Funneling, as coined by Nelson Puentes from Inverted Gear, is the strategy of forcing your opponent into areas where you are comfortable and experienced.  It's key to high-level gameplanning.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Funneling
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/funneling/
  
  
• Asymmetric Warfare
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/asymmetric-warfare/
  
  
• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/
  
  
• Mindfulness
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mindfulness/
  
  
• Myopia
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/myopia/
  
  
• 80/20 Rule
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/80-20-rule/
  
  
• Respect People, not Positions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-people-not-positions/

We maintain an online database of the mental models governing Jiu-Jitsu at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/

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