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Ep. 158: Catastrophic Injury, feat. Matt Kwan & Seb Lavoie

Episode 158

Seb Lavoie is a frequent BJJ Mental Models guest, BJJ black belt, CrossFit athlete, gym owner, and retired RCMP Sergeant Major.  Earlier in 2021, Seb…

4 years, 9 months ago

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BONUS: The Master & The Apprentice, feat. Emily Kwok & Dominyka Obelenyte

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from BJJ Mental Models!  On a personal note, I'd just like to thank you for supporting us.  Whether you support us…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Ep. 157: The Pitfalls of Principles, feat. Jon Thomas

Episode 157

Jon Thomas is back!  This week, Jon continues a topic he brought up in his last BJJ Mental Models appearance: the pitfalls of principles.

Jon's YouTub…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Ep. 156: Submission Series: Bow & Arrow, feat. Kristina Barlaan

Episode 156

This week we're joined by Kristina Barlaan!  Kristina is a 2nd degree black belt under Caio Terra.  Kristina breaks down the details behind one of he…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Ep. 155: Concepts Over Techniques, feat. Chris Paines

Episode 155

This week, we're joined by "The Villain" Chris Paines!  Chris is a BJJ black belt under Priit Mihkelson, and an advocate for concept-based BJJ instru…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Ep. 154: Submission Series: The Omoplata, feat. Stephan Kesting

Episode 154

This week we're joined again by Stephan Kesting!  Stephan is in the process of releasing his new Omoplata 2.0 instructional, so what better time than…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep. 153: Our Shared Responsibility, feat. Averi Clements

Episode 153

This week, we're joined by Jiu-Jitsu journalist extraordinaire Averi Clements!  Fresh off her incredible run at the Jiu-Jitsu Times, Averi joins us t…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep. 152: Goal Setting, feat. Travis Stevens

Episode 152

This week, we're joined again by Olympic Judo legend Travis Stevens!  Travis discusses the goal-setting methodology he uses to coach and prepare his …

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep. 151: Guard Passing, feat. Malachy Friedman

Episode 151

This week, we're joined by Malachy Friedman!  Malachy is a second-degree black belt under Ricardo Liborio and the founder of Black Label Martial Arts…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep. 150: Chaotic vs. Linear Systems, feat. Rob Biernacki

Episode 150

This week, we're joined again by Rob Biernacki from Island Top Team and BJJConcepts.net.  Rob discusses how the initial conditions of a match can be …

4 years, 11 months ago

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