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Learning Models
Learning models are about hacking your mind. These mental models help you get the most out of your training, learn faster and more consistently, overcome mental roadblocks, identify weaknesses in your game, and develop a champion’s mindset.
- 80/20 Rule
- Abundance Mindset
- Beginner’s Mind
- Consistency
- First Principles
- Flow
- Form to Leave Form
- Growth from Discomfort
- Growth Mindset
- Habits over Results
- Incremental Learning
- Investing in Loss
- Kaizen
- Learning Styles
- Loss Aversion
- Making Smaller Circles
- Meditative Drilling
- Mindfulness
- Mnemonics
- Naming Concepts
- Plus, Minus, Equals
- Principles over Techniques
- Resulting Fallacy
- Scientific Method
- Self-Competition
- Spaced Repetition
- Train with Purpose
- Training Handicaps
Mechanical Models
Mechanical models are about hacking your body. These mental models help you use biology to manipulate your opponent’s body, use biology to control your own body, and use physics to generate maximal force and efficiency.
- Anatomic Hierarchy
- Body Tethering
- Breaking Mechanics
- Choking Mechanics
- Controlled Breathing
- Core Mechanics
- Elbow-Knee Connection
- Force Vectors
- Inside Channel Control
- Isolate a Single Target
- Kinetic Chains
- Leading Edges
- Limb Coiling
- Overwhelming Force
- Rotational Control
- Solid Frames
- Staying Loose
- Stress and Recovery
- Surface Area
- Theory of Alignment
- Types of Guard
Social Models
Social models are about hacking your relationships. These mental models help you improve relationships with our training partners and build effective teams.
- Emotional Contagion
- Extreme Ownership
- Feedback Loop
- The Golden Rule
- Idea Communism
- Keep it Playful
- Psychological Safety
- Respect People, not Positions
Strategic Models
Strategic models are about hacking your decision-making. These models help you make quicker decisions in battle, set the table to make victory more likely, and find and exploit weaknesses in your opponent’s game.
- Alignment over Position
- Asymmetric Warfare
- Committed Techniques
- Controlling the Distance
- Crossing the Center
- Defend with Purpose
- Dictate the Pace
- Do What Works
- Dominant Angles
- Double Trouble
- Economy of Motion
- Funneling
- Grip Inversion
- Grips Dictate Position
- Kuzushi
- Layers of Guard
- Mask your Intentions
- Microtransitions
- Minimize Attack Vectors
- Path of Least Resistance
- Phases of Guard
- Position over Submission
- Predictable Responses
- Prioritize Longevity
- Shifting Platforms
- Technique Chaining
