David Klonsky's guest appearances

David Klonsky

Jedi Counsel

Praxis Jiu-Jitsu

Donald Trump

Tom King

Andrea Letamendi

Chris Martin

Kylo Ren

Carrie Fisher

Ali Mattu

Neil Adams

Jesse Singal

Rick Sanchez

Janina Scarlet

Sanjay Srivastava

Robert Vore

Tracy Witte

Kent Peters

OwlTail

Dr. David Klonsky is professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia.  He is also a black belt in shotokan karate and a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Dr. Klonsky is occasionally featured on MMA media--contributing his expertise on behavior and emotion within the world of combat sports. Dr. Klonsky and I discuss: shotokan karate for MMA; starting jiu-jitsu and its challenges; visualization and self-talk; habituation, exposure therapy, and counter conditioning; fight or flight and flow states; addictions and meaning; and, of course, a lot more.  David Klonsky: https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/david-klonsky/   Twitter: klonskylab klonskymma

Dr. David Klonsky is professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia.  He is also a black belt in shotokan karate and a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Dr. Klonsky is occasionally featured on MMA media--contributing his expertise on behavior and emotion within the world of combat sports. Dr. Klonsky and I discuss: shotokan karate for MMA; starting jiu-jitsu and its challenges; visualization and self-talk; habituation, exposure therapy, and counter conditioning; fight or flight and flow states; addictions and meaning; and, of course, a lot more.  David Klonsky: <a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/david-klonsky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/david-klonsky/</a> Twitter: klonskylab klonskymma

EP 12: Jiu-Jitsu and Psychology with Dr. David Klonsky

Dr. David Klonsky is a clinical psychology professor who conducts research on suicidal behavior, personality, emotion, and assessment. He developed the three-step theory, which is an important and parsimonious theory of suicidal behavior. David also conducted foundational work on the functions of nonsuicidal self-injury. After discussing suicidal behavior research, we shifted the conversation to open science and criticism of National Institute of Mental Health grant funding priorities. Then, we talked about mixed martial arts – both our own experiences and David’s work consulting with athletes competing in combat sports. We concluded with thoughts about why Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Wars are so good. This episode was SO much fun to make, and we hope you enjoy listening to it! Show Notes Suicide Research You can follow Dr. David Klonsky on Twitter and check out his lab’s research on Google Scholar. For example, I recommend: Ideation-to-Action Theories of Suicide: A Conceptual and Empirical Update The Role of Theory for Understanding and Preventing Suicide (But Not Predicting It): A Commentary on Hjelmeland and Knizek On the episode, I mentioned that I wrote a blog post about the three-step theory and how I believe it can advance public discussion about suicide. Mixed Martial Arts Media Appearances You can also follow David’s MMA Twitter account. 5 Rounds: Psychology of MMA, Mark Bocek on Bendo vs. Thomson and More – Fight Network Ronda Rousey’s Return at UFC 207 – Fight Network Connor McGregor’s Winning Ways; Mentally Breaking Opponents – Fight Network Suicide prevention information and resources are available here and you can learn more about nonsuicidal self-injury here.

<a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/david-klonsky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. David Klonsky</a> is a clinical psychology professor who conducts research on suicidal behavior, personality, emotion, and assessment. He developed the <a href="http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.705.7503&amp;rep=rep1&amp;type=pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">three-step theory</a>, which is an important and parsimonious theory of suicidal behavior. David also conducted foundational work on the functions of <a href="http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.901.4205&amp;rep=rep1&amp;type=pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nonsuicidal self-injury</a>. After discussing suicidal behavior research, we shifted the conversation to open science and <a href="https://twitter.com/KlonskyLab/status/1126096677717385216" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">criticism of National Institute of Mental Health grant funding priorities</a>. Then, we talked about mixed martial arts – both our own experiences and David’s work consulting with athletes competing in combat sports. We concluded with thoughts about why Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Wars are so good. This episode was SO much fun to make, and we hope you enjoy listening to it! Show Notes Suicide Research You can follow Dr. David Klonsky on <a href="https://twitter.com/KlonskyLab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and check out his lab’s research on <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TzyGmy4AAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Scholar</a>. For example, I recommend: <a href="https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~klonsky/publications/ita.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ideation-to-Action Theories of Suicide: A Conceptual and Empirical Update</a> <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/E_David_Klonsky/publication/332432153_The_role_of_theory_for_understanding_and_preventing_suicide_but_not_predicting_it_A_commentary_on_Hjelmeland_and_Knizek/links/5cb89509a6fdcc1d499ee371/The-role-of-theory-for-understanding-and-preventing-suicide-but-not-predicting-it-A-commentary-on-Hjelmeland-and-Knizek.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Role of Theory for Understanding and Preventing Suicide (But Not Predicting It): A Commentary on Hjelmeland and Knizek</a> On the episode, I mentioned that I wrote a blog post about <a href="https://kathrynhgordon.com/2019/03/24/science-can-meaningfully-advance-public-discussion-about-suicide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the three-step theory</a> and how I believe it can advance public discussion about suicide. Mixed Martial Arts Media Appearances You can also follow David’s MMA <a href="https://twitter.com/KlonskyMMA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter account</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nu9xpiCHNY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5 Rounds: Psychology of MMA, Mark Bocek on Bendo vs. Thomson and More – Fight Network</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XnONYsr054" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ronda Rousey’s Return at UFC 207 – Fight Network</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRheEcWZPao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connor McGregor’s Winning Ways; Mentally Breaking Opponents – Fight Network</a> Suicide prevention information and resources are available <a href="https://kathrynhgordon.com/2018/06/09/suicide-prevention-information-resources/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and you can learn more about nonsuicidal self-injury <a href="https://itriples.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Suicidal Behavior, Science, & Mixed Martial Arts with Dr. David Klonsky