BJJ Mental Models

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 gym as a "third place," coaching lessons from parenting, whether coaching can scale, and finding your own voice as a coach.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:
Continuum of Motivation
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/continuum-of-motivation

The Third Place
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/third-place

Constraints-Led Approach
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach

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

Psychological Safety
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety

Self-Organization
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization

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Music by Enterprize:
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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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Mental models discussed in this episode:
Theory of Alignment
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment

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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 time to train. Topics include: cutting down coach talk time, keeping advanced classes simple, the "gray area" of technique, and secret games for students at traditional gyms.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:
Feedback Loop
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop

Constraints-Led Approach
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach

Extreme Ownership
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/extreme-ownership

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

Self-Organization
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization

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

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

Prevention Over Cure
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure

Certainty Heuristic
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/certainty-heuristic

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

Deliberate Practice
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice

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

Goodhart's Law
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/goodharts-law

Training Handicaps
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/training-handicaps

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Music by Enterprize:
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In this mini-episode, we explain handicapping: how we can physically and strategically reduce our performance to get the most out of each training round.

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