Side Mount

Side Mount Points

Arm Configurations (Top Person)

1) Under Neck & Underhook (Top Arm Nearside, Bottom Arm Far Side)

2) Both Arms Far Side (generally used to attack the far arm)

3) Over(or Under) Shoulder & Hip Block (Top Arm On Far Side, Bottom Arm on Near Side)

    *Variation - Far side arm in reverse underhook position

4) Both Arms Near Side

*Side Control 1 & 3 most commonly used. Side control 2 generally used during course of an attack. Side control 3 used as a pin (not good for attack)

Arm Configurations (Bottom Person)

Opp. Far Arm (Furthest From Your Legs)

1) Low Side of Your Neck

2) High Side of Your Neck

3) Cross Face

4) Under Your Arm/Underhook

Opp. Near Arm (Closest To Your Legs)

1) Framed on Your Hip

2) Cleared Outside Your High Side Hip

3) Under your Low Side Hip

4) T-Rexed on Top Person's Arm (Iron Squirre)

5) Pinned by Your Legs

 -Pinned by High Leg

 -Pinned by Low Leg

Maintaining/Improving Position
1) Clearing Opp. Near Arm Off Your Hip
-Basic Knee method*technique example

-Shoulder pressure knee method *Faria example
-Semi cradle method to Mount (Knee Slide)*technique example *example
-Move to modified scarf hold then back to side mount*technique example *example

2) Clearing Near Hand Frame Off Your Hip

-Using your leg to clear near frame *Chewy Example

-Turning Hips/Body *Example

3) Clearing the Cross Face (Opp. Framed Under Your Neck) 

-Weaving Your Low Arm Inside *Gordon Ryan Example

4) Preventing Or Clearing Opp. Knee (Negating Knee Escape)

-Sit-out Toward Opp. Head (Side Control 1) *Danaher Example

-Reverse Sit-Out (Side Control 3)

Side Control 1 

Transitions

-To Mount

   -Knee Slide *technique example *technique example *technique example

-To Modified Scarf Hold

    -(Cue-Opp pushes hip with hand or forearm)*technique example
    -(Just to transition)*technique

-To Reverse Scarf Hold *technique

    -To Reverse Scarf Hold (Far Arm Reverse Underhook)
-To Knee on Belly*technique example

-To Side Control Crucifix

-To Stockade

-To Dorsal Pin (using under hook

 -To Seated Head & Arm (using under hook

Submissions

-Americana
   -Basic trap (Opp. arm on low side of your neck)*example

   -Shoulder drive into opp. wrist/forearm 

        -(Opp. arm on low side of neck) *technique example

        -(Opp. arm cross face frame) *Fabio Gurgel example

   -Pin with your chin

   -Move to Modified Scarf to catch the wrist *example

-Far Side Cross Armbar (Underhook Method) *Danaher Example *Demian Maia example

-Far Side Straight Armlock (Opp. arm on low side of your neck) *Fabio Gurgel

-Dorsal Pin Kimuras *To Dorsal Pin

-Seated Head & Arm Rear Triangle *To Seated Head & Arm

-No-Gi Baseball Bat Choke *technique example *Sliver Fox example

-Arm Triangle

   -(cue-opp arm on side on head side of neck) *technique
   -(cue-opp arm on throat, pushing up) *technique

-Triangle (Knee Slide) *technique

-Triangle (Step Over) *Knight Example

-Von Flue Choke

   -(cue-when opp arm around your neck, usually after failed Guillotine) *technique example

Side Control 3

Transitions

-To Dorsal Pin (using overhook/reverse cross face)

-To Seated Head & Arm (using overhook/reverse cross face) *Danaher example

-To North South

Submissions

-Far Side Cross Armbar (overhook/reverse cross face) *Danaher example *Danaher example 2

-Reverse Underhook Cross Armbar

    -Move to North South, Then Back *Sliver Fox Example

    -Start with Reverse Underhook and Move To Other Side *Danaher Example

-Dorsal Pin Kimuras *To Dorsal Pin

-Darce (Near Side Arm Cleared) *Example

Misc

-Kimura (Moving to North South Version) *Braulio Estima 1  *Estima 2 *Paulson
   -(cue-opp arm on side of neck)*technique
   -(cue-opp forearm under throat*Drysdale technique
-Far Side Armbar (Opp. arm on low side of your neck)
   -(cue-opp arm on low side of your neck)*technique  *Fabio Gurgel  *Giles

