BJJ Mental Models

Ep. 369: Real Talk About Humility, feat. Nick Salles

This week, we're joined by Nick Salles! Nick is a black belt under Mikey Musumeci and co-founder of Movement Art Jiu-Jitsu. In this episode, Nick discusses epistemic humility: a scientific philosophy reminding us that our knowledge is always incomplete. Topics include: democratic learning environments, creating conditions for exploration, constraints-led training, recoverable vs. unrecoverable errors, gym culture, and the limits of AI in skill acquisition. Follow Nick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatnicksalles [https://www.instagram.com/thatnicksalles] Train with Nick at Movement Art Jiu-Jitsu in Warminster, PA: https://www.movementart.online [https://www.movementart.online] Learn online with Nick at Movement Art Online: https://movementartonline.com [https://movementartonline.com] Mental models discussed in this episode: * Silver Bullet Fallacy https://bjjmentalmodels.com/silver-bullet-fallacy [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/silver-bullet-fallacy] * Growth From Discomfort https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort] * Zone of Proximal Development https://bjjmentalmodels.com/zone-of-proximal-development [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/zone-of-proximal-development] * Reframing https://bjjmentalmodels.com/reframing [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/reframing] * Self-Organization https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-organization] * Recoverable vs. Unrecoverable Errors https://bjjmentalmodels.com/recoverable-vs-unrecoverable-errors [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/recoverable-vs-unrecoverable-errors] * Discipline Equals Freedom https://bjjmentalmodels.com/discipline-equals-freedom [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/discipline-equals-freedom] * Effortful Retrieval https://bjjmentalmodels.com/effortful-retrieval [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/effortful-retrieval] ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/] Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter] Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database] Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels] https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels] https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/] https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels] Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com [https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/] ⚠️ NEW course from BJJ Mental Models! MINDSET FOR BETAS, our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta]

Mini Ep. 85: Certainty Heuristic

In this week's mini-episode, we discuss the certainty heuristic: the natural human tendency to prefer answers that offer a simple, easy solution... even if that solution is wrong. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro] ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/] Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter] Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database] Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels] https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels] https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/] https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels] ⚠️ NEW course from BJJ Mental Models! MINDSET FOR BETAS, our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta]

Ep. 368: Lazy Wrestling, feat. Thomas & Phillip Barreiro

This week, we're joined by Thomas and Phillip Barreiro! They're both Division 1 wrestlers and multi-time Canadian national champions, plus the operators of Good Mind Grappling: an organization using wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu to address youth trauma. In this episode, Thomas and Phillip break down their "lazy wrestling" framework. They explain how effective stand-up grappling doesn’t require explosiveness, but instead relies on frames, hand fighting, pressure, and positional control. This episode reframes wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu athletes seeking safer, more sustainable ways to stay on top and dictate the match. Support Good Mind Grappling: https://goodmindgrappling.com [https://goodmindgrappling.com] Follow Good Mind Grappling on social: https://facebook.com/goodmindgrappling [https://facebook.com/goodmindgrappling] https://instagram.com/goodmindgrappling [https://instagram.com/goodmindgrappling] Join the Lazy Wrestling mailing list: https://lazywrestling.com [https://lazywrestling.com] Mental models discussed in this episode: * Inside Channel Control https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inside-channel-control [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/inside-channel-control] * Controlling the Distance https://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlling-the-distance [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlling-the-distance] * Core Mechanics https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics] * Grips Dictate Position https://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position] * Opening Salvos https://bjjmentalmodels.com/opening-salvos [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/opening-salvos] * Asymmetric Warfare https://bjjmentalmodels.com/asymmetric-warfare [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/asymmetric-warfare] ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/] Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter] Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database] Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels] https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels] https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/] https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels] Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com [https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/] ⚠️ NEW course from BJJ Mental Models! MINDSET FOR BETAS, our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta]

Mini Ep. 84: Probabilistic Thinking

In this week's mini-episode, we discuss the importance of probabilistic thinking: viewing Jiu-Jitsu as a game of probabilities where your goal is to create (and maintain) the greatest possible chance of success. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro] ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/] Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter] Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database] Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels] https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels] https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/] https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels] ⚠️ NEW course from BJJ Mental Models! MINDSET FOR BETAS, our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta]

Ep. 367: The Weight of Expectations, feat. Jesse Phillips

This week, we're joined by Jesse Phillips! Jesse is a BJJ black belt under Brian Johnson and the head coach at Gentle Giant Jiu-Jitsu. In this episode, Jesse explores burnout in martial arts and real life, often caused by the crushing weight of personal expectations that we place upon ourselves. Follow Jesse on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentlegiantjiujitsu [https://www.instagram.com/gentlegiantjiujitsu] Train with Jesse at Gentle Giant Jiu-Jitsu in Seattle, WA: https://www.gg-jj.com [https://www.gg-jj.com] Mental models discussed in this episode: * Survivorship Bias https://bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias] * Self-Competition https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition] * Compartmentalization https://bjjmentalmodels.com/compartmentalization [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/compartmentalization] * Keep Your Identity Small https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-your-identity-small [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-your-identity-small] * Stress and Recovery https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery] ⬆️ LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium! The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: https://bjjmentalmodels.com [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/] Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter] Learn more mental models in our online database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database] Follow us on social: https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels] https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels] https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/] https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels [https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels] Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com [https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/] ⚠️ NEW course from BJJ Mental Models! MINDSET FOR BETAS, our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta]