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BJJ Mental Models — 547 episodes
Ep. 406: The Problem of Leadership, feat. Barbara Ruiken & Giles Garcia
Mini Ep. 121: Constraints-Led Approach
Ep. 405: Solving Procrastination, feat. Itamar Shatz
Mini Ep. 120: Ecological Dynamics
Ep. 404: Cross-Grip Passing, feat. Rosie Miller & Jeff Shaw
Mini Ep. 119: Trading Up
Ep. 403: Learning from Kids Class, feat. Brennan Strimple
Mini Ep. 118: Labeling
Ep. 402: Dichotomies of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Charles Harriott
Mini Ep. 117: Mnemonics
Ep. 401: Escaping Positions, feat. Rosie Miller
Mini Ep. 116: Mental Gatekeeping
Ep. 400: Always Timeless, feat. Rafael Lovato Jr.
Mini Ep. 115: Incremental Learning
Ep. 399: Breaking Through Plateaus, feat. Giles Garcia
Mini Ep. 114: Goodhart's Law
Ep. 398: Old Bastard Sweeps, feat. Mike Mahaffey
Mini Ep. 113: Availability Heuristic
Ep. 397: Risk Management in BJJ, feat. Jake Luigi
Mini Ep. 112: Coiling
Ep. 396: Relative Strength, feat. Will Weisser
Mini Ep. 111: Porcupine Strategy
Ep. 395: Take the Slack Out, feat. Jesse Walker
Mini Ep. 110: Mind the Gap
Ep. 394: Position Series: No-Gi Lasso, feat. Rob Biernacki
Mini Ep. 109: Overwhelming Force
Ep. 393: Submission Series: The Woj Lock 2.0, feat Chris Wojcik
Mini Ep. 108: Inertia
Ep. 392: The 90% That Matters, feat. Beatrice Jin
Mini Ep. 107: Emotional Contagion
Ep. 391: Am I Getting Better? feat. Josh McKinney
Mini Ep. 106: Cognitive Load
Ep. 390: Making Jiu-Jitsu Accessible, feat. Ryan Rich & Max Corteggiano
Mini Ep. 105: Double Trouble
Ep. 389: The Double Tap, feat. Drew Foster
Mini Ep. 104: Head Position
Ep. 388: Injury and the Stockdale Paradox, feat. Alex Sterner
Mini Ep. 103: Cracking the Whip
Ep. 387: Trips & Foot Sweeps, feat. Isa Friedlander & Chris Round
Mini Ep. 102: Constant and Variable Tension
Ep. 386: Don't Make Them Feel Stupid, feat. Heather Morgan
Mini Ep. 101: Open Knowledge
Ep. 385: Jiu-Jitsu "Third Places," feat. Justin Relph
Mini Ep. 100: The Golden Rule
Ep. 384: Secret Gracie History, feat. Jeff Shaw
Ep. 383: The Way of Excellence in BJJ, feat. Brad Stulberg
Mini Ep. 99: Elbow-Knee Connection
Ep. 382: Simple Beats Fancy, feat. Tum Energia
Mini Ep. 98: Shuhari
Ep. 381: What's My Game Again? feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth
Mini Ep. 97: Double Tap
Ep. 380: Women Grow Gyms, feat. Livia Giles
Mini Ep. 96: Direct and Proxy Control
Ep. 379: Position Series: The 90/90, feat. Rob Biernacki
Mini Ep. 95: Impostor Syndrome
Ep. 378: Repetition and Representation, feat. Cal Jones
Mini Ep. 94: Kinetic Chains
Ep. 377: Presence & Anticipation, feat. Margot Ciccarelli
BONUS: The Economics of Jiu-Jitsu Gyms in 2026, feat. David Bayarena
Mini Ep. 93: Plus, Minus, Equals
Ep. 376: New-School Fundamentals, feat. Lachlan Giles
Mini Ep. 92: Momentum
Ep. 375: Becoming a Kids Coach, feat. Andrew Green
Mini Ep. 91: Leading Edges
Ep. 374: How to Study BJJ, feat. Jake O'Driscoll
Mini Ep. 90: Force Vectors
Ep. 373: Finding Your Worth, feat. Erin Herle
Mini Ep. 89: Dilemmas
Ep. 372: Plug-and-Play Games, feat. Ryan Rich
Mini Ep. 88: Table Selection
Ep. 371: Building on a Curriculum, feat. Todd Richards
Mini Ep. 87: Opening Salvos
Ep. 370: The Gift Wrap, feat. Nick Volpe
Mini Ep. 86: Do What Works
