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Ep. 387: Trips & Foot Sweeps, feat. Isa Friedlander & Chris Round
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This week, we've got a panel! Chris Round is the head judo instructor at High Noon in Alexandria, Virginia, and a judo and BJJ black belt who coaches athletes on the IJF tour. Isa Friedlander is a former Team USA judoka, a brown belt at Unity, and coaches judo at The Dojo in Bushwick and at Unity in Manhattan. In this episode, Chris and Isa break down foot sweeps and trips for grapplers, tied to their new instructional with MASTERs. Topics include: timing vs. structural setups, shape making, the role of the uke, variable drilling, and play.
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Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Kuzushi
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kuzushi - Predictable Responses
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses - Perception-Action Coupling
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/perception-action-coupling - Staying Loose
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/staying-loose - Psychological Safety
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety - Constraints-Led Approach
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach - Ecological Dynamics
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics - Curse of Knowledge
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/curse-of-knowledge - Keep It Playful
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful
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