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)
Mini Ep. 9: Clamps
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Ep. 291: Difficult Coaching Conversations, feat. Ben Van Doren
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Mini Ep. 8: Wedges
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Ep. 290: Gym Culture and Dogma, feat. Jeff Serafin
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Mini Ep. 7: Levers
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Ep. 289: Competition Camps, feat. Lyzz "Daemonette" Mitrovic
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Mini Ep. 6: Frames
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Ep. 288: Open Guard Leg Entanglements, feat. Chris Wojcik
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Mini Ep. 5: The Alignment Scorecard
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Ep. 287: Automatic Grappling, feat. Cal McDonald
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Mini Ep. 4: Alignment
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Ep. 286: Submission Series: Ankle Locks, feat. Lucas Wilhan
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Mini Ep. 3: Structure
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Ep. 285: Pulling the Trigger, feat. Dr. Jooyoung Lee
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Mini Ep. 2: Posture
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Ep. 284: Stop Being Nice, feat. Beatrice Jin
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Mini Ep. 1: Base
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Ep. 283: The Art of the Gameplan, feat. Dominyka Obelenyte
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BONUS: Get our BJJ Intro to Mechanics course free!
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Ep. 282: Champions Stay Present, feat. Josh McKinney
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Ep. 281: Safe Stacking, feat. Mike "Dr. Kickass" Piekarski
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Ep. 280: Simplifying the Art, feat. Giles Garcia
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Ep. 279: Passing Strategies, feat. Stuart Cooper
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BONUS: Grappling With Confidence, feat. Jozef Chen
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Ep. 278: Offensive BJJ, feat. Priit Mihkelson
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Ep. 277: The Jiu-Jitsu "Happy Pill," feat. Mike Jaramillo
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BONUS: Marcelo Garcia on The Highest Levels
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Ep. 276: Polarity Mapping, feat. Emily Kwok
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Ep. 275: Submission Series: The Roadhouse Choke, feat. Rob Biernacki
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Ep. 274: How Coaches Communicate, feat. David Porter
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Ep. 273: Position as Submission, feat. Sebastian Brosche
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Ep. 272: Common Jiu-Jitsu Mistakes, feat. Matt Kwan
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Ep. 271: High-Functioning Anxiety in BJJ, feat. Kristina Barlaan
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Ep. 270: The 3 Joint Rule, feat. Jeff Shaw
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Ep. 269: Position Series: The Honey Badger, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth
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Ep. 268: When to Optimize, feat. Edwin "Junny" Ocasio
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Ep. 267: Jiu-Jitsu Mythbusting, feat. Greg Souders
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Ep. 266: From Student to Teacher, feat. Alec Baulding
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Ep. 265: Mental Toughness, feat. Erin Herle
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Ep. 264: Teaching Submissions First, feat. Priit Mihkelson
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Ep. 263: The Knee Slice, feat. Heather Morgan
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Ep. 262: Gamification, feat. Rob Biernacki
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Ep. 261: Business, Balance, and BJJ, feat. Victor Hugo
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Ep. 260: Ecological Dynamics for Pragmatists, feat. Scott Sievewright
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Ep. 259: Training with Giants, feat. Dorothy Dao
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Ep. 258: Self-Organization, feat. Lachlan Giles
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Ep. 257: Mindset for Betas, feat. Rob Biernacki
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Ep. 256: Rolling Back Takes, feat. Stephan Kesting
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Ep. 255: Blending Judo/Wrestling/BJJ, feat. Chris Wojcik
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