BJJ Mental Models Steve Kwan

This week we're joined by Beatrice Jin!  Beatrice is a coach at Kogaion Academy in Virginia, an outstanding brown belt professional competitor, and the operator of America's longest-running women's open mat.  In this episode, Beatrice explains how unaggressive grapplers can shed that passive mindset, "stop being nice," and weaponize the strategic meanness needed to excel at high-level Jiu-Jitsu.

Follow Beatrice on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/berimbozo

Follow Kogaion Academy on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kogaion_academy

Check out Beatrice's matches on FloGrappling:
https://www.flograppling.com/search?q=beatrice%20jin

Buy Beatrice's awesome stickers:
https://buttscooterjiujitsu.com/


Mental models discussed in this episode:
Body Tethering
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/body-tethering/

Momentum
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/momentum/

Curse of Knowledge
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge/

You Are What You Train
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/you-are-what-you-train/

Abundance Mindset
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/abundance-mindset/

Respect Your Opponent
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-your-opponent/

Ulysses Contracts
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ulysses-contracts/

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We're launching a brand new mini-podcast!  Once a week, we'll publish a brief explanation of a key mental model for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  This week we're talking about base, one of the core elements from Rob Biernacki's theory of alignment.

Further study:

BJJMM Ep. 1: Alignment
https://bjj.plus/1

BJJMM Ep. 50: Alignment 2.0, feat. Rob Biernacki
https://bjj.plus/50

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https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro


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This week we're joined again by Dominyka Obelenyte!  Dom is a black belt under Marcelo Garcia, a 4x black belt and 10x overall world champion, and a longtime BJJ Mental Models collaborator and coach.  In this episode, Dominyka breaks down mental models for Jiu-Jitsu gameplanning alongside her new Digitsu instructional, The Art of the Gameplan.

Get Dom's gameplanning instructional on Digitsu:
https://digitsu.com/programs/art-of-the-gameplan-dominyka-obelenyte

Follow Dom on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/domdabomburmom

Check out Dominyka's art:
https://www.dominyka-art.com/


Resources discussed in this episode:

Million Dollar Weekend, by Noah Kagan
https://noahkagan.com/mdwbook/


Mental models discussed in this episode:
Inversion
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inversion/

Asymmetric Warfare
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/asymmetric-warfare/

Win Conditions
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions/

Ecological Dynamics
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics/

Investing in Loss
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/

Kaizen
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kaizen/

Habits Over Results
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/

Consistency
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency/

Train With Purpose
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/

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https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/

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https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro 


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If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.

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This week we're joined again by Josh McKinney!  Josh is a coach at HeadnodHQ in Illinois and a black belt under Kyle Watson.  In this episode, Josh breaks down his "Champions Stay Present" coaching strategy: a mindfulness-based method to help athletes achieve their best performance and mental state.

Follow Josh on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thejoshmckinney

Check out the I Suck At Jiu Jitsu Show:
https://www.youtube.com/@JoshMcKinney
https://www.instagram.com/isuckatjiujitsushow


Resources mentioned in this episode:

BJJMM Ep. 227: Designated Winners, feat. Josh McKinney
https://bjj.plus/227

Essentialism, by Greg McKeown
https://gregmckeown.com/books/essentialism/

The Purler Way audio course (requires BJJMM Premium)
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/products/the-purler-way-feat-nick-purler/

Headspace
https://www.headspace.com/


Mental models discussed in this episode:
Mindfulness
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mindfulness/

Visualization
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/visualization/

Hick's Law
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/hicks-law/

Concepts Over Techniques
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques/

Consistency
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/consistency/

Ecological Dynamics
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics/

Cognitive Dissonance
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-dissonance/

Building Your Triggers
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers/

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This week we're joined again by Dr. Mike Piekarski!  Better known as "Doctor Kickass" on Instagram, Mike is a BJJ black belt under Henry Akins and is a Doctor of Physical Therapy.  In this episode, we discuss ways to safely apply the stack pass and reduce your risk of injury while defending it.

Follow Mike on social:
https://www.instagram.com/doctor_kickass
https://www.facebook.com/mike.piekarski.50

Work with Mike:
https://linktr.ee/doctor_kickass


Mental models discussed in this episode:
Economy of Motion
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/economy-of-motion/

Static vs. Dynamic Control
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/static-vs-dynamic-control/

Body Tethering
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/body-tethering/

Return on Investment
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/return-on-investment/

Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!

If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.

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