Ep. 411: The Fragmentation of Jiu-Jitsu, feat. Jeff Serafin

This week, we're joined by Jeff Serafin! Jeff runs Serafin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu out of Gym 1801 in Evanston, Illinois, and has been training jiu-jitsu for almost 30 years. In this episode, Jeff talks about the fragmentation of the jiu-jitsu community, and what coaches and students can do to bring it back together. Topics include: gi versus no-gi tribalism, ecological versus traditional training, gatekeeping, and cross-training.

Train at Serafin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (inside Gym 1801) in Evanston, IL:
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Resources discussed in this episode:

Mini Ep. 120: Ecological Dynamics, by Steve Kwan:
bjj.plus/mini120

Mental models discussed in this episode:
• Ecological Dynamics
bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics

• Constraints-Led Approach
bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach

• Keep Your Identity Small
bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-your-identity-small

• Certainty Heuristic
bjjmentalmodels.com/certainty-heuristic

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

• Resulting Fallacy
bjjmentalmodels.com/resulting

• Silver Bullet Fallacy
bjjmentalmodels.com/silver-bullet-fallacy

• Survivorship Bias
bjjmentalmodels.com/survivorship-bias

• Rapoport's Rules
bjjmentalmodels.com/rapoports-rules

• Curse of Knowledge
bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge

• Intention
bjjmentalmodels.com/intention

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