This week we're joined again by David Figueroa-Martinez! David is a black belt, instructor, and writer training out of Gracie La Mesa in California. In this episode, David discusses one of the most difficult — but sometimes essential — decisions that many grapplers will face during their journey: the decision to leave their gym.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Prevention Over Cure
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure/
  
  
• Loss Aversion
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/loss-aversion/
  
  
• Cognitive Dissonance
  https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-dissonance/
  
  
• Keep it Playful
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/keep-it-playful/
  
  
• Psychological Safety
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/psychological-safety/
  
  
  

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In this week's mini-episode, we discuss countergripping! There are three ways to counter a grip:

1. breaking the grip (stripping their fingers),
2. inverting the grip (pummeling to make the grip our own), or
3. changing the angle (which can render the grip useless).
   
   

In general, breaking the grip is the least efficient option, changing the angle is the most efficient, and inverting the grip is in between.

Note that we want our grips to be dominant grips, meaning that they give us more control than they give to our opponent.

Listen to our prior mini-episode, "grips dictate position," before this one:
https://podcast.bjjmentalmodels.com/243161/15489555-mini-ep-13-grips-dictate-position

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https://bjjmentalmodels.com/countergripping

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This week we're joined by Tom "TP" Grant! Tom Grant, also known by the writer's handle TP Grant, is a BJJ black belt under Issac Riggs and an MMA/BJJ writer best known for his work at Bloody Elbow and Bleacher Report. In this episode, Tom discusses the importance of adapting on the fly. Techniques are rarely executed exactly as taught; they're usually improvised.

Read History of Jiu-Jitsu, by TP Grant:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/654500-history-of-jiu-jitsu-coming-to-america-and-the-birth-of-the-ufc

Train with Tom at Evolution MMA in Chicago:
https://www.evolutionmmachicago.com/


Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Ecological Dynamics
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ecological-dynamics/
  
  
• Do What Works
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/do-what-works/
  
  
• Position Over Submission
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission/
  
  
• Windows of Opportunity
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/windows-of-opportunity/
  
  
• Theory of Alignment
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/
  
  
• Labeling
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/labeling/
  
  
  

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