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

This week, we're joined again by Jake Luigi! Jake is a jiu-jitsu analyst who made his name studying professional match footage, and he runs OutlierDB, an analytics database for grappling. In this episode, Jake lays out a three-part framework for managing risk: name the worst-case scenario, watch for the key indicators that it's coming, and only attack hard once those indicators are in your favor. Topics include: risk-reward analysis, points of control, grip fighting, terminal positions, and Goodhart's Law.Subscribe to Less Impressed More Involved on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@LIMIBJJCheck out OutlierDB:https://outlierdb.comMental models discussed in this episode:

• Return on Investmenthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/return-on-investment
• Building Your Triggershttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers
• Double Troublehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/double-trouble
• Cognitive Loadhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load
• Constraints-Led Approachhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/constraints-led-approach
• Availability Heuristichttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/availability-heuristic
• Points of Controlhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/points-of-control
• Terminal Positionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/terminal-positions
• Invariantshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/invariants
• Grips Dictate Positionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position
• Kuzushihttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/kuzushi
• Rotational Controlhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/rotational-control
• Goodhart's Lawhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/goodharts-law

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