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Mini Ep. 68: Defensive Thinking
In this week's mini-episode, we discuss defensive thinking, the tendency to excuse poor performance before it even happens.
Get our Intro to Mechanics…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 351: Injury Prehab, feat. Dr. Mike Piekarski
Episode 351
This week, we're joined again by “Doctor Kickass” Mike Piekarski: physiotherapist, BJJ black belt, online course creator, and instructor! In this epi…
1 year, 1 month ago
Mini Ep. 67: Loss Aversion
In this week's mini-episode, we discuss loss aversion, the human tendency to fear losses more than we desire equivalent gains. While avoiding losses …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 350: Front Headlocks, feat. Brianna Ste-Marie
Episode 350
In this episode, Brianna Ste-Marie talks about the front headlock: its offensive power, common pitfalls like “bloodlust,” strategic uses for control …
1 year, 1 month ago
Mini Ep. 66: Abundance Mindset
In this week's mini-episode, we discuss the idea of an abundance mindset, where we view success as something we can mutually achieve. The abundance m…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 349: Overcoming Obstacles, feat. Edwin "Junny" Ocasio
Episode 349
In this episode, we welcome back world champion Edwin “Junny” Ocasio for a deeply introspective conversation about the mental challenges of high-leve…
1 year, 1 month ago
Mini Ep. 65: Process Over Outcomes
In this week's mini-episode we discuss process over outcomes, a mental model we've also referred to as habits over results. This concept teaches us t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 348: The Timeline of Coaching, feat. Francesco Fonte
Episode 348
In this episode, Steve Kwan welcomes back Francesco Fonte for an in-depth exploration of what Francesco calls the “timeline of coaching:”
For coaches:…
1 year, 2 months ago
Mini Ep. 64: Resulting
In this week's mini-episode we discuss resulting, a logical fallacy where we incorrectly assume that the quality of our decisions are directly relate…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 347: The ABCs of Mental Coaching, feat. Laurien Zurhake
Episode 347
In this episode of BJJ Mental Models, Steve Kwan is joined by Laurien Zurhake to explore how trauma-informed coaching can transform Jiu-Jitsu into a …
1 year, 2 months ago