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BJJ Mental Models — 560 episodes · page 1 of 6
Mini Ep. 128: Survivorship Bias
Ep. 412: Hand Fighting, feat. Brandon Reed
Mini Ep. 127: Confirmation Bias
Ep. 411: The Fragmentation of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jeff Serafin
Mini Ep. 126: Visualization
Ep. 410: Instructing Versus Coaching, feat. Hillary VanOrnum
Mini Ep. 125: Perception-Action Coupling
Ep. 409: Super Mario Theory, feat. Nelson Puentes
Mini Ep. 124: Deliberate Practice
Ep. 408: Intention-Led Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rob Cole
Mini Ep. 123: Differential Learning
Ep. 407: Day Zero Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jesse Walker & Shelby York
Mini Ep. 122: Gamification
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