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Beauty and the Gi: Gripping Conversations about Jiu-Jitsu and Life — 249 episodes
246: Finding the Mental Edge
245: Managing Competition Nerves
244: Hard Launch & Competition Prep
243: The End of Beauty and the Gi
242: Meeting Risser! - Roll Model's Actual Head Roll Model In Charge
241: Interview with Doctor Pressure
240: Creating Safe Spaces for Women
239: Blue Belt Blues and Beyond - Navigating the Plateaus of Jiu Jitsu
238: Have We Ruined Jiu Jitsu?
237: Interview with Danielle G in a Gi Guevara
236: What We Wish We Knew About IBJJF Before We Competed
235: How Side Control Changed My Life with Beatrice Jin
234: Costa Rica Camp Reflections and Beyond
233: We Don't Roll Like That
232: Are Your Expectations Ruining Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey?
231: Helping Jiu-Jitsu Gym Transplants Feel at Home
230: Your Jiu-Jitsu Year Unwrapped
229: Are You Part of the Rising Tide in Jiu-Jitsu?
228: 2025 Jiu-Jitsu Holiday Gift Guide: Gear, Wellness, and Fun Gifts They’ll Actually Use
227: Are You Scaring Off New Jiu-Jitsu Training Partners?
226: Progress v. Perfection and How to Manage Your Jiu-Jitsu Expectations
225: How Do You Take Your Jiu-Jitsu Seriously if You Don't Compete?
224: Safety or Submission?
223: Ask a Black Belt Listener Q & A
222: Do's and Don'ts of Including Women in Jiu Jitsu
221: Starting Jiu-Jitsu, Restarting Jiu-Jitsu, and Changing Gyms
220: What is a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt?
219: Attitude of Gratitude - Roll Model Indy Base Camp 2025 Recap
218: Megan Timler on the Pelvic Floor and Jiu-Jitsu
217: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tradition and Etiquette
216: Community Building in Jiu-Jitsu
215: How to Build a Women’s Jiu-Jitsu Program with Black Belt Alannah Reeves
214: How to Build a Commanding Presence On and Off the Mat with Rachel Casias
213: Getting Out of Your Own Way in Jiu-Jitsu
212: Celebrating Jiu Jitsu Wins: Finding Joy in Your Small Victories
211: Jiu-Jitsu Got You Feeling Down?
210: Ask Us Anything: From Jiu-Jitsu to Break Dance Battles
209 The Art of Coaching Without Coaching in Jiu-Jitsu
208: The BJJ Mindset That Wins On and Off the Mat
207: Fighting Friends in a Jiu-Jitsu Tournament - Can You Compete and Stay Friends?
206: Prioritizing Your Life to Manage Jiu Jitsu FOMO
205: Jiu Jitsu Belt Promotions: Imposter Syndrome, Unworthiness, and Expectations
204: Reflection, Resetting, and Rising: Your BJJ Roadmap for a Purposeful 2025
203: Grappling with Age and Injuries - Increasing Training Longevity in Jiu Jitsu
202: Finding and Creating Community in Jiu-Jitsu
201: Mastering the Jiu-Jitsu Mental Game: Is Your Ego Helping or Hurting Your Progress?
200: From White Belt to Black Belt: How Your Jiu-jitsu Why Evolves
199: Funny Things Jiu-Jitsu People Say
198: What's Possible in BJJ? Setting Realistic Expectations for Your Long Term Jiu Jitsu Progress
197: Disappointment to Determination
196: Developing Your Jiu Jitsu Mindset Pt 2
Cheers: When Coach AJ is your Hype Woman
That's My Gold Medal: A Jiu-Jitsu Affirmation
You've Got This: A Jiu-Jitsu Affirmation
195: Developing Your Jiu Jitsu Mindset
194: Teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: What New Instructors Need to Know
193: Takedowns to Takeaways: On and Off the Mat Lessons from Roll Model Grappling Camp 2024
192: Elevate Your Jiu-Jitsu Faster with Better Note Taking
191: Gameplans and Growth Lessons from Jiu-Jitsu Competition Training Camp
190: Finding Your Stand-Up Game in Jiu-Jitsu
189: Grace, Growth, and Getting Back on the Mat After an Absence
188: Brown Belt Jennifer Risser!
