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561 episodes
Ep. 403: Learning from Kids Class, feat. Brennan Strimple
video 46:42

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Ep. 403: Learning from Kids Class, feat. Brennan Strimple

Aug 10, 2026

Mini Ep. 118: Labeling
video 9:17

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Mini Ep. 118: Labeling

Aug 6, 2026

Ep. 402: Dichotomies of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Charles Harriott
video 1:14:07

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Ep. 402: Dichotomies of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Charles Harriott

Aug 3, 2026

Mini Ep. 117: Mnemonics
video 4:50

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Mini Ep. 117: Mnemonics

Jul 30, 2026

Ep. 401: Escaping Positions, feat. Rosie Miller
video 1:01:49

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Ep. 401: Escaping Positions, feat. Rosie Miller

Jul 27, 2026

Mini Ep. 116: Mental Gatekeeping
video 3:57

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Mini Ep. 116: Mental Gatekeeping

Jul 23, 2026

Ep. 400: Always Timeless, feat. Rafael Lovato Jr.
video 1:11:21

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Ep. 400: Always Timeless, feat. Rafael Lovato Jr.

Jul 20, 2026

Mini Ep. 115: Incremental Learning
video 4:44

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Mini Ep. 115: Incremental Learning

Jul 16, 2026

Ep. 399: Breaking Through Plateaus, feat. Giles Garcia
video 1:02:26

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Ep. 399: Breaking Through Plateaus, feat. Giles Garcia

Jul 13, 2026

Mini Ep. 114: Goodhart's Law
video 5:28

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Mini Ep. 114: Goodhart's Law

Jul 9, 2026

Ep. 398: Old Bastard Sweeps, feat. Mike Mahaffey
video 1:00:02

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Ep. 398: Old Bastard Sweeps, feat. Mike Mahaffey

Jul 6, 2026

Mini Ep. 113: Availability Heuristic
video 5:17

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Mini Ep. 113: Availability Heuristic

Jul 2, 2026

Ep. 397: Risk Management in BJJ, feat. Jake Luigi
video 1:02:38

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Ep. 397: Risk Management in BJJ, feat. Jake Luigi

Jun 29, 2026

Mini Ep. 112: Coiling
video 6:50

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Mini Ep. 112: Coiling

Jun 25, 2026

Ep. 396: Relative Strength, feat. Will Weisser
video 1:07:24

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Ep. 396: Relative Strength, feat. Will Weisser

Jun 22, 2026

Mini Ep. 111: Porcupine Strategy
video 5:40

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Mini Ep. 111: Porcupine Strategy

Jun 18, 2026

Ep. 395: Take the Slack Out, feat. Jesse Walker
video 52:19

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Ep. 395: Take the Slack Out, feat. Jesse Walker

Jun 15, 2026

Mini Ep. 110: Mind the Gap
video 7:47

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Mini Ep. 110: Mind the Gap

Jun 11, 2026

Ep. 394: Position Series: No-Gi Lasso, feat. Rob Biernacki
video 54:53

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Ep. 394: Position Series: No-Gi Lasso, feat. Rob Biernacki

Jun 8, 2026

Mini Ep. 109: Overwhelming Force
video 10:44

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Mini Ep. 109: Overwhelming Force

Jun 4, 2026

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