Ep. 369: Real Talk About Humility, feat. Nick Salles
Mini Ep. 85: Certainty Heuristic
Ep. 368: Lazy Wrestling, feat. Thomas & Phillip Barreiro
Mini Ep. 84: Probabilistic Thinking
Ep. 367: The Weight of Expectations, feat. Jesse Phillips
Mini Ep. 83: Learning Modalities
BONUS: Marcelo Garcia vs Lachlan Giles Analysis, feat. Drew Foster
Ep. 366: The Gripfighting Scorecard, feat. Chris Round
Mini Ep. 82: Defend With Purpose
Ep. 365: Analog Versus Digital, feat. Chris Wojcik
Mini Ep. 81: Respect Your Opponent
Ep. 364: Staying Sane in an Insane Sport, Feat. Keith Krikorian
Mini Ep. 80: Race to the Bottom
Ep. 363: Jiu-Jitsu for Belonging, feat. Kenny Kim
Mini Ep. 79: Points of Control
Ep. 362: Submission Series: The Omoplata, feat. "Silver Fox" Karel Pravec
Mini Ep. 78: Last Mile Problem
Ep. 361: Submission Series: The Kimura, feat. Stephan Kesting
Mini Ep. 77: Types of Guard
Ep. 360: The Perfect Training Camp, feat. Josh McKinney
Mini Ep. 76: Knee Line
Ep. 359: Old Bastard Closed Guard, feat. Mike Mahaffey & Jesse Walker
Mini Ep. 75: Curse of Knowledge
Ep. 358: Please Tap, feat. Rob Biernacki
Mini Ep 74: Center of Gravity
Ep. 357: The Truth About Burnout, feat. Jeff Shaw
Mini Ep. 73: Tipping Points
Ep. 356: Safer Jiu-Jitsu Competitions, feat. Dr. Jen Case
Mini Ep. 72: Solid Frames
Ep. 355: Jiu-Jitsu Tape Study, feat. Corey Guitard
Mini Ep. 71: Priit's 45° Rule
Ep. 354: How Goals Evolve, feat. Thomas Rozdzynski
Mini Ep. 70: Hick's Law
Ep. 353: Jiu-Jitsu Fitness Myths, feat. Dr. Kristi Charish & Dr. Christle Guevarra
Mini Ep. 69: Consistency
BONUS: Updated Pedagogy, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 352: Arm Drag Concepts, feat. Niamh Bryn
Mini Ep. 68: Defensive Thinking
Ep. 351: Injury Prehab, feat. Dr. Mike Piekarski
Mini Ep. 67: Loss Aversion
Ep. 350: Front Headlocks, feat. Brianna Ste-Marie
Mini Ep. 66: Abundance Mindset
Ep. 349: Overcoming Obstacles, feat. Edwin "Junny" Ocasio
Mini Ep. 65: Process Over Outcomes
Ep. 348: The Timeline of Coaching, feat. Francesco Fonte
Mini Ep. 64: Resulting
Ep. 347: The ABCs of Mental Coaching, feat. Laurien Zurhake
Mini Ep. 63: Self-Competition
Ep. 346: Tryhard Hobbyists, feat. Rosie Miller
Mini Ep. 62: The Red Queen Effect
Ep. 345: Back After Layoffs, feat. Elisabeth Clay
Mini Ep. 61: Systematic Abandonment
Ep. 344: Ankle Lock Strategy, feat. Jake O'Driscoll
Mini Ep. 60: Flow
Ep. 343: Living Your Values, feat. Giles Garcia
Mini Ep. 59: Growth Mindset
Ep. 342: Developing Coaches, feat. Cody Maltais
Mini Ep. 58: The 80/20 Rule
Ep. 341: Jiu-Jitsu Is a Team Sport, feat. Francesco Fonte
Mini Ep. 57: The Map Is Not the Territory
Ep. 340: Awkward Turtles, feat. Sonia Sillan
Mini Ep. 56: Controlled Breathing
Ep. 339: Developing Youth Programs, feat. Brennan Strimple
Mini Ep. 55: Staying Loose
Ep. 338: Gaze Tracking, feat. Timothy Lee Peterson
Mini Ep. 54: Controlling the Distance
Ep. 337: Gatekeepers Ruin Everything, feat. Charles Harriott
Mini Ep. 53: Kuzushi
Ep. 336: Growing Your Academy, feat. Hillary Witt & Nelson Puentes
Mini Ep. 52: Shifting Platforms
Ep. 335: The PLAY Framework, feat. Erin Herle
Mini Ep. 51: Technique Chaining
Ep. 334: Project-Based Gameplanning, feat. Josh Vogel & Dr. Mike Israetel
Mini Ep. 50: Phases of Passing
Ep. 333: Coaching for All Levels, feat. Nick Volpe
Mini Ep. 49: Phases of Guard
