No-Gi Bottom Game

Guard retention, sweeps, and positional advancement for no-gi grappling from the bottom.

Flow outline

  1. A Game Bottom No Gi

    • Key detail: your primary bottom game strategy for no-gi grappling, focusing on guard play, sweeps, and positional advancement from defensive positions. angle matters

  2. Takedown Or Sweep

    • initial engagement phase where you either secure a takedown or execute a sweep to establish dominant position. Switch if it stalls

  3. Bottom Side

    • Usually Defensive position when opponent has established side control, focusing on framing, hip movement, and escape sequences. Timing over strength

  4. Knee Ride

    • From here, from here, top control position where you apply pressure with your knee on opponent's torso, setting up transitions to mount or back control. timing over strength

  5. Back Mount

    • Once set, most of the time dominant position with hooks in and upper body control, focusing on submission setups and maintaining back control. timing over strength

  6. Mount

    • High-percentage top position with weight distribution and control, setting up submissions while preventing escapes

  7. North South

    • When it happens, Top control position perpendicular to opponent, focusing on pressure and transitions to submissions or side control

  8. Open Guard

    • When it happens, Guard position without closed legs, focusing on distance management, grips, and setting up sweeps or submissions

  9. Half Guard

    • Transitional guard position with one leg trapped, focusing on sweeps, submissions, and guard recovery sequences. Angle matters

  10. Pass

    • Once set, process of moving past opponent's guard to establish a dominant top position through pressure and control. timing over strength

  11. De Le Riva

    • Open guard position with outside hook on opponent's leg, focusing on off-balancing, sweeps, and transitioning to other guards

  12. Sweep

    • Key detail: technique to reverse position from bottom to top, focusing on timing, leverage, and capitalizing on opponent's weight distribution. timing over strength

  13. Leg Entanglement

    • Advanced guard position involving leg wraps and controls, focusing on submissions, sweeps, and positional advancement. Pay attention to posture

  14. A Game

    • When it happens, Your primary strategic approach, focusing on high-percentage techniques and sequences that work consistently in competition

  15. Shin To Shin

    • If it shows up, Open guard position with shin contact, focusing on off-balancing, sweeps, and transitioning to leg entanglements

  16. Single Leg X

    • If they frame, quick note: leg entanglement position with one x configuration, focusing on sweeps, submissions, and maintaining control

  17. Double Leg X

    • Usually Advanced leg entanglement with double X configuration, focusing on powerful sweeps and submission setups. Timing over strength

  18. Escape

    • Techniques to regain guard or improve position from inferior positions, focusing on frames, hip movement, and timing

  19. Guard

    • Key detail: fundamental bottom position focusing on control, defense, and setting up offensive sequences through grips and positioning

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