BJJ Mental Models

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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This week Steve and Matt weigh in on the age-old debate between sport and self-defense BJJ.

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This week we were privileged to speak to Oliver Taza from the Danaher Death Squad.  Oliver shares his thoughts on competing at the highest levels, PEDs, and training with the Danaher Death Squad.

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You'd be surprised how often we're asked to cover this topic.  Well, we're finally going to do it.  This week Steve and Matt discuss how to shut down a much smaller opponent.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Grips Dictate Position
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position/
  
  
• Theory of Alignment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/
  
  
• Do What Works
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/
  
  
• Phases of Guard
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/phases-of-guard/
  
  
• Growth Mindset
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-mindset/
  
  
• Isolate a Single Target
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/isolate-a-single-target/
  
  
• Shifting Platforms
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/shifting-platforms/
  
  
• Microtransitions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/microtransitions/
  
  
• Elbow-Knee Connection
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/elbow-knee-connection/

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As the great mathematician Carl Jacobi said, "invert, always invert."  This week Steve and Matt discuss inversion, not just as a strategy for Jiu-Jitsu but also as a strategy for breaking out of your thought patterns.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Inversion
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inversion/
  
  
• Path of Least Resistance
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/path-of-least-resistance/
  
  
• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/
  
  
• Myopia
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/myopia/
  
  
• Investing in Loss
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/
  
  
• Interleaving
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/interleaving/

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