Is maintaining a grapple considered a grapple combat maneuver?

[FrodoOf9Fingers]

There's a bunch of items that say "You gain a +x bonus against grapple attempts". Item use the exact same wording for trip, bull rush, disarm, and all other combat maneuvers. However, grapple is the only one that perpetuates beyond the initial attempt.

Do such bonuses apply to CMD when defending against someone maintaining their grapple on you?

Does Anaconda Coil's only apply to the first initial grapple attempt?

I would assume yes, but then the Maneuver Master Monk would be able to full attack and maintain a grapple. What do you guys think?

[FrodoOf9Fingers]

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[Mojorat]

Just about any roll using cmb is a combat maneuver.

[FrodoOf9Fingers]

So, a Maneuver Master Monk could maintain a grapple with his flurry? Thats the main question for me. It seems... off, but I want it to work.

[Weaponbreaker]

Yes, the other creature is making a grapple check. MM is pretty clear about what you do. You gain an extra maneuver, even if it's a standard action, so he could disarm-trip-grapple (or any series really) when flurrying at a high enough level or at 1st a full attack could be; att-CM or CM-CM. At 8th level he could att-att-CM-CM. In essence yes...