Automatic Grappling Ep. 3: The 8 Primary Skill Categories, 2/2

In the third episode of Automatic Grappling, Cal McDonald continues his discussion of the eight primary skill categories required to succeed at Jiu-Jitsu, and the relevant games that develop those skills. Those eight games are:

1. Frames and Levers: Focus on guard passing and retention. Leverage your opponent’s frames to break through.
2. Iron Statue: Maintaining rigid alignment as a top player and sweeping low opponents.
3. Surfing and Get-Up Game: Sweeping a standing opponent and developing balance while being off-balanced. Emphasizing guard comfort and defending sweeps.
4. Top Control: Tying top control into back control and escapes. Mastering weight distribution and maintaining control.
5. Back Control: Mastering the mechanics of controlling and escaping from the back.
6. Turtle / Front Headlock: Operating from turtle, focusing on leveraging front headlocks, and mastering escape routes.
7. Standup: Critical for transitioning from standing to groundwork and maintaining dominance.
8. Engagement Phase: Mastering the initial "first contact" stage of a position where grips have not solidified and the position has not been fully established.

The previous episode explained the first two games. This episode covers the remaining six.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Limb Coiling
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/limb-coiling/

• Myopia
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/myopia/

• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/

• Cognitive Load
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/

• Alignment Over Position
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/alignment-over-position/

• Position Over Submission
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission/

• Dominant Angles
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dominant-angles/

• Rotational Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/rotational-control/

• Myopia
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/myopia/

• Elbow-Knee Connection
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/elbow-knee-connection/

• Shifting Platforms
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/shifting-platforms/
  
  
  

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