187: Taking Time to Look Back and Celebrate Milestones
186: Do You Feel Pressure to Bring Value When Rolling with a Higher Rank?
185: Rachel Casias on Jiu-Jitsu, Coaching, and Navigating Alzheimer's
184: Communication, Competition, and Your Jiu-Jitsu Community
183: Small Victories, Big Impact: Nurturing an Upward Spiral in Your Jiu Jitsu
182: The Rise of Women’s Jiu-Jitsu and Our Thoughts on the American Jiujiteira Documentary
181: When Life Throws You Off Your Jiu-Jitsu Game and Vice Versa
180: BJJ Black Belt Sarah Chamberlain
179: New Year Reset: Intention, a Shift in Perspective, and Announcing the Theme for Roll Model Camp 2024
178: Rolling into 2024: Creating Your Yearly Game Plan for Life On and Off the Mat
177: What to do When You Think Your Jiu Jitsu is Garbage
176: Wrestling with the Decision to Compete and the Emotional Rollercoaster of a Jiu Jitsu Competition
175: What Do You Do When You Want to Quit Jiu Jitsu?
174: Always Getting Paired with the New Girl in Jiu Jitsu Class - Frustration or Opportunity?
173: What do you look for in a Jiu-Jitsu Coach and Gym Culture
172: Navigating Unsolicited Opinions: When Your Loved Ones Don't Support Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey
171: Should You Attend Jiu Jitsu Open Mats: The Benefits of Cross-Training
170: If You Want to Get Better at Jiu-Jitsu, You’ve Got to be Coachable
169: Maintaining a Beginner’s Mindset: Why You Need it from White Belt All the Way Through Black Belt
168: Grappling with Drama at the Gym
167: Jiu-Jitsu, Shenanigans, a Dance Party, New Friends, and Abby’s Trail Mix - Highlights and Favorites from Roll Model Camp 2023
166: The Jiu Jitsu Coach - Student Relationship: What Does Your Coach Owe You as the Student?
165: The Jiu-Jitsu Coach - Student Relationship: What Do You Owe Your Coach?
164: Quiet Confidence - The Introverts Guide to Jiu Jitsu Camp and other Social Situations
163: Emily Kwok
162: What to do When Your Training Partner Breaks Your Trust and More Listener Questions
161: What You Need to Know about the IBJJF Podium and Lessons in Sportsmanship
160: Going from Fear to Fun with Jiu-Jitsu On and Off the Mat
159: IBJJF Tournaments 101: The Rules,Regulations, and Expectations - What You Need to Know
158: Building Confidence in Your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
157: Jiu-Jitsu, Food, Surfing, and Community: Adventures from the BJJ Hero Retreat in Costa Rica
156: The Controversy over Demi Lovato's Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt Promotion
155: BJJ Black Belt Nattie Boss on Success, Acceptance, and Growth
154: Showing Up When You Don't Feel Like It
153: Is Your Identity Wrapped up in Jiu Jitsu or Any Other One Thing?
152: First Year as a BJJ Blue Belt
151: Have You Heard This Terrible Jiu Jitsu Advice?
150: Spilling the Tea
149: Leg Locks and Stocking Stuffers
148: Getting Intentional with your BJJ Rounds and Drilling and Drilling
147: Things We No Longer Do
146: Do You Know Jiu Jitsu Well Enough to Teach It?
