Ep. 233: Gripfighting From the Top, feat. Chris "The Villain" Paines

This week we're joined again by Chris "The Villain" Paines!  Chris is a BJJ Globetrotter and a black belt under Priit Mihkelson.  In this week's episode, Chris shares his strategies for gripfighting from the top.Watch Chris' viral YouTube video, "How to Defend Everything:"https://youtu.be/BWitv9AKoNUBuy Chris' instructionals on BJJ Fanatics:https://bit.ly/43bQXzWFollow Chris on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chrisvillainbjj/Subscribe to Chris on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisPainesBJJSupport Chris on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/VilaobjjMental models discussed in this episode:Grips Dictate Positionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/grips-dictate-position/Elbow-Knee Connectionhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/elbow-knee-connection/Phases of Guardhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/phases-of-guard/Concepts Over Techniqueshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques/Phases of Passinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/phases-of-passing/Inside Channel Controlhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/inside-channel-control/Center of Gravityhttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/center-of-gravity/3 Joint Rulehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/3-joint-rule/Prevention Over Curehttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/prevention-over-cure/Limb Coilinghttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/limb-coiling/Win Conditionshttps://bjjmentalmodels.com/win-conditions/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://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/Follow us on social:https://facebook.com/bjjmentalmodels/https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels/Music by Enterprize:https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/