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Mini Ep. 126: Visualization
In this mini-episode, we explain visualization: the science behind it, its limitations, the difference between general and technique visualization, a…
3 hours ago
Ep. 410: Instructing Versus Coaching, feat. Hillary VanOrnum
Episode 410
This week, we're joined by Hillary VanOrnum! Hillary is a third-degree black belt who runs Unicorn Jiu Jitsu in Portland, Oregon with her husband, an…
3 days, 3 hours ago
Mini Ep. 125: Perception-Action Coupling
In this mini-episode, we explain perception-action coupling: a sports science concept explaining how practice should give athletes the same cues they…
1 week ago
Ep. 409: Super Mario Theory, feat. Nelson Puentes
Episode 409
This week, we're joined by Nelson Puentes! Nelson co-founded Inverted Gear and runs Inverted Gear Academy in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In this episode…
1 week, 3 days ago
Mini Ep. 124: Deliberate Practice
In this mini-episode, we explain deliberate practice: a training method intended to improve performance by addressing your weaknesses and breaking th…
2 weeks ago
Ep. 408: Intention-Led Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rob Cole
Episode 408
This week, we're joined by Rob Cole! Rob has been training martial arts for over 35 years, 25 of them focused on grappling, and he coaches at Ascensi…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Mini Ep. 123: Differential Learning
In this mini-episode, we explain differential learning: a training approach used in sports proposing that motor skills are learned by varying how the…
3 weeks ago
Ep. 407: Day Zero Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jesse Walker & Shelby York
Episode 407
This week, we're joined by Jesse Walker and Shelby York! Jesse and Shelby own Rough Hands BJJ in Louisville, Kentucky, a gym of about 200 students wi…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Mini Ep. 122: Gamification
In this mini-episode, we explain gamification: the practice of adding game-like elements to something in order to motivate a certain type of behavior…
4 weeks ago
Ep. 406: The Problem of Leadership, feat. Barbara Ruiken & Giles Garcia
Episode 406
This week, we're joined by Barbara Ruiken and Giles Garcia! Barbara is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and the new head coach at Bergen Grappling in…
1 month ago