Ep. 332: Half Guard Passing, feat. Mo Black
Mini Ep. 48: Kaizen
Ep. 331: The Problem With Lapel Guard, feat. Stephan Kesting
Ep. 330: The Student's Guide to Eco, feat. Noah Shaffner & Greg Souders
Mini Ep. 47: Investing in Loss
Ep. 329: Rolling From Home, feat. Paul Kindzia
Mini Ep. 46: Beginner's Mind
Ep. 328: Training Intensity, feat. Dr. Mike Israetel
Mini Ep. 45: Spaced Repetition
Ep. 327: Perseverance, feat. Stephan Kesting
Mini Ep. 44: Effortful Retrieval
Ep. 326: Dropping In, feat. Rob Biernacki
Mini Ep. 43: Interleaving
Ep. 325: Economy of Motion, feat. Mike Mahaffey
Mini Ep. 42: Body Tethering
Ep. 324: Breaking Social Contracts, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth
Mini Ep. 41: Redundancies
Ep. 323: Collaborative Camps, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth & Jesse Walker
Mini Ep. 40: Placeholders
Ep. 322: Technique Zero, feat. Marc Ste-Marie
Mini Ep. 39: Surface Area
Ep. 321: Submission Series: The Woj Lock, feat. Chris Wojcik
Mini Ep. 38: Ratchet Control
Ep. 320: The Language of Injury, feat. Scott Fritzinger
Mini Ep. 37: Rotational Control
Ep. 319: 4 Pillars of Successful Gyms, feat. Eliot Marshall
Mini Ep. 36: Waypoints
Ep. 318: Still Not Nice, feat. Beatrice Jin
Mini Ep. 35: Tokui Waza
Ep. 317: Takedown Safety, feat. Max Schneider
Mini Ep. 34: Zone of Genius
Ep. 316: Content Overload, feat. Jake Luigi
Mini Ep. 33: Layers of Strategy
Ep. 315: Defensive Angles, feat. Priit Mihkelson
Mini Ep. 32: Funneling
Ep. 314: Reluctant Leadership, feat. Ken Postnikoff
Mini Ep. 31: Asymmetric Warfare
Ep. 313: Second-Level Coaching, feat. Fiona Geisinger
Mini Ep. 30: Predictable Responses
Ep. 312: Fulcrums, feat. Kelsey Carter
Mini Ep. 29: Alignment Over Position
Ep. 311: Complexity and Intensity, feat. Chris Paines
Mini Ep. 28: Position Over Submission
Ep. 310: Integrating Theory and Practice, feat. Aldo Vergel de Dios
Mini Ep. 27: Inside vs. Outside Channel Control
Ep. 309: Submission Series: The Anaconda Choke, feat. Drew Foster
Mini Ep. 26: Crossing the Center
Ep. 308: From Good to Great, feat. Jake O'Driscoll
Mini Ep. 25: Hybrid Break Mechanics
Ep. 307: Agents & Representation, feat. Sara Rafferty
Mini Ep. 24: Slicer Mechanics
Ep. 306: Tactics for Jiu-Jitsu Anxiety, feat. Amanda Bruse
BONUS: My 7-Year-Old Explains Jiu-Jitsu to Your Dumb Ass. 🤣
Mini Ep. 23: Rotational Break Mechanics
Ep. 305: Common Coaching Language, feat. Rob Biernacki & Island Top Team
Mini Ep. 22: Linear Break Mechanics
BONUS: Why We Should Play the Sport, feat. Avery Lorenzato
Ep. 304: Beer League Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Trey Hucks
Mini Ep. 21: The 3 Joint Rule
Ep. 303: Building Wealth in BJJ, feat. David Bayarena
Mini Ep. 20: Hybrid Choke Mechanics
Ep. 302: Short-Form BJJ Content, feat. Tum Energia
Mini Ep. 19: Crank Mechanics
Ep. 301: Project-Based BJJ, feat. Josh Vogel
Mini Ep. 18: Compression Choke Mechanics
Ep. 300: Teachers Who Compete, feat. James "300" Foster
Mini Ep. 17: Air Choke Mechanics
Ep. 299: Student Assessment, feat. Adam Medlock
Mini Ep. 16: Blood Choke Mechanics
Ep. 298: Working Around Injury, feat. Mandy Schneider
Mini Ep. 15: Dominant Angles
Ep. 297: Leaving Your Gym, feat. David Figueroa-Martinez
Mini Ep. 14: Countergripping
Ep. 296: Adapting on the Fly, feat. Tom "TP" Grant
Mini Ep. 13: Grips Dictate Position
