Description

This week Steve and Matt discuss the elbow-knee connection: a shockingly simple concept that, when applied intelligently, can improve your game in a variety of ways.

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Alignment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/
  
• Core Mechanics
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics/
  
• Anatomic Hierarchy
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/anatomic-hierarchy/
  
• Elbow-Knee Connection
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/elbow-knee-connection/
  
• First Principles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/first-principles/
  
• Microtransitions
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/microtransitions/
  
• Kinetic Chains
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains/
  
• Shifting Platforms
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/shifting-platforms/
  
• Principles over Techniques
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/principles-over-techniques/
  
• Do What Works
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/
  
• Making Smaller Circles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/making-smaller-circles/
  
• Economy of Motion
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/economy-of-motion/

We maintain an online database of the mental models governing Jiu-Jitsu at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/

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