BJJ Mental Models

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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. 254: Impostor Syndrome, feat. Drew "Darce_Knight" Foster

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Ep. 253: Finding Your Why, feat. Joe Hannan

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Oct 9, 202358:19pending

Ep. 252: Ecological Drilling for Snobs, feat. Matt Kwan

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Ep. 251: The Ladder System for Guard Passing, feat. Kristian Woodmansee

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Ep. 250: Work-Life Balance, feat. Riley Stearns

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Ep. 249: Creating Luck, feat. Wesley "LambySeries" Seek

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Ep. 248: The Closed Loop Strategy, feat. Shawn Williams

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Sep 4, 202355:43pending

Ep. 247: The Importance of Wrestling, feat. Anthony Birchak

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Aug 28, 20231:03:41pending

Ep. 246: Keep it Playful, feat. Alexander Darwin

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Ep. 245: Overcoming Obstacles, feat. Shama Ko

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Aug 14, 202358:23pending

Ep. 244: Lean Learning, feat. Shanti Abelha

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Aug 7, 202355:05pending

Ep. 243: Overcoming Trauma Through Jiu-Jitsu, feat. David Figueroa-Martinez

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Jul 31, 20231:03:06pending

Ep. 242: Position Series: The Lockdown, feat. Brandon Mccaghren

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Jul 24, 202357:29pending

Ep. 241: The Confident Mind, feat. Nate Zinsser

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Jul 17, 202354:14pending

Ep. 240: Position Series: Sideways Open Guard, feat. Priit Mihkelson

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Ep. 239: BJJ Careers for Regular People, feat. Greg Sirico

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Jul 3, 202359:56pending

Ep. 238: Performance Nutrition for Regular People, feat. Steph Gaudreau

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Jun 26, 20231:12:55pending

Ep. 237: Losing Yourself, feat. Mandy Schneider

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Jun 19, 202355:23pending

Ep. 236: Empathy, feat. Valerie Worthington

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Ep. 235: Bad Marriage Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Gant Grimes

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Ep. 234: Gripfighting From the Bottom, feat. Jon Thomas

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BONUS: Less Impressed More Instructionals Ep.1: Open Guard

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Ep. 233: Gripfighting From the Top, feat. Chris "The Villain" Paines

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Ep. 232: Mental Models for Featherweights, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth

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Ep. 231: Mental Models for Ultra-Heavyweights, feat. James "300" Foster

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Ep. 230: Old Bastard Injury Prevention, feat. Mike Mahaffey

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Ep. 229: The Abundance Mindset, feat. Emily Kwok

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Apr 24, 20231:30:09pending

Ep. 228: Inspiration, feat. Rafael Lovato Jr. & Dominyka Obelenyte

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Apr 17, 20231:35:43pending

Ep. 227: Designated Winners, feat. Josh McKinney

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Apr 10, 20231:07:01pending

Ep. 226: Postmodern Leglocks, feat. Rob Biernacki & Stephan Kesting

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Apr 3, 20231:02:10pending

Ep. 225: Selling Manliness, feat. Rob Biernacki

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Apr 1, 202316:15pending

Ep. 224: Waypoints and J-Points, feat. Matt Kwan

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Mar 27, 20231:00:58pending

Ep. 223: Maximizing Student Success, feat. Thomas Rozdzynski

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Mar 20, 20231:09:11pending

Ep. 222: Compression Locks, feat. Eli Knight

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Mar 13, 20231:00:08pending

Ep. 221: Getting Better Faster, feat. Jozef Chen

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Mar 6, 20231:00:54pending

SPECIAL: Gym Rats and Giving Back 2.0, feat. Andrew Wiltse

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Mar 4, 202356:43pending

Ep. 220: Note-Taking for Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rachel Ranschau

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Feb 27, 20231:04:20pending

Ep. 219: Think Like an Analyst, feat. Jake Luigi

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Feb 20, 202358:37pending

Ep. 218: Overcoming Competition Anxiety, feat. Amanda Bruse

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Feb 13, 202358:45pending

Ep. 217: World-Class From Anywhere, feat. Margot Ciccarelli

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Feb 6, 20231:00:35pending

Ep. 216: How Instructors Learn, feat. Taylor Biagi

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Jan 30, 202354:12pending

Ep. 215: Incentives & Triggers, feat. Jorgen Matsi

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Ep. 214: Mental Performance Coaching, feat. Justin Su'a

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Ep. 213: The Pitfalls of Perfectionism, feat. Lyzz "Daemonette" Mitrovic

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Jan 9, 20231:08:56pending

Ep. 212: Scrambles & Safety, feat. Jordan Preisinger

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Ep. 211: BJJ for LEOs, feat. Adam Haidary

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Ep. 210: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, feat. Dr. David Ley

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Ep. 209: Stress Management, feat. Sheena Osborne

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Ep. 208: Playing Within the Rules, feat. Robert Degle

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Ep. 207: The Kaboom Kids BJJ Framework, feat. Kabir Bath

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