Ep. 295: Organizing Knowledge, feat. Sebastian Brosche
Mini Ep. 12: The Anatomic Hierarchy
Ep. 294: Unconventional Jiu-Jitsu Careers, feat. Kiaya Jackson
Mini Ep. 11: Posts
Ep. 293: The 3-Fold View of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Charles Harriott
Mini Ep. 10: Hooks
Ep. 292: The Paradox of Control, feat. Jesse Walker
Mini Ep. 9: Clamps
Ep. 291: Difficult Coaching Conversations, feat. Ben Van Doren
Mini Ep. 8: Wedges
Ep. 290: Gym Culture and Dogma, feat. Jeff Serafin
Mini Ep. 7: Levers
Ep. 289: Competition Camps, feat. Lyzz "Daemonette" Mitrovic
Mini Ep. 6: Frames
Ep. 288: Open Guard Leg Entanglements, feat. Chris Wojcik
Mini Ep. 5: The Alignment Scorecard
Ep. 287: Automatic Grappling, feat. Cal McDonald
Mini Ep. 4: Alignment
Ep. 286: Submission Series: Ankle Locks, feat. Lucas Wilhan
Mini Ep. 3: Structure
Ep. 285: Pulling the Trigger, feat. Dr. Jooyoung Lee
Mini Ep. 2: Posture
Ep. 284: Stop Being Nice, feat. Beatrice Jin
Mini Ep. 1: Base
Ep. 283: The Art of the Gameplan, feat. Dominyka Obelenyte
BONUS: Get our BJJ Intro to Mechanics course free!
Ep. 282: Champions Stay Present, feat. Josh McKinney
Ep. 281: Safe Stacking, feat. Mike "Dr. Kickass" Piekarski
Ep. 280: Simplifying the Art, feat. Giles Garcia
Ep. 279: Passing Strategies, feat. Stuart Cooper
BONUS: Grappling With Confidence, feat. Jozef Chen
Ep. 278: Offensive BJJ, feat. Priit Mihkelson
Ep. 277: The Jiu-Jitsu "Happy Pill," feat. Mike Jaramillo
BONUS: Marcelo Garcia on The Highest Levels
Ep. 276: Polarity Mapping, feat. Emily Kwok
Ep. 275: Submission Series: The Roadhouse Choke, feat. Rob Biernacki
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Ep. 274: How Coaches Communicate, feat. David Porter
Ep. 273: Position as Submission, feat. Sebastian Brosche
Ep. 272: Common Jiu-Jitsu Mistakes, feat. Matt Kwan
Ep. 271: High-Functioning Anxiety in BJJ, feat. Kristina Barlaan
Ep. 270: The 3 Joint Rule, feat. Jeff Shaw
Ep. 269: Position Series: The Honey Badger, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth
Ep. 268: When to Optimize, feat. Edwin "Junny" Ocasio
Ep. 267: Jiu-Jitsu Mythbusting, feat. Greg Souders
Ep. 266: From Student to Teacher, feat. Alec Baulding
Ep. 265: Mental Toughness, feat. Erin Herle
Ep. 264: Teaching Submissions First, feat. Priit Mihkelson
Ep. 263: The Knee Slice, feat. Heather Morgan
Ep. 262: Gamification, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 261: Business, Balance, and BJJ, feat. Victor Hugo
Ep. 260: Ecological Dynamics for Pragmatists, feat. Scott Sievewright
Ep. 259: Training with Giants, feat. Dorothy Dao
Ep. 258: Self-Organization, feat. Lachlan Giles
Ep. 257: Mindset for Betas, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 256: Rolling Back Takes, feat. Stephan Kesting
Ep. 255: Blending Judo/Wrestling/BJJ, feat. Chris Wojcik
Ep. 254: Impostor Syndrome, feat. Drew "Darce_Knight" Foster
Ep. 253: Finding Your Why, feat. Joe Hannan
Ep. 252: Ecological Drilling for Snobs, feat. Matt Kwan
Ep. 251: The Ladder System for Guard Passing, feat. Kristian Woodmansee
Ep. 250: Work-Life Balance, feat. Riley Stearns
Ep. 249: Creating Luck, feat. Wesley "LambySeries" Seek
Ep. 248: The Closed Loop Strategy, feat. Shawn Williams
Ep. 247: The Importance of Wrestling, feat. Anthony Birchak
Ep. 246: Keep it Playful, feat. Alexander Darwin
