Techniques

Back control scores 4 points and feeds the rear naked choke — the top finish in our UFC BJJ study. Seatbelt mechanics, hand fighting, and escapes.

Closed guard is the bottom position where you attack. Breaking posture, the choke-armbar-triangle chain, sweeps, and how passers try to open it.

Half guard runs on the underhook. Knee shield, deep half and dogfight mechanics, the sweeps and back takes, and how top players try to pass it.

Side control scores nothing by itself — the pass into it does. Crossface and underhook mechanics, the staple submissions, and the escapes to expect.

Mount scores 4 points and feeds BJJ’s highest-percentage attacks. How to climb, stay heavy, chain the choke-armbar dilemma, and shut down the escapes.

Understand Straight Ankle Lock mechanics, entries, defenses, competition rules, and safety—with positional cues and examples you can study.

Understand Aoki Lock mechanics, entries, defenses, competition rules, and safety—with positional cues and examples you can study.

Understand North-South Choke mechanics, entries, defenses, competition rules, and safety—with positional cues and examples you can study.

Understand Twister Submission mechanics, entries, defenses, competition rules, and safety—with positional cues and examples you can study.

Understand Banana Split Submission mechanics, entries, defenses, competition rules, and safety—with positional cues and examples you can study.