The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast

The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 39: How To Boost Your Confidence In Jiu Jitsu

January 03, 2024 Matt Kwan Season 1 Episode 39
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 39: How To Boost Your Confidence In Jiu Jitsu
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This week’s episode is all about developing and harnessing your confidence in Jiu-Jitsu. Great achievers throughout history almost always had incredible confidence, and great competitive martial artists are no different. Confidence is one of the most important pieces to a champion’s mindset. But how do we develop confidence and be able to use it when it really counts in competition? I talk about habits and steps that do just this, plus imposter syndrome and returning to the mats after long layoffs. Enjoy the podcast! 

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Intro
What is confidence?
Avoiding false confidence
Creating success in training
Competition vs training
Confidence from competence
Lack of confidence means negative performance
Managing nerves
Competition experience and ring rust
Imposter syndrome
Outro