Ep. 136: The Anaconda System, feat. Matt Skaff

BJJ Mental Models

This week we're joined by Matt Skaff! Matt is a 10th Planet black belt who specializes in the anaconda choke. The anaconda is powerful because it's not just a choke: it's a powerful positional system with a lot of submission options.
Matt's key advice for the anaconda:

• Don't squeeze too early!
• Don't go deep too early: you don't want them to control your elbow.
• Use your lat for power: pinch your elbows to your core.
• Grab your tricep, not your bicep. Internally rotate your thumb down.
• Before you gator roll, pull them back and sprawl at 45°.

Listen to Matt's Skaff on The Grappling Discourse:
https://anchor.fm/matt-skaff
Videos referenced in this episode:

• Rafael Mendes vs. André Galvão
  https://youtu.be/7-F9PksNNIo
  
• Rafael Mendes anaconda choke
  https://youtu.be/Nw2xfELw4wc
  

Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Single vs. Double Lever Control
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/single-vs-double-lever-control/
  
• Committed Techniques
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/committed-techniques/
  
• Position Over Submission
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission/
  
• Predictable Responses
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/
  
• Technique Chaining
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-chaining/
  
• Kinetic Chains
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/kinetic-chains/
  
• 3 Joint Rule
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/3-joint-rule/
  
• Myopia
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/myopia/
  
• Overwhelming Force
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/overwhelming-force/
  

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