In the final episode of our three-part guard series, Matt and Steve discuss the retention phase, where grapplers make their final attempts to prevent a guard pass.Mental models discussed in this episode:Phases of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/phases-of-guard/Layers of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/layers-of-guard/Limb Coilinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/limb-coiling/Elbow-Knee Connectionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/elbow-knee-connection/Theory of Alignmenthttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment/Force Vectorshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/force-vectors/Leading Edgeshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/leading-edges/Solid Frameshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/solid-frames/Kinetic Chainshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains/Microtransitionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/microtransitions/Feedback Loophttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/feedback-loop/We maintain an online database of the mental models governing Jiu-Jitsu at: https://bjjmentalmodels.com/