Modern Positional Game

Mount, side control, back control, inverted guards, & leg entanglements connected into one flowing game. Constant pressure & submission threats from every position.

Flow outline

  1. Bottom Mount

    • You're stuck under mount—time to invert and create space. Focus on framing, hip movement, and looking for leg entanglements to escape or sweep. Angle matters

  2. Top Closed Guard

    • If it shows up, You've passed guard and established top control. Now pressure down, control hips, and look to advance to mount or attack with leg locks. Angle matters

  3. Dog Fight

    • Quick note: Classic half guard battle. Secure underhook, control far leg, and look to come up on a single or hit a berimbolo to take back

  4. Side Control

    • usually solid top control position. apply heavy shoulder pressure, control far side, and attack with kimuras, armbars, or transition to mount

  5. Top Mount

    • ultimate dominant position. control hips, isolate arms, and attack with arm triangles, armbars, or transition to back control. switch if it stalls

  6. Bottom Closed Guard

    • Usually Your home base. Break posture, control sleeves, and attack with triangles, omoplatas, or sweep to come on top

  7. Side Back Control

    • Usually You've taken back from side. Secure seatbelt, control far hip, and work for choke or transition to full back control. Timing over strength

  8. Rear Back Control

    • If they frame, full back control with both hooks in. attack neck immediately with rnc variations or transition to armbars and leg locks

  9. Top Back Control

    • you've secured back and established control. maintain hooks, control wrists, and finish with chokes or transition to mount

  10. Americana

    • Classic shoulder lock from side control. Isolate arm, control wrist, and apply pressure to finish or transition to armbar

  11. Armbar

    • Fundamental joint lock. Control arm, secure position, and extend for tap or transition to triangle. Don’t force it

  12. Americana

    • Once set, often mount americana—control arm, isolate from body, and finish with shoulder pressure. timing over strength

  13. Ezekiel

    • Usually Sneaky choke from mount. Use sleeve grip to apply pressure to neck while maintaining control

  14. Guillotine

    • Front headlock choke. Secure neck, control body, and finish with a squeeze or transition to mount. Angle matters

  15. Kimura

    • Most of the time Versatile shoulder lock from guard or top. Control wrist, isolate arm, and finish with rotational pressure. Angle matters

  16. Rear Naked Choke

    • When it happens, ultimate submission from back control. Secure choke, control body, and finish with proper hand placement

  17. One Arm Choke

    • Variation from back control when one arm is trapped. Use shoulder pressure and head control to finish choke. Pay attention to posture

  18. Arm Trap

    • control position from back control. trap arm to isolate and attack with chokes or transition to armbar. angle matters

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