I’ve wanted to do an episode on the psychology of Jiu Jitsu for some time. I know this is a very broad topic and that this can mean many different things to many different people. In this episode, we make an attempt to cover some of what I feel are imperative scenarios. Recently I happened to have stumbled upon an article in Psychology Today entitled, “The Psychology of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu”. After reading the paper I knew I had to have the author on the show to help field the myriad of questions I had, most of which we answer on the show.

David Ley, Ph.D., was born with one hand, is a BJJ Black Belt, and is a clinical psychologist in practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned his Doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Ley is licensed in New Mexico and North Carolina and has provided clinical and consultative services in numerous other states. He is the Executive Director of New Mexico Solutions, a large outpatient mental health and substance abuse program in Albuquerque, NM.

Dr. Ley has been treating sexuality issues throughout his career. He first began treating perpetrators and victims of sexual abuse but expanded his approach to include the fostering and promotion of healthy sexuality, and awareness of the wide range of normative sexual behaviors.

Dr. Ley has published 3 books and dozens of articles on Psychology Today, he’s been featured in The New York Post, London Telegraph, CNN, Huffington Post, and many more.

Links:

https://www.davidleyphd.com/

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Twitter: @DrDavidLey

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Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/david-j-ley-phd

Books: https://www.amazon.com/David-J-Ley/e/B00348D2JQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1