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Champions Stay Present: Competition Mindset

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5 related references (techniques and positions)

Champions Stay Present

By Josh McKinney

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Champions Stay Present is Josh McKinney’s course on the mental side of BJJ competition. The advertised material addresses nerves and self-doubt, pre-competition routines and regaining focus during a match, including when behind or under pressure.

Its six volumes span goals and training camp, over-training, competitors’ perspectives, competition day and post-event analysis. The emphasis is on the competitor’s attention and preparation, making it a different purchase from a technical course on positions or submissions.

Is this for you?

• Nerves, self-doubt or losing focus are a bigger competition concern than adding another technique.
• You want a course that connects mental preparation with match-day focus and post-event review.

Also consider

Competition Preparation with Matt D’Aquino — Matt D’Aquino’s Competition Preparation Masterclass gives more attention to packing, travel and coach-player arrangements.

Coverage and limits

• Managing nerves and self-doubt, pre-competition routines and mid-match refocusing, as advertised on the official page.
• Goal setting, training-camp preparation and discussion of over-training.
• Competition-day mindset and post-competition analysis.

Limits

• The subject is competitor mindset; technique instruction and detailed event rules are separate needs.

Go to this course: Champions Stay Present

Related guides and principles

These related references are not a claim about what the course teaches or evidence of practical mastery.

Competition Preparation with Matt D’Aquino — Tournament preparation, travel and athlete-coach communication.

Competition Game Plans — Event-specific game plans and their offensive and defensive situations.

Competition Mindset

IBJJF Points, Control and Tiebreakers — IBJJF points, continuous positional control and regulation-time tiebreakers.

Positional Sparring

Position Chains

Energy Conservation

Dealing with Pressure

Defensive Concepts

Position-Over-Submission Approach

Fork Attacks

Flow Rolling

Positional Hierarchy

Alex Enriquez: Wrestling Takedown Defense

Review related technique cards

• Closed Guard (Position)

• Mount (Position)

• Back Control (Position)

• Turtle (Position)

• Guard Pull (Transition)

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Champions Stay Present by Josh McKinney — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified title, instructor and six-volume outline, including goal setting, training camp, competition day and post-competition analysis. The embedded promotional video is labeled a trailer. On 2026-09-19 UTC, verified the introductory player in the product banner and the course cover image. Muted inline autoplay was verified on https://bjjgraph.org by observing advancing video time. The introduction content was not reviewed.