Ep. 106: Resilience, feat. Stephan Kesting
This week, Steve is joined by the internet's favorite professor, Stephan Kesting. We have a post-mortem on the disastrous year that was 2020, discuss how we can develop a resilient mindset, and how t...
4 Jan 20211h 14min
Ep. 105: The Art of Coaching, feat. Valerie Worthington
This week, Steve and Matt are joined by one of Steve's personal Jiu-Jitsu heroes, Dr. Valerie “Valhalla” Worthington! Dr. Worthington shares her expertise in coaching, both on and off the mats. We h...
28 Des 20201h 14min
Ep. 104: Grip Strategy, feat. Shintaro Higashi
This week, Matt is joined by Judo legend Shintaro Higashi for a super detailed and technical discussion of grip strategy. Mental models discussed in this episode: Mirrored Stances https://bjjmentalm...
21 Des 20201h 25min
Ep. 103: Depression and Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Dr. David Ley
This week, we're joined by Dr. David Ley. In addition to being a clinical psychologist and frequent contributor to Psychology Today, David is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Roberto Alencar. He's the p...
14 Des 202052min
Ep. 102: The Ethics of PEDs, feat. Lachlan Giles
The juice. The sauce. The bomba. It's prevalent in our sport. But is it true that everyone uses them? And regardless, would that justify using them yourself? This week, we're joined again by Lac...
7 Des 20201h 7min
Ep. 101: Health Care Control Strategies, feat. Rory van Vliet
This week, we're joined again by Island Top Team black belt Rory van Vliet. Rory helps us answer the question: when you are a caregiver, how do you use Jiu-Jitsu safely and with compassion? If you e...
30 Nov 20201h 10min
Ep. 100: The Biggest Lessons After 100 Episodes
What a milestone! This week, Steve and Matt celebrate 100 episodes of BJJ Mental Models, and share the biggest lessons we've learned so far. We also discuss cat litter options, feline dietary consid...
22 Nov 20201h 4min