Ep. 245: Overcoming Obstacles, feat. Shama Ko
Ep. 244: Lean Learning, feat. Shanti Abelha
Ep. 243: Overcoming Trauma Through Jiu-Jitsu, feat. David Figueroa-Martinez
Ep. 242: Position Series: The Lockdown, feat. Brandon Mccaghren
Ep. 241: The Confident Mind, feat. Nate Zinsser
Ep. 240: Position Series: Sideways Open Guard, feat. Priit Mihkelson
Ep. 239: BJJ Careers for Regular People, feat. Greg Sirico
Ep. 238: Performance Nutrition for Regular People, feat. Steph Gaudreau
Ep. 237: Losing Yourself, feat. Mandy Schneider
Ep. 236: Empathy, feat. Valerie Worthington
Ep. 235: Bad Marriage Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Gant Grimes
Ep. 234: Gripfighting From the Bottom, feat. Jon Thomas
BONUS: Less Impressed More Instructionals Ep.1: Open Guard
Ep. 233: Gripfighting From the Top, feat. Chris "The Villain" Paines
Ep. 232: Mental Models for Featherweights, feat. Josh "Kintanon" Wentworth
Ep. 231: Mental Models for Ultra-Heavyweights, feat. James "300" Foster
Ep. 230: Old Bastard Injury Prevention, feat. Mike Mahaffey
Ep. 229: The Abundance Mindset, feat. Emily Kwok
Ep. 228: Inspiration, feat. Rafael Lovato Jr. & Dominyka Obelenyte
Ep. 227: Designated Winners, feat. Josh McKinney
Ep. 226: Postmodern Leglocks, feat. Rob Biernacki & Stephan Kesting
Ep. 225: Selling Manliness, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 224: Waypoints and J-Points, feat. Matt Kwan
Ep. 223: Maximizing Student Success, feat. Thomas Rozdzynski
Ep. 222: Compression Locks, feat. Eli Knight
Ep. 221: Getting Better Faster, feat. Jozef Chen
SPECIAL: Gym Rats and Giving Back 2.0, feat. Andrew Wiltse
Ep. 220: Note-Taking for Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rachel Ranschau
Ep. 219: Think Like an Analyst, feat. Jake Luigi
Ep. 218: Overcoming Competition Anxiety, feat. Amanda Bruse
Ep. 217: World-Class From Anywhere, feat. Margot Ciccarelli
Ep. 216: How Instructors Learn, feat. Taylor Biagi
Ep. 215: Incentives & Triggers, feat. Jorgen Matsi
Ep. 214: Mental Performance Coaching, feat. Justin Su'a
Ep. 213: The Pitfalls of Perfectionism, feat. Lyzz "Daemonette" Mitrovic
Ep. 212: Scrambles & Safety, feat. Jordan Preisinger
Ep. 211: BJJ for LEOs, feat. Adam Haidary
Ep. 210: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, feat. Dr. David Ley
Ep. 209: Stress Management, feat. Sheena Osborne
Ep. 208: Playing Within the Rules, feat. Robert Degle
Ep. 207: The Kaboom Kids BJJ Framework, feat. Kabir Bath
Ep. 206: How We Learn to Move, feat. Dr. Rob Gray
Ep. 205: Psychological Safety, feat. Tum Emergia
Ep. 204: Coaching With Technology, feat. Matt Kwan & Alex Simoes
Ep. 203: Evidence-Based Coaching, feat. Greg Souders
Ep. 202: Breaking Limits, feat. Amy Campo
Ep. 201: Position Series: Closed Guard, feat. Brianna Ste-Marie
Ep. 200: Losing Your Passion, feat. Claudia do Val
Ep. 199: Being Your Own Coach, feat. Shane McCarthy
Ep. 198: Skincare for BJJ, feat. Dr. Clayton Green
Ep. 197: The Happy Warrior Philosophy, feat. Roxanne Modafferi
Ep. 196: Position Series: K Guard, feat. Adam Benayoun
Ep. 195: Idle Time, feat. Dominyka Obelenyte
Ep. 194: Leaving the Sport, feat. Darin Conner DeAngelis
Ep. 193: Standup for ADCC, feat. Oliver Taza
Ep. 192: Returning to Sport, feat. Mike "Doctor Kickass" Piekarski
