Ep. 386: Don't Make Them Feel Stupid, feat. Heather Morgan

About this episode

Heather Morgan discusses coaching jiu-jitsu students to develop their own style and the importance of making them feel capable.

This week, we're joined by Heather Morgan! Heather is a jiu-jitsu black belt, competitor-turned-coach, and content creator based in San Diego who teaches in person at the Collective in Ocean Beach and online to students worldwide. In this episode, Heather shares how she coaches students to find their own game rather than copying hers, and why making people feel capable is the real job of a teacher. Topics include: developing individual jiu-jitsu style, psychological safety in the training roo...

People in this episode

Host: Steve Kwan

Guest: Heather Morgan

Topics covered

• jiu-jitsu coaching
• individual style development
• psychological safety
• teaching methods
• competitor to coach transition

Keywords

• jiu-jitsu
• coaching
• psychological safety
• individual style
• teaching
• competitor
• black belt

Mentioned in this episode

Places: San Diego, Ocean Beach

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