The Flow Of Positional Dominance

Explores conceptual journey from guard engagement to establishing dominant control

Flow outline

  1. Guard Passing

    • Once set, often foundational concept of initiating transition from a neutral or defensive engagement into a position of control, requiring strategic entry and adaptation to opponent's defensive posture

  2. Butt Scooting

    • From here, when it happens, a mobile guard engagement where practitioner uses hip movement to maintain distance, create angles, and set up offensive opportunities while preventing opponent from establishing a stable passing base

  3. Legs Up

    • Key detail: a defensive guard structure utilizing elevated legs to create barriers, manage distance, and disrupt opponent's forward pressure and passing attempts

  4. Throw By

    • If they frame, a passing concept involving redirecting opponent's momentum and leg control to bypass guard and move toward dominant positional control. angle matters

  5. High Leg Over

    • A guard retention or offensive maneuver where a leg is placed over opponent's shoulder or back, creating leverage points for sweeps, submissions, or disrupting balance

  6. Center Themselves

    • From here, opponent's conceptual realignment to regain balance, base, and defensive structure after being off-balanced or moved during an engagement. switch if it stalls

  7. Pummel High Leg And Pass

    • A passing principle focused on clearing an elevated leg obstruction through pummeling techniques to secure a passing angle and advance position. Switch if it stalls

  8. Feint And Toreando

    • If they frame, when it happens, a conceptual passing combination using deceptive movement (feint) followed by a torreando-style leg drag to circumvent guard and achieve side control. don’t force it

  9. Solidify Pass

    • If they frame, process of consolidating control after bypassing guard, establishing stable connections, and preventing opponent's re-guarding or escape attempts

  10. Pass Defended

    • conceptual state where opponent successfully prevents initial passing attempt, requiring practitioner to reassess and adapt their strategy

  11. Opponent Defended And Side Tilted

    • A defensive posture where opponent has halted pass but is angled or tilted, creating opportunities for specific passing attacks that exploit off-balance

  12. Opponent Defends And Legs High

    • If it shows up, A guard retention concept where opponent uses elevated legs as a primary defensive barrier, challenging passer to address height and leverage

  13. Opponent Defends And Squares

    • From here, most of the time a defensive alignment where opponent maintains a square, balanced base, presenting a different set of conceptual challenges for passing compared to angled or elevated defenses

  14. Stack Pass

    • Most of the time A passing principle that uses forward pressure and stacking mechanics to compress opponent, limit their mobility, and overcome high-leg defenses

  15. Knee Cut

    • Once set, quick note: a fundamental passing concept involving slicing knee through guard to achieve side control or north-south, often met with specific defensive frameworks. timing over strength

  16. Knee Shield

    • From here, a defensive guard structure using knee as a framing tool to create space, manage distance, and off-balance passer, leading to various conceptual passing responses

  17. Strong Frames And Shield Forcing Back Out

    • Once set, often a defensive principle where robust framing and shield usage successfully disrupt passer's position, forcing them to disengage and reset their attack. don’t force it

  18. RDL

    • If they frame, reverse de la riva, a guard entanglement that uses a hook on opponent's leg to control distance, create angles, and set up sweeps or back takes. angle matters

  19. Deep Half Attempt

    • From here, A guard offensive concept where practitioner seeks underhook and deep positioning under opponent's hips to destabilize and sweep from a low vantage point

  20. Long Step

    • Key detail: often a passing maneuver involving a deep, circular step around guard to bypass defenses and secure a dominant angle, often used against knee shield

  21. Leg Drag

    • a passing principle focused on controlling and redirecting opponent's leg across their body to clear a path to side control or mount

  22. Leg Weave

    • A passing technique that involves weaving arm through opponent's legs to secure control, immobilize guard, and advance position

  23. Smash Pass

    • Most of the time A pressure-based passing concept using chest-to-chest contact and downward force to flatten opponent, bypass guard, and establish top control. Angle matters

  24. Knee Shield Low

    • If they frame, if it shows up, a variation of knee shield deployed from a lower, more compressed position, emphasizing framing and creating space under heavy pressure

  25. Sprawl Remove Knee Shield

    • If they frame, quick note: a conceptual response using sprawling pressure to collapse and clear a low knee shield, creating openings to advance pass

  26. Remove Knee Shield With Pant Grip

    • A principle for dismantling knee shield by controlling opponent's pant leg to disrupt their frame and create a passing avenue

  27. Build Up To Smash Pass

    • conceptual process of incrementally applying pressure, closing space, and breaking down frames to set up conditions for a successful smash pass

  28. Donkey Kick Pass

    • If they frame, a dynamic passing maneuver using a kicking motion to clear leg entanglements, create space, and swiftly transition to a dominant position

  29. Build Up To Crazy Dog Pass

    • Once set, strategic setup involving grip fighting, angle creation, and off-balancing to execute explosive, pressure-forward crazy dog pass

  30. Clear RDL Hook And Return To Knee Cut

    • Once set, a conceptual sequence focused on disengaging reverse de la riva hook to reset position and re-attempt fundamental knee cut pass

  31. Build Up To Headquarters

    • If they frame, if it shows up, methodological approach to achieving headquarters position—a stable, controlling posture outside guard that sets up multiple passing options. timing over strength

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