Ep. 191: Old Bastard Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Mike Mahaffey
Ep. 190: Competing After 40, feat. Emily Kwok
Ep. 189: The Business of BJJ, feat. Sonia Sillan
Ep. 188: Position Series: Knee Shield, feat. Malachy Friedman
Ep. 187: Range of Motion, feat. Ryan Hurst
Ep. 186: Unorthodoxy & Innovation, feat. Micah Brakefield
Ep. 185: F**k Your Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 184: The BJJ Generation Gap, feat. Robert Drysdale
Ep. 183: Websites for BJJ, feat. Matt "Aesopian" Kirtley
Ep. 182: Position Series: Rubber Guard, feat. Brandon Mccaghren
Ep. 181: BJJ for Old F***s, feat. Rob Biernacki & Stephan Kesting
BONUS: The Great Star Wars Prequel Debate, feat. Robert Degle
Ep. 180: Gym Rats and Giving Back, feat. Andrew Wiltse
Ep. 179: Hybrid Reverse Classrooms, feat. Lachlan Giles
Ep. 178: Redefining High Percentage, feat. Robert Degle
Ep. 177: Submission Series: The Arm Triangle, feat. Seph Smith
Ep. 176: Nutrition for BJJ, feat. Dr. Matteo Capodaglio
Ep. 175: Submission Series: The Guillotine, feat. "The Raspberry Ape" Daniel Strauss
Ep. 174: Structuring a Curriculum, feat. Nick Purler
Ep. 173: S&C for Elite Athletes, feat. Lucius Tirey IV
Ep. 172: The Law of Attraction, feat. Sonny Brown
Ep. 171: Financial Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Meg He
Ep. 170: Following Your Passion, feat. Braulio Estima
Ep. 169: Submission Series: The D'Arce Choke, feat. Drew Foster
Ep. 168: Workshopping, feat. Malachy Friedman
Ep. 167: Position Series: Inverted Guard, feat. Nikki Sullivan
Ep. 166: Position Series: Back Control, feat. Nick "Chewy" Albin
Ep. 165: Behavior Analysis, feat. Dr. Antonio Harrison
Ep. 164: S&C for Normal People, feat. Leanne Pedante
Ep. 163: Training with Constraints, feat. Mark Harari
Ep. 162: The Language of Coaching, feat. Nick Winkelman
Ep. 161: Pressure Concepts, feat. Xande Ribeiro
Ep. 160: Wrestling for BJJ, feat. Sara McMann
Ep. 159: Inclusivity, feat. Hillary VanOrnum
Ep. 158: Catastrophic Injury, feat. Matt Kwan & Seb Lavoie
BONUS: The Master & The Apprentice, feat. Emily Kwok & Dominyka Obelenyte
Ep. 157: The Pitfalls of Principles, feat. Jon Thomas
Ep. 156: Submission Series: Bow & Arrow, feat. Kristina Barlaan
Ep. 155: Concepts Over Techniques, feat. Chris Paines
Ep. 154: Submission Series: The Omoplata, feat. Stephan Kesting
Ep. 153: Our Shared Responsibility, feat. Averi Clements
Ep. 152: Goal Setting, feat. Travis Stevens
Ep. 151: Guard Passing, feat. Malachy Friedman
Ep. 150: Chaotic vs. Linear Systems, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 149: Beating Up Young People, feat. Karel "The Silver Fox" Pravec
Ep. 148: The Aging Grappler, feat. Chris & Melissa Haueter
Ep. 147: Applying the 45, feat. Omied Khakshour
Ep. 146: Sport Governance, feat. Whitney Bragagnolo
Ep. 145: The Coach's Guide to Teaching, feat. Doug Lemov
Ep. 144: The Constraints-Led Approach, feat. Dr. Rob Gray
Ep. 143: Position Series: The Crucifix, feat. Drew Weatherhead
Ep. 142: Learning From Instructionals, feat. Matt Kwan
SPECIAL: Changing the Culture, feat. Andrew Wiltse
Ep. 141: Life After Fighting, feat. Eliot Marshall
Ep. 140: Defensive BJJ, feat. Priit Mihkelson
SPECIAL: Abuse & Accountability, feat. Emily Kwok & Dominyka Obelenyte
Ep. 139: Posts, feat. Matt Kwan
BONUS: The Gameplanning Series, free demo!
