In the second episode of our three-part guard series, Matt and Steve discuss the maintenance phase, where both grapplers attempt to secure a passing or submission opportunity.Mental models discussed in this episode:Phases of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/phases-of-guard/Types of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/types-of-guard/Layers of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/layers-of-guard/Theory of Alignmenthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/Kinetic Chainshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains/Limb Coilinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/limb-coiling/Controlling the Distancehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlling-the-distance/Inside Channel Controlhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/inside-channel-control/Defend with Purposehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/defend-with-purpose/Body Tetheringhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/body-tethering/Grip Inversionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/grip-inversion/Committed Techniqueshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/committed-techniques/Alignment over Positionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/alignment-over-position/Position Over Submissionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission/Dominant Angleshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/dominant-angles/Anatomic Hierarchyhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/anatomic-hierarchy/We maintain an online database of the mental models governing Jiu-Jitsu at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/