This week's episode is for those of us who aren't natural Jiu-Jitsu prodigies.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Self-Competition
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/
  
  
• Consistency
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency/
  
  
• Growth from Discomfort
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/
  
  
• Beginner's Mind
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind/
  
  
• Funneling
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/funneling/
  
  
• Growth Mindset
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-mindset/
  
  
• Habits over Results
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/

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Uke is a Japanese word meaning the person who receives a technique.  A good uke can amplify the effectiveness of your drilling.  This week, Steve and Matt discuss how to be a good uke.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/
  
  
• Raise the Level in the Room
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/raise-the-level-in-the-room
  
  
• Beginner's Mind
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind/
  
  
• Incremental Learning
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/
  
  
• Growth from Discomfort
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/

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You don't need to compromise your ethics to build a successful gym.  Rob Biernacki, head coach of Island Top Team and bjjconcepts.net, shares his insights on how to build an ethical Jiu-Jitsu business.

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It all begins again.  For our 50th episode, Steve and Matt revisit the topic of our very first episode: the alignment framework.  But this time around, we've invited Rob Biernacki - the innovator of the concept - to explain alignment.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Theory of Alignment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/
  
  
• Alignment over Position
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/alignment-over-position/
  
  
• Core Mechanics
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics/
  
  
• Rotational Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/rotational-control/

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Modern Jiu-Jitsu has dozens, if not hundreds, of different types of guard...and that number is only going to grow as we continue to innovate.  This week Steve and Matt discuss how you can group guards into categories to more easily understand them.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Types of Guard
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/types-of-guard/
  
  
• Phases of Guard
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/phases-of-guard/
  
  
• Kinetic Chains
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains/
  
  
• Dictate the Pace
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dictate-the-pace/
  
  
• Committed Techniques
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/committed-techniques/
  
  
• Body Tethering
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/body-tethering/

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We've always said growth comes from pushing yourself...but giving yourself time to recover is just as important.  This week, Steve and Matt teach how to grow physically and mentally by using a combination of stress and recovery.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Stress and Recovery
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery/
  
  
• Growth from Discomfort
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/

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This week, Steve and Matt discuss systems thinking for Jiu-Jitsu.  Organizing ideas into systems is one of the best ways to truly understand any difficult discipline.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Making Smaller Circles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/making-smaller-circles/
  
  
• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/
  
  
• Form to Leave Form
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/form-to-leave-form/
  
  
• Alignment over Position
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/alignment-over-position/
  
  
• Double Trouble
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/double-trouble/
  
  
• Funneling
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/funneling/

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When you get greedy, you make mistakes...and if you want to win, avoiding mistakes is key.  This week Steve and Matt discuss frugality as a strategy for Jiu-Jitsu.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Grips Dictate Position
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position/
  
  
• Plus, Minus, Equals
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/plus-minus-equals/
  
  
• Raise the Level in the Room
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/raise-the-level-in-the-room/
  
  
• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/
  
  
• Feedback Loop
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop/
  
  
• Abundance/Scarcity Mindset
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/abundance-mindset/

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This week Steve and Matt discuss how some techniques require a greater level of commitment than others.  We discuss commitment both as a strategy and a method for preventing injury.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Committed Techniques
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/committed-techniques/
  
  
• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/
  
  
• Overwhelming Force
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/overwhelming-force/
  
  
• Body Tethering
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/body-tethering/

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This week Steve and Matt discuss rulesets in Jiu-Jitsu.  We talk about specific examples such as IBJJF and ADCC, as well as strategies for optimizing your gameplan under a specific ruleset.

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