Grappling Techniques

The Inside position

Control your opponent with the lockdown!

The closed guard is the most famous version of the guard positions. Normally used to hold an opponent down, buy time, or transition to a submission attempt or different version of the guard position. This position was made famous by Royce Gracie's early UFC fights.

• Closed Guard

Kale shows us the butterfly guard

Head and arm aka kesa gatame.

In this variation of side control, both arms are on the inside of your opponent's body. It is a great position to prevent your opponent from shrimping.

• Both Arms In

The side control positon is favored by many grapplers. It can be much easier for some people to hold side control rather than the mount position because of the cross body positioning.

• Side Control

Eddie shows us the reverse knee ride.

Eddie shows us the knee ride.

Adding grapevines to the low mount adds to the control of your opponent. The grapevines may make it more difficult to switch to many submissions or change positions.

• Grapevines