145: Back to Drilling Jiu Jitsu Basics and Competing at Black Belt for the First Time
144: Five Things You Can Do to Make Your Jiu Jitsu Better Today
143: Preparing for IBJJF Masters Worlds
142: AJ's Road to Black Belt
141: How to Start Putting What You've Learned Into Your Game and Roll Model Camp Recap v2
140: How to Get the Most Out of Jiu Jitsu Camps and Seminars
139: Breaking Up with Your Jiu Jitsu Gym
138: Resetting Your Jiu-Jitsu Expectations
137: Changes for Coach AJ and Starting Roll Model Grappling Academy
136: BJJ Black Belt Dominyka Obelenyte
135: BJJ Black Belt Claire North
134: Keeping Your Mess Off the Mat
133: Jiu Jitsu White Belt Mistakes (That You Might Still be Making)
132: Competing at Blue Belt for the First Time and Jiu Jitsu Camp in Costa Rica
131: What's Up in February
130: Atomic Habits and Jiu Jitsu
129: Diving Deeper into Realistic Jiu Jitsu Goal Setting
128: 2022 Jiu Jitsu Game Plans and Goals
127: Emotions and Promotions in Jiu Jitsu - Jen Gets Her Blue Belt
126: Holiday Gift Guide 2021 and AJ on Surgery Recovery
125: Systems Checks, Jiu Jitsu Notebooks, and Podcast Confessions
124: Jiu Jitsu Q and A with Listeners from Instagram
123: What Makes a Good Kids Jiu-Jitsu Coach and Jen's Big Birthday
122: What Makes a Good Coach?
121: 2021 Pans Recap and Thoughts on Participation Medals
120: Do You Have to Be a Good Person to Be a Black Belt
119: The Intersection of Jiu-Jitsu Personality and the Enneagram with Rachel Pritz
118: Exploring the Enneagram and Jiu-JItsu
117: Unwritten Rules of BJJ
116: JiuJitsu Promotions, Frustrations, and Rolling with Stronger White Belt Dudes
115: This One Time at Roll Model Camp
114: Competition and Guilt Questions from 2019 Roll Model Camp with Rachel Casias and Emily Kwok
113: Injury Prevention with Darion Murdock
112: BJJ Black Belt and Founder of Conscious Kitchen LLC Sarah Block
111: Sean Patrick Flanery
110: How to Be a Good Teammate
109: Creating Inclusive and Affirming Spaces with Torrie O’neil and Jessica Sunier
108: To Gi or Not to Gi
107: Black Belt Rachel Casias on Jiu-JItsu and life with Younger-Onset Alzheimers
106: BJJ Black Belt Elisabeth Clay on Developing a Complete Game and What to Expect from Her Session at Roll Model Camp 2021
105: Grace, Beauty, and Murder with Kristina Barlaan
104: When You Have a Bad Day on the Mat
103: 2021 Goals, Words, and Themes for Life on and Off the Mat
102: 2020 Wrap Up
101: Your Self Worth is NOT Determined by Your Performance - Revisited
100: Starting a Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Program
99: Pans 2020 Recap, Sticking with Your BJJ Gameplan, and Weight Training
98: Strength Training for Jiu-Jitsu and Ways to Create Affirming Cultures in Gyms with Jess Sunier
97: Natalie Boss on Breathwork and Taking a Wholistic Approach to Jiu-Jitsu Nutrition
96: 2020 Roll Model Q and A Panel
95: 2020 Roll Model Grappling Camp Recap
94: Comparison is the Thief of Jiu-Jitsu Joy - Revisited
93: Getting Back to the Mats After a Long Break
92: Do You Call it Pop or Soda?
91: Roll Model Camp 2020 Jiu-Jitsu Camp Update and Plans
90: Improving Your Jiu-Jitsu with Micro Drills
89: Resetting Your Jiu-Jitsu Habits
88: Mean Girls and Jiu-Jitsu
87: Are You Beating Yourself Up?
