Listen "Ep. 21: Surviving Bad Positions"
Episode Synopsis
As the saying goes, if you don't lose you'll eventually win. This week's episode discusses strategies for surviving bad positions like side control, knee on belly, mount, and back mount.Mental models discussed in this episode:Alignmenthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/Alignment vs Positionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/alignment-over-position/Defend with Purposehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/defend-with-purpose/Limb Coilinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/limb-coiling/Elbow-Knee Connectionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/elbow-knee-connection/Kinetic Chainshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains/Controlled Breathinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlled-breathing/Staying Loosehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/staying-loose/Microtransitionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/microtransitions/Shifting Platformshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/shifting-platforms/We maintain an online database of the mental models governing Jiu-Jitsu at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/Get Jake O'Driscoll's triple threat ankle lock course, FREE:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/jake
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