BJJ Mental Models

In this week's mini-episode, we introduce the last mile problem, which explains why it gets harder to achieve our goals as we near the end (or "last mile"). The last mile problem is commonly caused by complexity, complacency, consistency, or confidence. 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] Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com [https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/] Get Jake O'Driscoll's triple threat ankle lock course, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake]

This week, we're joined by Stephan Kesting! In this episode, Stephan teaches the Kimura as both a submission and a positional system: its ancient origins, key positional variations, and how it functions as a control framework rather than just a finishing move. Topics include finishing mechanics, leverage physics, the "fat old lazy man" Kimura, and Kesting’s new instructional, The Kimura Roadmap. Follow Stephan Kesting on Instagram: https://instagram.com/stephan_kesting [https://instagram.com/stephan_kesting] Learn online with Stephan at Grapplearts: https://grapplearts.com [https://grapplearts.com] Resources discussed in this episode: The Kimura Roadmap, by Stephan Kesting https://grapplearts.com/kimura [https://grapplearts.com/kimura] The Near Side Kimura, A Forgotten Position https://youtu.be/62oLRT_Sar4 [https://youtu.be/62oLRT_Sar4] The Lazy, Old, Fat Man Kimura https://youtu.be/29JtQffs-yA [https://youtu.be/29JtQffs-yA] Submission as Position, feat. Rob Biernacki https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com/products/submission-as-position-feat-rob-biernacki [https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com/products/submission-as-position-feat-rob-biernacki] The Phil Davis Kimura, AKA the "Phil-Mura" https://youtu.be/LuM13SpQIho [https://youtu.be/LuM13SpQIho] Mental models discussed in this episode: * Position Over Submission https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission] * Terminal Positions https://bjjmentalmodels.com/terminal-positions [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/terminal-positions] * Predictable Responses https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses] * Dilemma https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dilemma [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dilemma] * 3 Joint Rule https://bjjmentalmodels.com/3-joint-rule [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/3-joint-rule] * Ratchet Control https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ratchet-control [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ratchet-control] * Torque https://bjjmentalmodels.com/torque [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/torque] * Core Mechanics https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics] ⬆️ 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/] Get Jake O'Driscoll's triple threat ankle lock course, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake]

In this week's mini-episode, we introduce the four types of guard: hook, clamp, frame, and hybrid. Every guard in Jiu-Jitsu can be classified into one of these types. 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] Music by Enterprize: https://enterprize.bandcamp.com [https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/] Get Jake O'Driscoll's triple threat ankle lock course, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake]

This week, we're joined again by Josh McKinney! In this episode, Josh explains how to structure the perfect Jiu-Jitsu competition camp. Topics include: offense vs. defense days, performance days, intensity vs. recovery, overtraining, saying no to unsafe rolls, and advice for non-competitors. Follow Josh McKinney on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoshmckinney [https://www.instagram.com/thejoshmckinney] Train with Josh at HeadNod HQ in Granite City, IL: https://headnodhq.com [https://headnodhq.com/] Check out Josh on the I Suck at Jiu-Jitsu Show: https://youtube.com/@isuckatjiujitsu [https://youtube.com/@isuckatjiujitsu] Get Josh's ebook, The Competitor's Journey: https://www.simplifyingjiujitsu.com/comp [https://www.simplifyingjiujitsu.com/comp] Join BJJMM Premium and get direct online coaching from Josh: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/coaching [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/coaching] Mental models discussed in this episode: * Deliberate Practice https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice] * Defense Paradox https://bjjmentalmodels.com/defense-paradox [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/defense-paradox] * Plus, Minus, Equals https://bjjmentalmodels.com/plus-minus-equals [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/plus-minus-equals] * Raise the Level in the Room https://bjjmentalmodels.com/raise-the-level-in-the-room [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/raise-the-level-in-the-room] * Training Handicaps https://bjjmentalmodels.com/training-handicaps [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/training-handicaps] * Prioritize Longevity https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity] * Stress and Recovery https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/stress-and-recovery] * Parkinson's Law https://bjjmentalmodels.com/parkinsons-law [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/parkinsons-law] * Planning Paradox https://bjjmentalmodels.com/planning-paradox [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/planning-paradox] * Last Mile Problem https://bjjmentalmodels.com/last-mile-problem [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/last-mile-problem] ⬆️ 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/] Get Jake O'Driscoll's triple threat ankle lock course, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake]

In this week's mini-episode, we discuss the concept of the knee line: an imaginary line connecting your two knees. When the two points of this line combine with your groin, these three points create a triangle. That triangle is the basis for how we use our legs to clamp or wedge our opponent in place. To clamp or wedge their body part in place with your knees, it should be inside your knee+knee+groin triangle. To prevent them from doing the same to you, your body part should be outside their knee+knee+groin triangle.   Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro] Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium! If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game. We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private. Sign up here for a free trial: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/] Need more BJJ Mental Models? Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/ [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/] Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/ [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/] Follow us on social: https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/ [https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/] https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/ [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/] Get Jake O'Driscoll's triple threat ankle lock course, FREE: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake]