Greg Souders
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Mini Ep. 47: Investing in Loss
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Ep. 329: Rolling From Home, feat. Paul Kindzia
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Mini Ep. 46: Beginner's Mind
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Ep. 328: Training Intensity, feat. Dr. Mike Israetel
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Mini Ep. 45: Spaced Repetition
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Ep. 327: Perseverance, feat. Stephan Kesting
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Mini Ep. 44: Effortful Retrieval
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Ep. 326: Dropping In, feat. Rob Biernacki
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Mini Ep. 43: Interleaving
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Ep. 325: Economy of Motion, feat. Mike Mahaffey
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Mini Ep. 42: Body Tethering
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Ep. 324: Breaking Social Contracts, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth
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Mini Ep. 41: Redundancies
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Ep. 323: Collaborative Camps, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth & Jesse Walker
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Mini Ep. 40: Placeholders
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Ep. 322: Technique Zero, feat. Marc Ste-Marie
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Mini Ep. 39: Surface Area
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Ep. 321: Submission Series: The Woj Lock, feat. Chris Wojcik
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Mini Ep. 38: Ratchet Control
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Ep. 320: The Language of Injury, feat. Scott Fritzinger
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Mini Ep. 37: Rotational Control
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Ep. 319: 4 Pillars of Successful Gyms, feat. Eliot Marshall
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Mini Ep. 36: Waypoints
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Ep. 318: Still Not Nice, feat. Beatrice Jin
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Mini Ep. 35: Tokui Waza
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Ep. 317: Takedown Safety, feat. Max Schneider
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Mini Ep. 34: Zone of Genius
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Ep. 316: Content Overload, feat. Jake Luigi
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