Ep. 407: Day Zero Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jesse Walker & Shelby York

This week, we're joined by Jesse Walker and Shelby York! Jesse and Shelby own Rough Hands BJJ in Louisville, Kentucky, a gym of about 200 students with an unusually high number of women and older grapplers (the average student is around 43). In this episode, they walk a complete beginner through what happens before your first jiu-jitsu class. Topics include: vetting a gym, what to bring, why you should tap early, panic and intensity, injury risk.

Learn more at Rough Hands BJJ:
roughhandsbjj.com

Follow Jesse and Shelby at Rough Hands BJJ on Instagram:
instagram.com/roughhandsbjj

Resources discussed in this episode:

Yoga for BJJ, by Sebastian Brosche:
yogaforbjj.net

Women's Grappling Network on Facebook:
facebook.com/groups/341922519178021

Mental models discussed in this episode:
• Keep It Playful
bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful

• Psychological Safety
bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety

• Acute Stress Response
bjjmentalmodels.com/acute-stress-response

• Prioritize Longevity
bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity

• Survival Mode
bjjmentalmodels.com/survival-mode

• Compatible Intent
bjjmentalmodels.com/compatible-intent

• Respect Your Opponent
bjjmentalmodels.com/respect-your-opponent

• Investing in Loss
bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss

• Beginner's Mind
bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind

• Motivation
bjjmentalmodels.com/continuum-of-motivation

• Prevention Over Cure
bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure

• Paradox of Tolerance
bjjmentalmodels.com/paradox-of-tolerance

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