85: Getting Back to Jiu-Jitsu After the Shutdown
84: Jiu Jitsu First Times
83: Feel Your Feelings
82: Kristian Woodmansee
81: Finding Comfort in a Daily Routine
80: Life on the Virtual Mat and 2020 Roll Model Camp Update
79: How to Be the Light - Sunday Self Care
78: Jiu-Jitsu and Your Ego
77: Writing Morning Pages for High Performance
76: Reconnecting with Your Happy Place
75: Overcoming Challenges On and Off the Mat with James Clingerman
74: Meditation and Marshmallows
73: I Am Writing My Daily Affirmations
72: When it Feels Like Your Jiu-Jitsu Isn't Getting Any Better
71: Do the Dang Thing
70: Getting Your Nails Done - SSC
69: Creating Your BJJ Game Plan
68: A Mantra for the Week
67: A Cautionary Tale about Making Excuses
66: Your Self-Worth is NOT Determined by Your Performance
65: Course Correcting Your Goals - Sunday Self Care
64: Getting Back to the Mat After a Long Break
63: Gillian Davis, BJJ Black Belt, Ph.D., Mom, and Women's Grappling Network Moderator
63: Treat Yourself to Roll Model Camp - Sunday Self Care
62: Be Still - Sunday Self Care
61: Jiu-Jitsu Training, Family, Work, and Roll Model Camp 2020 with Rachel Casias
60: Setting Goals for 2020 On and Off the Mat
59: Smiling is My Favorite - Sunday Self Care
58: Have You Claimed Your Full Potential? - Sunday Self Care
57: BJJ Holiday Wish List
56: Time Will Expand - Sunday Self Care
55: The First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
54: Your Holiday Season Game Plan
53: Hannette Staack
52: Hitting the Reset Button - Sunday Self Care
51: Sun Salutations - Sunday Self Care
50: Jiu-Jitsu and Yoga with Brit Seybold
49: When You Can Turn Back Time - Sunday Self Care
48: Come Back to the Mat - Sunday Self Care
47: Don't Let Comparison Steal Your Jiu-Jitsu Joy
46: Face to Face - Sunday Self Care
45: Nikki Sullivan Returns to the Roll Model Grappling Camp in 2020
44: Throw Yourself a 5 Minute Dance Party - Sunday Self Care
43: Origin Jiu Jitsu Immersion Camp 2019
42: Stop and Smell the Roses - Sunday Self Care
41: Morning Routine - Sunday Self Care
40: Hillary VanOrnum from Unicorn Jiu-Jitsu
39: Celebrate the Small Victories - Sunday Self Care
38: Listen to Your Body - Sunday Self Care Series
37: Advice for New White Belts and When Should You Stop Doing Jiu-Jitsu
36: Self Care Someday - Sunday Self Care Series
35: Focus On One Thing - Sunday Self-Care Series
34: How Do You Balance Work, Life, Family, and Jiu-Jitsu Training?
33: When in Doubt, Shrimp Out - Sunday Self Care
32: Treat Yourself - Sunday Self-Care Series
31: Questions about Tapping, Fear, and Adrenaline Dumps
30: Shake it Off and Step Up - Sunday Self Care Series
29: BJJ Competition and Guilt
28: Grace - Sunday Self Care Series
27: BJJ Goals - 150 Roll Goal with Valarie Garcia
26: The First Agreement - Sunday Self Care Series
25: Drinking More Water - Sunday Self Care Series
24: Wearing Makeup During BJJ Training and Competition
23: The Game - Sunday Self Care Series
22: Gratitude Practice - Sunday Self Care Series
21: BJJ Training Partners with Phil and Jeff from BJJ Campaign Podcast
20: Owning Your Happiness - Sunday Self Care Series
19: Go Play Outside - Sunday Self Care Series
18: Avoiding the Funk
17: Journaling - Sunday Self Care Series
16: Tapping When Training and Competing in BJJ
15: Yoga - Sunday Self Care Series
14: Face Mask - Sunday Self Care Series
13: The One Where AJ’s Confidence Was Destroyed and She Almost Quit the BJJ Industry
12: Meal Prepping - Sunday Self Care Series
11: Roll Model Grappling Camp 2019 Recap
10: Sauna Time - Sunday Self Care Series
9: Epsom Salt Bath - Sunday Self Care Series
8: Extreme Grappling Open Recap
7: The Downward Spiral
6: Training, Travel, and Jiu-Jitsu
5: Women's Only Camp and Classes
4: Why Compete in a BJJ Tournament and What to Expect
3: The Self Defense Aspect of BJJ
2: Getting Started is the Hardest Part
1: Welcome to Beauty and the Gi