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I have a DM who reads the rules in the Combat section for Grapple, side by side with me.

He reads this part:

If You Are Grappled: If you are grappled, you can attempt to break the grapple as a standard action by making a combat maneuver check (DC equal to your opponent's CMD; this does not provoke an attack of opportunity) or Escape Artist check (with a DC equal to your opponent's CMD). If you succeed, you break the grapple and can act normally. Alternatively, if you succeed, you can become the grappler, grappling the other creature (meaning that the other creature cannot freely release the grapple without making a combat maneuver check, while you can). Instead of attempting to break or reverse the grapple, you can take any action that doesn't require two hands to perform, such as cast a spell or make an attack or full attack with a light or one-handed weapon against any creature within your reach, including the creature that is grappling you. See the grappled condition for additional details. If you are pinned, your actions are very limited. See the pinned condition in Conditions for additional details

and thinks that the rules are saying that if my character is Grappled that I have to make a grapple check to attempt to:

Are there any other official rules, rulings, or just a way of presenting this that I can show him to help him understand the meaning of the rules. He is friendly and willing to listen, just confused by another player.

Please help.