BJJ Mental Models

This week, Steve and Matt are joined by Nelson Puentes, the co-founder of Inverted Gear.  Nelson shares the story of the business and is generous with advice to other entrepreneurs who are looking to get started.  We discuss the importance of branding, the joy of logistics, and how to pivot during adversity.  Oh...and we talk about short shorts.

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This week, Steve is joined again by Robert Degle.  Robert shares his experience with information literacy, and how grapplers can answer the questions: how do I know this technique is a good technique?  And what makes a technique good, anyway?

Due to incorrect audio settings in this episode, it sounds like Steve is yelling through a megaphone.  We did our best to clean up the audio, but it's still noticeable.  Sorry about this.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Scientific Method
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/scientific-method/
  
  
• Do What Works
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/
  
  
• Habits Over Results
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/
  
  
• Win Conditions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions/
  
  
• Resulting Fallacy
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/resulting/
  
  
• Idea Communism
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/idea-communism/
  
  
• First Principles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/first-principles/
  
  
• Self-Competition
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/
  
  

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This week, Steve is joined by the internet's favorite professor, Stephan Kesting.  We have a post-mortem on the disastrous year that was 2020, discuss how we can develop a resilient mindset, and how the BJJ community can heal and recover in 2021.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Raise the Level in the Room
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/raise-the-level-in-the-room/
  
  
• Train With Purpose
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/
  
  
• Habits Over Results
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/
  
  
• Investing in Loss
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/
  
  

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This week, Steve and Matt are joined by one of Steve's personal Jiu-Jitsu heroes, Dr. Valerie “Valhalla” Worthington!  Dr. Worthington shares her expertise in coaching, both on and off the mats.  We have a great discussion on the ethics of being a coach, getting more women into Jiu-Jitsu, and celebrating our differences.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Do What Works
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/
  
  
• Extreme Ownership
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/extreme-ownership/
  
  
• Scientific Method
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/scientific-method/
  
  
• Train With Purpose
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/
  
  
• The Map Is Not the Territory
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/the-map-is-not-the-territory/
  
  
• Incremental Learning
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/
  
  
• Beginner's Mind
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind/
  
  
• Respect People, Not Positions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions/
  
  
• Psychological Safety
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety/
  
  

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This week, Matt is joined by Judo legend Shintaro Higashi for a super detailed and technical discussion of grip strategy.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Mirrored Stances
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mirrored-stances/
  
  
• Inside Channel Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inside-channel-control/
  
  
• Train With Purpose
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/
  
  
• Staying Loose
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/staying-loose/
  
  
• Kinetic Chains
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains/
  
  
• Dilemma
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dilemma/
  
  
• Form to Leave Form
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/form-to-leave-form/
  
  
• Prioritize Longevity
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/
  
  
• Transfer of Learning
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/transfer-of-learning/
  
  
• Meditative Drilling (Technique Visualization)
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/meditative-drilling/
  
  
• Naming Concepts (Labeling)
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/naming-concepts/
  
  
• The Map Is Not the Territory
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/the-map-is-not-the-territory/
  
  

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This week, we're joined by Dr. David Ley.  In addition to being a clinical psychologist and frequent contributor to Psychology Today, David is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Roberto Alencar.  He's the perfect guest to discuss one of our most frequently requested topics: depression and Jiu-Jitsu.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Habits Over Results
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/
  
  
• Mindfulness
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mindfulness/
  
  
• Growth from Discomfort
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/
  
  
• First Principles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/first-principles/
  
  
• Train With Purpose
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/
  
  

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The juice.  The sauce.  The bomba.  It's prevalent in our sport.  But is it true that everyone uses them?  And regardless, would that justify using them yourself?  This week, we're joined again by Lachlan Giles to discuss the ethics of performance-enhancing drug use in BJJ, and the recent firestorm around his principled comments on Instagram.

Research referenced in this episode:

• https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24730151
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190125084106.htm
  
  

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This week, we're joined again by Island Top Team black belt Rory van Vliet.  Rory helps us answer the question: when you are a caregiver, how do you use Jiu-Jitsu safely and with compassion?  If you ever wanted to learn how to use Jiu-Jitsu to safely subdue Grandma, this is the episode for you.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Theory of Alignment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/
  
  
• Win Conditions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions/
  
  
• Prevention Over Cure
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure/
  
  
• Form to Leave Form
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/form-to-leave-form/
  
  
• The Map Is Not the Territory
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/the-map-is-not-the-territory/
  
  
• Grips Dictate Position
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position/
  
  
• Marginal Gains
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/marginal-gains/
  
  
• Dominant Angles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dominant-angles/
  
  

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What a milestone!  This week, Steve and Matt celebrate 100 episodes of BJJ Mental Models, and share the biggest lessons we've learned so far.  We also discuss cat litter options, feline dietary considerations, and fail hard at pronouncing German names.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Investing in Loss
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/
  
  
• Scientific Method
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/scientific-method/
  
  
• Surface Area
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/surface-area/
  
  
• Force Vectors
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/force-vectors/
  
  
• Minimize Attack Vectors
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/minimize-attack-vectors/
  
  
• Asymmetric Warfare
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/asymmetric-warfare/
  
  
• Kaizen
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kaizen/
  
  
• Train With Purpose
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/
  
  
• First Principles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/first-principles/
  
  
• The Map Is Not the Territory
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/the-map-is-not-the-territory/
  
  
• Incremental Learning
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/
  
  

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This week, Steve and Matt are joined by Lachlan and Livia Giles!  Lachlan and Livia share their world-class wisdom on developing your grappling style, and advise how you can consciously guide the process of style development.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Inside Channel Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inside-channel-control/
  
  
• Prioritize Longevity
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity/
  
  
• Levels of Competition
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/levels-of-competition/
  
  
• Systematic Abandonment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/systematic-abandonment/
  
  
• Investing in Loss
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/
  
  
• Mask Your Intentions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mask-your-intentions/
  
  
• Scientific Method
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/scientific-method/
  
  
• Train With Purpose
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/
  
  
• Funneling
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/funneling/
  
  
• Making Smaller Circles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/making-smaller-circles/
  
  

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