Ep. 271: High-Functioning Anxiety in BJJ, feat. Kristina Barlaan

This week we're joined by Roxanne Modafferi! Roxanne is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, retired UFC fighter, and true women's MMA pioneer. Known as "The Happy Warrior," Roxanne joins us to discuss...

19 Sep 202255min

This week we're joined by Adam Benayoun! Adam is a Ryan Hall black belt and is the head instructor at Black Cat Jiu Jitsu in Springfield, Virginia. Adam's got an upcoming K Guard instructional with ...

12 Sep 20221h 1min

This week we're joined again by Dominyka Obelenyte! Dom is a Marcelo Garcia black belt, and a 10x overall world champion, with 4 of those wins at black belt. Dom is currently recovering from knee su...

5 Sep 20221h 11min

This week we're joined by Darin Conner DeAngelis! Darin won IBJJF world champions at blue and purple belt, but as a black belt he's decided to step away from his original goal of being a professional...

29 Aug 20221h

This week we're joined again by Oliver Taza! Oliver is actually the first guest we ever had on BJJ Mental Models, so it's great to have him back. Oliver and his team are actively preparing for ADCC,...

22 Aug 202257min

This week we're joined again by Mike "Doctor Kickass" Piekarski! Mike is both a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a physical therapist. In this episode, Mike provides general guidance on how BJJ at...

15 Aug 202256min

This week we're joined by Mike Mahaffey! Mike is a black belt under Chris Haueter, and is a certified Old Bastard. In this week's episode, Mike breaks down the tenets to "Old Bastard Jiu-Jitsu": the...

8 Aug 20221h 6min

This week we're joined again by 3x world champ and Marcelo Garcia black belt, Emily Kwok! Fresh off winning the 2022 Pans, Emily joins us to talk about what it's like to compete after the age of 40. ...

1 Aug 20221h 9min