Dominant Position: 1. Maintain 2. Attack
Inferior Position: 1. Defend 2. Escape
Guard:
- Primarily designed for defense
- Know your distancing
- Don’t overuse closed guard
- Legs primary, arms secondary
- Maintain hip mobility at all costs
Side Control Escapes:
- Underhook is king
- Reversal/To the knees/Re-guard
Mount Escapes:
- Keep opponents hands busy
- 4 Corners weekpoint awareness
- Reversal/re-guard
Turtle Position:
- Temporary position only
Top Dominant:
- Learn proper weight distribution
- Pressure is subordinate to flow
Chokes:
- Structure before squeeze
- Blood chokes!
- Trachea/cranks by accident or desperation
Submissions:
- Isolate, set-up, apply
- Application must be almost effortless