Mini Ep. 2: Posture

05/16/24 • 9 min

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In this week's mini-episode, we're introducing the concept of posture! Let's talk about what posture means in the context of Jiu-Jitsu, why it's so important, and how managing posture improves both your defense and offense. This episode builds on last week's mini-episode about base.
Further study:
BJJMM Ep. 1: Alignment
https://bjj.plus/1
BJJMM Ep. 50: Alignment 2.0, feat. Rob Biernacki
https://bjj.plus/50
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Previous Episode

Ep. 284: Stop Being Nice, feat. Beatrice Jin

This week we're joined by Beatrice Jin! Beatrice is a coach at Kogaion Academy in Virginia, an outstanding brown belt professional competitor, and the operator of America's longest-running women's open mat. In this episode, Beatrice explains how unaggressive grapplers can shed that passive mindset, "stop being nice," and weaponize the strategic meanness needed to excel at high-level Jiu-Jitsu.
Follow Beatrice on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/berimbozo
Follow Kogaion Academy on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kogaion_academy
Check out Beatrice's matches on FloGrappling:
https://www.flograppling.com/search?q=beatrice%20jin
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https://buttscooterjiujitsu.com/
Mental models discussed in this episode:

Body Tethering
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/body-tethering/
Momentum
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/momentum/
Curse of Knowledge
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge/
You Are What You Train
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/you-are-what-you-train/
Abundance Mindset
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/abundance-mindset/
Respect Your Opponent
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-your-opponent/
Ulysses Contracts
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ulysses-contracts/

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Next Episode

Ep. 285: Pulling the Trigger, feat. Dr. Jooyoung Lee

This week we're joined by Dr. Jooyoung Lee! Jooyoung is a BJJ black belt, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, and an accredited expert in the sociological study of violence. In this episode, Jooyoung discusses the science behind "pulling the trigger" when grappling, how to be more aggressive in the moment, and how to avoid becoming flustered in the face of your opponent's aggression.
Follow Jooyoung on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/joojitsulee
https://www.threads.net/@joojitsulee
Jooyoung's website:
https://www.jooyoungkimlee.com/
Resources discussed in this episode:
Blowin’ Up: Rap Dreams in South Central, by Dr. Jooyoung Lee
https://amzn.to/3yz0QO2
Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory, by Randall Collins
https://amzn.to/3wGWtQw
BJJMM Ep. 275: The Roadhouse Choke, feat. Rob Biernacki
https://bjj.plus/275
Body & Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer, by Loïc Wacquant
https://amzn.to/4bqCPY6
Ways of the Hand, by David Sudnow
https://amzn.to/3ynFKCd
The Art of Learning, by Josh Waitzkin
https://amzn.to/4bKlk4G
Mental models discussed in this episode: