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BJJ Mental Models

by Steve Kwan

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Mini Ep. 127: Confirmation Bias

October 8, 2026 · 8 min

In this mini-episode, we explain confirmation bias: the human tendency to favor information that supports our existing beliefs, and discard information that doesn't. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79…
Ep. 411: The Fragmentation of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jeff Serafin

October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

This week, we're joined by Jeff Serafin! Jeff runs Serafin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu out of Gym 1801 in Evanston, Illinois, and has been training jiu-jitsu for almost 30 years. In this episode, Jeff talks about the fragmentation of the jiu-jitsu…
Mini Ep. 126: Visualization

October 1, 2026 · 6 min

In this mini-episode, we explain visualization: the science behind it, its limitations, the difference between general and technique visualization, and how it applies to jiu-jitsu. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79…
Ep. 410: Instructing Versus Coaching, feat. Hillary VanOrnum

September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

This week, we're joined by Hillary VanOrnum! Hillary is a third-degree black belt who runs Unicorn Jiu Jitsu in Portland, Oregon with her husband, and she just won her first Masters World Championship at black belt. In this episode…
Mini Ep. 125: Perception-Action Coupling

September 24, 2026 · 8 min

In this mini-episode, we explain perception-action coupling: a sports science concept explaining how practice should give athletes the same cues they'd face in a real match. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79…

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Ep. 409: Super Mario Theory, feat. Nelson Puentes

September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

This week, we're joined by Nelson Puentes! Nelson co-founded Inverted Gear and runs Inverted Gear Academy in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In this episode, Nelson explains his Super Mario theory of jiu-jitsu: a good game teaches you how to play…
Mini Ep. 124: Deliberate Practice

September 17, 2026 · 6 min

In this mini-episode, we explain deliberate practice: a training method intended to improve performance by addressing your weaknesses and breaking through plateaus. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79…
Ep. 408: Intention-Led Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Rob Cole

September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

This week, we're joined by Rob Cole! Rob has been training martial arts for over 35 years, 25 of them focused on grappling, and he coaches at Ascension Athletics in Connecticut, where he runs his practice through the ecological dynamics…
Mini Ep. 123: Differential Learning

September 10, 2026 · 6 min

In this mini-episode, we explain differential learning: a training approach used in sports proposing that motor skills are learned by varying how the movement is executed rather than trying to get it identical every time. Get our Intro to…
Ep. 407: Day Zero Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jesse Walker & Shelby York

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

This week, we're joined by Jesse Walker and Shelby York! Jesse and Shelby own Rough Hands BJJ in Louisville, Kentucky, a gym of about 200 students with an unusually high number of women and older grapplers (the average student is around…
Mini Ep. 122: Gamification

September 3, 2026 · 8 min

In this mini-episode, we explain gamification: the practice of adding game-like elements to something in order to motivate a certain type of behavior. It's a concept from software design with elements of applied psychology and is used for…
Ep. 406: The Problem of Leadership, feat. Barbara Ruiken & Giles Garcia

August 31, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

This week, we're joined by Barbara Ruiken and Giles Garcia! Barbara is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and the new head coach at Bergen Grappling in Norway, and she wrote her political science master's thesis on power and politics in…

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About the show

Your guide to a conceptual and intelligent Jiu-Jitsu approach. BJJ black belt Steve Kwan and a slate of expert guests explain the concepts, strategies, and tactics behind the gentle art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.