Ep. 410: Instructing Versus Coaching, feat. Hillary VanOrnum

This week, we're joined by Hillary VanOrnum! Hillary is a third-degree black belt who runs Unicorn Jiu Jitsu in Portland, Oregon with her husband, and she just won her first Masters World Championship at black belt. In this episode, Hillary explains the difference between instructing and coaching, and how she uses questions to help students work out answers for themselves. Topics include: relating jiu-jitsu to sports students already know, building on each student's favorite techniques, letting go of control as a gym owner, turning Instagram clips into homework, and coaching students who only train twice a week.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:
• Transfer of Learning
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• Tokui Waza
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• Growth from Discomfort
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• Constraints-Led Approach
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• Feedback Loop
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• Effortful Retrieval
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• Psychological Safety
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