  

-Darce Choke 

   -(walk around method)*technique example

Mount (Top)

Types of Mount Positions

Faria Holding Head Position

Maintaining Mount

Opp. Pushes on Your Chest

-Swim the Arms Inside *Matt Thornton example

Opp. Pushes You to the Side 

-Grab Opp. Neck & Post with Other Hand *Matt Thornton Example

Elbow Escape Counters

-Pull Opp. Hands or Elbow Off Your Knees

-Move to Low Mount *Roger Gracie Example

-Move to Technical Mount *Roger Gracie Example *Demian Maia Example

-Cross Face(Hugging the Head) *Bernardo Faria Example

Bridge Escape Counters

Transitions 

-To Technical mount (opp. rolls). Then if they keep rolling, take the back *technique *technique
-To Gift Wrap (opp. has arms close to chest) *Henry Akins example
-To Gift Wrap (opp. pushes on chest) *Jeff Joslin example
-To Knee on Stomach (opp. pushing leg about to escape) *example *example
-To Reverse Scarf Hold *Example

-To Side Mount 1

Submissions

-Cross Armbar

    -Armbar (Ratcheting S-Mount) *Danaher Example *Lachlan Giles 

        -Armbar (Ratcheting S-Mount Both Opp. Arms) *Nicky Ryan 

    -Armbar (fast armbar, opp. pushes chest) *Example

    -Armbar (Opp. overhooks arm->You move to Side Mount and execute Underhook Far Side Armbar)

    -Armbar (Force the modified mount to armbar) *Example

-Americana/Keylock

    -Americana/Keylock (opp. arms close to chest, but not tight) *Gracie example

    -Americana/Keylock-Arm Under Neck Version *SundarBJJ example

-Kimura (opp. pushes knee) *example
-Kimura (opp. hugging) *example

-Omoplata (opp. hugging or you force position)
  -version 1 *example  *example
  -version 2 *example

-Arm Triangle-Hand Walk Version *Ken Primola example

-No Gi Ezekiel/Fist on Throat Choke 

    -Forearm Grab *example 

    -Bicep Grab*example *example *example

-Triangle (Push Opp. Wrist To Chest) *Arm Ratcheting *Arm Ratcheting Nicky Ryan *Example

-Guillotine *example  *example

Gi Submissions

-Ezekiel Choke *example

-Cross Collar Choke (Palm Up, Palm Up) *example

-Cross Collar Choke (Palm Up, Palm Down) *example

Notes:

-Interesting way to free the leg when doing a knee slide triangle setup *here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l4hnSP6sZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TU7g9BapH8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsDUWAxM_HQ

Countering Outside Ashi

 

Countering Outside Ashi When Standing *Craig Jones example

Underhook Half Guard (Supine & On Elbow/Hand)

Opp. Has Underhook 

-Flatten Opp. to 3/4 Mount to Back Step To Clear The Leg *Danher Example

-Flatten Opp. to 3/4 Mount to Side Control *Gordon Ryan Example

-Back Step to Leg Lock Postion *Chewy example

Double Wrist Control Guard

 

Transitions/Sweeps

1. Transitions

-To Side Scissors

    -Arm Drag->Side Guard->Back *Gordon Ryan example, *Also see Systemizing the Guard Disc 2

-To Standing

    -Cross Frame Technical Stand Up *example

-Get Better Grips

2. Sweeps

-Pendulum Sweep

Opp. Standing

-Waiter Sweep *example

-Double Ankle Sweep

-Backroll Sweep

-Tripod Sweep

-Sciccle Sweep

Submissions

-Triangle Choke (can be difficult if opp. has any experience) *example

-Armbar (Arm between opp. legs) (low success, high risk) *example

Opp. Standing

-Armbar (when opp. stands) *example

Notes: 

This position suffers from the fact that you have little control over your opponents posture and that it is fairly easy for your opponent to escape your wrist grip. From a self defense point of view, its purpose is to monitor your opponents hand for the inevitable punch. Given the lack of control, I think it is best to fight for better grips.

