Cage Control

Techniques for dominateing from the guard w/ cage awareness, turning defensive positions into offensive opportunities

Flow outline

  1. Closed Guard

    • Once set, lock them down from your back, controlling posture and setting up attacks. keep them close to the cage to limit their movement and set up strikes

  2. Triangle

    • Usually Lock up the head and arm, squeeze the legs tight, and finish with pressure. Control their posture against the cage to prevent escapes

  3. Armbar

    • From here, Isolate the arm, break their posture, and extend for the finish. Use the cage to trap their shoulder and prevent the roll

  4. Omoplata

    • wrap the shoulder, control the posture, and finish with hip pressure. keep them pinned to the mat to set up strikes

  5. Triangle

    • Most of the time Lock up the head and arm, squeeze the legs tight, and finish with pressure. Control their posture against the cage to prevent escapes

  6. Kimura

    • If they frame, from here, lock the shoulder, control the wrist, and finish with rotational pressure. use the cage to trap their arm and prevent the roll

  7. Gogoplata

    • Key detail: wrap the shin across the throat, control the head, and finish with pressure. keep them pinned to the mat to set up strikes. don’t force it

  8. Scissor Sweep

    • Quick note: Scissor the legs, control the arm, and sweep to mount. Use the cage to trap their hip and prevent the base

  9. Flower Sweep

    • Hook the leg, control the arm, and sweep to mount. Use the cage to trap their shoulder and prevent the base

  10. Back

    • Take the back, sink the hooks, and control the position. Use the cage to trap their hips and set up the choke

  11. Mount

    • If it shows up, Dominate from the top, control the hips, and set up submissions. Use the cage to trap their shoulders and set up strikes

  12. Mount

    • If they frame, if it shows up, dominate from the top, control the hips, and set up submissions. use the cage to trap their shoulders and set up strikes

  13. Back

    • Once set, take the back, sink the hooks, and control the position. use the cage to trap their hips and set up the choke. timing beats strength

  14. Open Guard

    • control distance with feet on hips, set up sweeps and submissions. use the cage to trap their legs and prevent the pass

  15. Single Leg X

    • Key detail: control the leg, off-balance, and set up sweeps or submissions. use the cage to trap their hip and prevent the escape

  16. Open Guard

    • If they frame, control distance with feet on hips, set up sweeps and submissions. use the cage to trap their legs and prevent the pass

Branch conditions