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Steve Kwan Shares the Most Important BJJ Mental Models

October 22, 2023 by Stephan Kesting

The Most Important BJJ Mental Models with Steve Kwan

Today I'm joined by Steve Kwan, the host and creator of the wildly popular BJJ Mental Models podcast. We discuss the most important mental models in the art and how they can improve your ability to perform on the mat! Check out BJJmentalmodels.com for Steve's podcast and Grapplearts.com/rollingbacktakes for my newest BJJ instructional. And, as always, please send today's episode to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Miscellaneous, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Concepts, Interviews, Steve Kwan, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Video

BJJ Defense with Steve Kwan

December 29, 2021 by Stephan Kesting

BJJ Defense with Steve Kwan

Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models joined me today to share some guidelines that'll immediately improve your jiu-jitsu defensive skills. Check out the BJJ Mental Models Podcast wherever fine podcasts are distributed Here's the video version of our conversation... And here's the audio-only version... Links to Subscribe to My Podcast The best way to stay up to date with new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Concepts, Escapes, Guard Retention, Interviews, Steve Kwan, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting

A Deep Dive into the Technical Details of the Omoplata

November 30, 2021 by Stephan Kesting

Omoplata podcast with Steven Kwan

In this episode Steve Kwan from the BJJ Mental Models podcast grills me about the omoplata, the most versatile submission in all of jiu-jitsu. Here's the conversation.  We go pretty deep and get quite technical! And while I've got your attention, check out my latest instructional, Omoplata 2.0, at https://www.grapplearts.com/omoplata. This represents 20 years of research on my part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Interviews, Omoplata, Podcast, Steve Kwan, Submission, Submission Grappling, Techniques, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Training Modalities

BJJ Cults and Conspiracy Theories

October 14, 2020 by Stephan Kesting

BJJ Cults and Conspiracy Theories on The Strenuous Life Podcast

Steve Kwan, a BJJ black belt known for cohosting the most excellent BJJ Mental Models podcast, joins me to discuss cult behaviour in BJJ, good and bad club cultures, and the big picture behind effective jiu-jitsu training. This is a really important topic given the long history of less than stellar behaviour of some of the big names in the jiu-jitsu community. To give you a taste, here are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Covid 19, Cults, Interviews, Steve Kwan, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting

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