Top Lock (High Guard)

 Entry

*Generally secure top lock when opp. arm is at or moved to center line.

Submissions

Armbar *Gordon Ryan *John Danaher *example

   -Entry from sleeve and cross collar grip *John Danaher

Armbar without unlocking *example

Single Leg X Guard/Ashi Gurami) (Bottom)

Transitions

-Single Leg X to X Guard *example

Sweeps

-Basic Sweep *example *example

-Double Ankle Sweep *example

Sitting Guard

 

Sweeps
-Inside Trip (Tech Standup) *Chewy example

-Knee Push/Dummy Sweep *Emily Kwon

-Imanari Roll *Imanari example

Shin to Shin Position

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyl5VLxpNiM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVX85PVMr78

Passing - Knee Shield (Z Guard)

 

Getting the Arm Inside *Lachlan Giles

Leg Weave Pass *Lachlan Giles (gi) *Lachlan Giles (no gi)

Stand Up *Stephan Kesting

*Also see Headquarters 2 Staging Position 

Single Leg X (Ashi Garami) Defending Against/Passing

 

Passing 

-Knee on Chest *Lachlan Giles

Half Guard

Position where you are laying on your back or side and are controlling one of your opponents legs with one or both of your legs, and your opponent has one or both of his knees on the ground.

Threatening To Stand

Initially, the half-guard would seem to be a terrible position for self-defense since your head is more open to strikes than it is from closed guard. To lower this risk, the bottom half guard player should always be threatening to stand up. This causes your opponent to focus on holding you down which means they aren't able to easily strike you. 

Half-Guard for MMA

The 6 Ranges of Half Guard

All guards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (with videos)

Closed Guard

A true closed guard is a position where you are laying on your back or side and both of your legs are wrapped around your opponents torso and your legs are locked together in some way. 

My method of categorizing guards as closed guards is a bit looser. It is a position where you are laying on your back or side and your opponent is positioned between your legs. The legs do not have to be locked. This looser definition allows me to include clamp guard as a type of closed guard. 

Positions

Head and Overhook Grip

Clamp Guard & Split Guard

Head and Underhook Grip (Pinch Headlock)

Head and Wrist/Elbow Grip

Double Wrist Control

Double Underhook

Side Scissor Guard

Other

Rat Guard

Rubber Guard

Williams Guard

Various Guards Using Different Gi-Grips

Four Scenarios

1. Opponent on 2 Knees

2. Opponent Goes To Stand Up (2 Steps)

3. Opponent Has Stood Up But Is In Bent Over Posture

4. Opponent Has Stood Up And Achieved Vertical Posture

The four scenarios from Danaher's Closed Guard Going Further Faster 

Passing - Seated Guard

Standing Pass Foot Positions

Inside foot (your foot steps in between opp legs.

1) Inside straight hamstring 

2) Inside cross hamstring

Outside foot (both your feet are outside of one of opp legs)

*Avoid allowing opp. to establish shin on shin connection (which allows them to enter leg locks)

Establishing Inside Foot Position

Entry 1: Stepping Outside (see G.R. Attacking the Guard Vol 1 @37:30)

-technique example

Entry 2: 

No-Gi Outside Knee Cut Pass

Rolling Kimura

  - Kyle Boehm

   -Chewy

   -technique

   -RVV

   -See Attacking the Guard, Vol 1: Gordon Ryan

Cross Step Passing

   -Posting Version *technique

   -No Post Version *example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61BH9zLZct0&feature=emb_title

Butterfly Guard

Position 

-Flattened Butterfly Guard to Seated Butterfly Guard (Extent Your Legs) *Example

Sweeps
-Basic Butterfly Sweep  *Lachlan Giles Tutorial *Kesting Example

X Guard

Sweeps
Basic X Guard Sweep  *Kesting Tutorial

Passing - de la Riva Guard

*Breaking grips and knee slike - John Danaher