Ep. 151: Guard Passing, feat. Malachy Friedman

This week, we're joined by Malachy Friedman!  Malachy is a second-degree black belt under Ricardo Liborio and the founder of Black Label Martial Arts.  Malachy shares his strategy and philosophy for guard passing.Follow Malachy on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/malachyfriedman/Visit Malachy's website:https://www.malachyfriedman.com/Mental models discussed in this episode:Economy of Motionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/economy-of-motion/Path of Least Resistancehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/path-of-least-resistance/Layers of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/layers-of-guard/Phases of Passinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/phases-of-passing/Concepts Over Techniqueshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques/Predictable Responseshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses/Myopiahttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/myopia/Placeholdershttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/placeholders/Technique Chaininghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-chaining/Cognitive Loadhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/cognitive-load/Train With Purposehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/train-with-purpose/Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium!If you love the podcast, you’ll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game.  We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.Sign up here for a free trial:https://premium.bjjmentalmodels.com/Need more BJJ Mental Models?Get tips, tricks, and breakthrough insights from our newsletter:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter/Get nitty-gritty details on our mental models from the full database:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database/Let them know you're an educated grappler with our merch:https://bjjmentalmodels.com/store/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/