This week, Steve and Matt are joined by Jon Thomas, the legendary black belt and BJJ instructor.  Steve, Matt, and Jon have a spirited discussion about the best way to integrate new techniques into your game.  We also discuss the limitations of principles and how being dogmatic about them can hinder your development.Jon suggests four ways to integrate new techniques:ask your coachwatch an instructionalwatch competition videocreativityMental models discussed in this episode:Beginner's Mindhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/beginners-mind/Investing in Losshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/Self-Competitionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition/Train With Purposehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/Interleavinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/interleaving/Predictable Responseshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/Do What Workshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/The Map Is Not the Territoryhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/the-map-is-not-the-territory/IMPORTANT: BJJ Mental Models needs your help.In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the future for Steve and Matt is uncertain.  Our gyms are closed, our income is impacted, and we need your help in order to continue providing free content.  We've started a Patreon where you can support BJJ Mental Models.  Please help us keep the lights on so we can keep your game sharp during this once-in-a-century crisis.  Link here:https://patreon.com/bjjmentalmodels/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our mailing list:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/join/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Get the latest BJJ Mental Models updates from Facebook:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/