BJJ Mental Models

This week, we're joined by Corey Guitard! Corey is a black belt under Louis Ho and now runs Main Quest BJJ in Calgary, where six of his students have medaled in the adult divisions at No-Gi Worlds. In this episode, Corey shares what he's learned about going pro without going broke, from his own competition career and from coaching athletes who want to make it. T...

In this mini-episode, we explain the protégé effect, and why teaching is one of the best ways to learn.

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This week, we're joined by Priit Mihkelson! Priit is an Estonian black belt and co-owner of Estum Jiu-Jitsu in Tallinn, with 26 years of jiu-jitsu behind him. In this episode, Priit works through what a coach's job is, and why his answer (make people want to come back) has less to do with jiu-jitsu than he expected. Topics include: self-determination theory, the...

In this mini-episode, we explain first principles: how we can repeatedly ask "why" to uncover simple and foundation truths so we can better understand jiu-jitsu.

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This week, we're joined by Kyvann Gonzalez! Kyvann is the head coach and co-owner of Bodega Jiu Jitsu in Maplewood, NJ, where he builds his classes around games and live training using the constraints-led approach. In this episode, Kyvann explains how to get the most out of a one-hour class, whether you're the coach running the room or a student with limited tim...