This week, we're joined by Mike Mahaffey! Mike is a second-degree black belt under Chris Haueter, best known for his Old Bastard Jiu-Jitsu style: a conservative approach built for older and less athletic grapplers. In this episode, Mike explains how to sweep from the bottom by disrupting your opponent's base instead of relying on speed or strength. Topics include: maintaining your base from the bottom, making them carry your weight, fulcrum sweeps, and the scissor and tripod sweeps.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Theory of Alignment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment
  
  
• Direct vs. Proxy Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/direct-vs-proxy-control
  
  
• Center of Gravity
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/center-of-gravity
  
  
• Kuzushi
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kuzushi
  
  
• Core Mechanics
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics
  
  
• Kinetic Chains
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains
  
  
  

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In this mini-episode, we discuss the availability heuristic: a mental bias toward information that is easy to recall.

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This week, we're joined again by Jake Luigi! Jake is a jiu-jitsu analyst who made his name studying professional match footage, and he runs OutlierDB, an analytics database for grappling. In this episode, Jake lays out a three-part framework for managing risk: name the worst-case scenario, watch for the key indicators that it's coming, and only attack hard once those indicators are in your favor. Topics include: risk-reward analysis, points of control, grip fighting, terminal positions, and Goodhart's Law.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Return on Investment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/return-on-investment
  
  
• Building Your Triggers
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers
  
  
• Double Trouble
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/double-trouble
  
  
• Cognitive Load
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load
  
  
• Constraints-Led Approach
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach
  
  
• Availability Heuristic
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/availability-heuristic
  
  
• Points of Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/points-of-control
  
  
• Terminal Positions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/terminal-positions
  
  
• Invariants
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/invariants
  
  
• Grips Dictate Position
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position
  
  
• Kuzushi
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kuzushi
  
  
• Rotational Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/rotational-control
  
  
• Goodhart's Law
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/goodharts-law
  
  

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