Ep. 138: Jiu-Jitsu Career Paths, feat. Rebecca Hughes
Ep. 137: Empathy, feat. Jamie Kilstein
Ep. 136: The Anaconda System, feat. Matt Skaff
Ep. 135: Transmission of Knowledge, feat. Drew Weatherhead
Ep. 134: Bullshit Inoculation, feat. Phrost
Ep. 133: Submit the Stigma, feat. Erin Herle
Ep. 132: Wedges, feat. Matt Kwan
Ep. 131: Movement Vocabulary, feat. Margot Ciccarelli
Ep. 130: Position Series: Kesa Gatame, feat. Sonny Brown
BONUS! Arm Drag Concepts, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 129: Create Something, feat. Christian Graugart
Ep. 128: Autism and BJJ, feat. Adam Medlock
Ep. 127: Frames, feat. Matt Kwan
Ep. 126: Pregnancy and Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Livia Giles
Ep. 125: Timeless Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rafael Lovato Jr.
Ep. 124: Ratchet Control, feat. Matt Kwan
Ep. 123: Injury Rehab, feat. Mike "Doctor Kickass" Piekarski
Ep. 122: The 80/20 Rule, feat. Marcus Aurelius Anderson
Ep. 121: Kegan's Theory of Adult Development, feat. David Zeitler
Ep. 120: Art x Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Dominyka Obelenyte
Ep. 119: Professional Wrestling for BJJ, feat. Jeff Shaw
Ep. 118: Mortality, feat. Daniel Rodriguez
The worst episode of BJJ Mental Models ever.
Ep. 117: Training BJJ Like a Sport, feat. Priit Mihkelson
Our roadmap for the rest of 2021
Ep. 116: Judo for BJJ, feat. Kathy Hubble
Ep. 115: The BITE Model and Influence Continuum, feat. Matt "Aesopian" Kirtley
Ep. 114: Methods vs. Outcomes, feat. Brian Glick
Ep. 113: Jiu-Jitsu for Total Beginners, feat. Jeff Shaw
Ep. 112: Killing the Ego, feat. Dr. Valerie Worthington
Ep. 111: Position Series: Knee on Belly
Ep. 110: The Reverse Classroom Model, feat. Bruce Hoyer
Ep. 109: Peak Performance, feat. Emily Kwok
Ep. 108: Lessons From Inverted Gear, feat. Nelson Puentes
Ep. 107: Information Literacy, feat. Robert Degle
Ep. 106: Resilience, feat. Stephan Kesting
Ep. 105: The Art of Coaching, feat. Valerie Worthington
Ep. 104: Grip Strategy, feat. Shintaro Higashi
Ep. 103: Depression and Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Dr. David Ley
Ep. 102: The Ethics of PEDs, feat. Lachlan Giles
Ep. 101: Health Care Control Strategies, feat. Rory van Vliet
Ep. 100: The Biggest Lessons After 100 Episodes
Ep. 99: Developing Your Style, feat. Lachlan and Livia Giles
Ep. 98: Win Conditions, feat. Robert Degle
Ep. 97: Position Series: Turtle, feat. Priit Mihkelson
Ep. 96: Conflict Mindset, feat. Sergeant Major Seb Lavoie - Part 2
Ep. 95: Conflict Mindset, feat. Sergeant Major Seb Lavoie - Part 1
Ep. 94: The Champion's Mindset, feat. Travis Stevens
Ep. 93: Teaching Kids, feat. Cal McDonald
Ep. 92: Integrating New Techniques, feat. Jon Thomas
Ep. 91: Single vs. Double Lever Control
Ep. 90: Expertise, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 89: Open Guard Series: Seated Guards
Ep. 88: Open Guard Series: Gi-Based Guards
Ep. 87: Open Guard Series: Butterfly Guard
Ep. 86: Open Guard Series: X Guard
Ep. 85: Open Guard Series: de la Riva Guard
Ep. 84: The Third Place
Ep. 83: Fear of the First Step
Ep. 82: Tipping Points
Ep. 81: Teaching Methodologies
Ep. 80: Surface Area & Blading
Ep. 79: Online Education, feat. Rory van Vliet
Ep. 78: Motivation
Ep. 77: The Ethics of Law Enforcement, feat. Sergeant Major Seb Lavoie
Ep. 76: Fear of Time
Ep. 75: Submission as Position
Ep. 74: Position Series: Mount
Ep. 73: Stress Management
Ep. 72: Technique Chaining
Ep. 71: Controlled Breathing
Ep. 70: Staying Loose
Ep. 69: Position Series: North-South
Ep. 68: Entrepreneurship
Ep. 67: Gratitude
Ep. 66: The BJJ Mental Models Virtual Academy
Ep. 65: Adversity
Ep. 64: Head Position
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Ep. 63: Cults, feat. Rob Biernacki - Part 2
Ep. 62: Cults, feat. Rob Biernacki - Part 1
Ep. 61: Creating Opportunities
Ep. 60: Identifying Opportunities
Ep. 59: Passivity
Ep. 58: The Gracies
Ep. 57: Direct vs. Proxy Control
Ep. 56: Promotions
Ep. 55: Passing Guard
Ep. 54: The Modern Competitive Landscape, feat. Oliver Taza
Ep. 53: Being Bad at Jiu-Jitsu
Ep. 52: Uke's Responsibilities
Ep. 51: Succeeding with Ethics, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 50: Alignment 2.0, feat. Rob Biernacki
Ep. 49: Types of Guard
Ep. 48: Stress and Recovery
Ep. 47: Systems
Ep. 46: Frugality
Ep. 45: Committed Techniques
Ep. 44: Rulesets
Ep. 43: Sport vs. Self-Defense
Ep. 42: Oliver Taza
Ep. 41: Crushing Smaller People
Ep. 40: Inversion
Ep. 39: Inside Channel Control
Ep. 38: Jiu-Jitsu as Therapy - Part 2
Ep. 37: Jiu-Jitsu as Therapy - Part 1
Ep. 36: De-escalation
Ep. 35: Respect your Opponent
Ep. 34: Funneling
Ep. 33: Idea Communism vs Idea Capitalism
Ep. 32: Body Tethering
Ep. 31: Predictable Responses
Ep. 30: Double Trouble
Ep. 29: Elbow-Knee Connection
Ep. 28: Kuzushi
Ep. 27: Instructor Series: The Dark Side of Jiu-Jitsu
Ep. 26: Instructor Series: Business Relationships & Networking
Ep. 25: Instructor Series: Maintaining and Growing your Gym
Ep. 24: Instructor Series: Opening a Gym
Ep. 23: Instructor Series: Coaching
Ep. 22: Size Discrepancies
Ep. 21: Surviving Bad Positions
Ep. 20: Longevity
Ep. 19: Injuries & Setbacks
Ep. 18: Guard Series: Retention Phase
Ep. 17: Guard Series: Maintenance Phase
Ep. 16: Guard Series: Engagement Phase
Ep. 15: Force Vectors & Leading Edges
Ep. 14: Joe Peters v Marcus Soares
Ep. 13: Some corrections...
Ep. 12: The Art of Learning
Ep. 11: Mindset
Ep. 10: Overcoming Plateaus
Ep. 9: Retaining Knowledge
Ep. 8: Rapid Learning
Ep. 7: Mindfulness
Ep. 6: Gym Culture & Etiquette
Ep. 5: Finishing Mechanics
Ep. 4: Dominant Angles
Ep. 3: Anatomic Hierarchy, Grips
Ep. 2: Core Mechanics
Ep. 1: Alignment