Dog Fight Pressure Passing
Top pressure from dog fight w/ leg entanglements. Smashing through defenses & finishing w/ back takes or submissions
Flow outline
Dog Fight Pt 2: Overhooks
- Most of the time Establish dominant overhooks in dog fight. is where you impose your pressure and control upper body, setting up your smash passes and submissions
Uchi Mata
- Launch them with uchi mata throw. If they don't fall, you transition immediately to maintain top pressure and control. Angle matters
Dog Fight Without Trapped Leg
- Often You've cleared their leg control. Now smash forward with options: guillotine for neck, sunset triangle to crush, or step over to advance position. Don’t force it
Guillotine
- Crush their neck with guillotine. Apply relentless pressure until they tap or you transition to maintain top control
Sunset Triangle
- Key detail: lock up sunset triangle and squeeze. if they defend and trap your leg, transition to armbar to break their posture. switch if it stalls
Step Over
- If it shows up, Step over to advance position. If you miss and they're about to reverse, immediately transition to triangle to regain control. Switch if it stalls
Cartwheel
- Usually Use cartwheel to create dynamic movement and pass their guard. Maintain top pressure throughout transition. Pay attention to posture
Triangle
- Key detail: often lock in triangle choke. if they defend by trapping your leg, transition to armbar to finish fight. switch if it stalls
Armbar
- Key detail: finish with armbar. hyperextend elbow with crushing pressure from top position. switch if it stalls
Overhook Dog Fight With Leg Trapped
- Key detail: often you have overhooks but your leg is trapped. use position to set up submissions or transitions while maintaining upper body control
Ken Ken
- Key detail: use ken ken pass to smash through their half guard. apply heavy shoulder pressure and drive forward to pass
Front Roll To Leg Entanglement
- Once set, initiate a front roll to enter leg entanglements. from here, attack knee bar, honey hole, or 50/50 to dominate legs. timing over strength
50/50
- Key detail: when it happens, establish 50/50 position. attack straight ankle lock, come up for wedge backtake, or smash pass to side control
Knee Bar
- quick note: attack knee bar from leg entanglement. apply pressure to hyperextend knee and force tap. timing over strength
Honey Hole
- Once set, enter honey hole position. if you're getting smashed, get up on shoulder and re-attack honey hole or transition to 50/50
Honey Hole
- often re-establish honey hole position. attack with leg locks or use it to transition to more dominant positions
50/50
- Key detail: re-enter 50/50 position. continue attacking with leg locks or use it to advance to back takes or passes. timing over strength
Straight Ankle
- when it happens, attack straight ankle lock from 50/50. apply crushing pressure to achilles tendon. finish lock or transition to wedge backtake
Wedge Backtake
- Usually Use wedge technique to take back. Secure position and work for submissions or control. Angle matters
Wedge Backtake
- When it happens, Alternative wedge backtake path. Secure back position and apply pressure to set up chokes or controls
Wedge Backtake
- If they frame, another wedge backtake option. take back and dominate with top pressure from rear position. pay attention to posture
Wedge Backtake
- Most of the time Final wedge backtake path. Secure back and work for finishes while maintaining crushing control. Switch if it stalls
Smash Pass
- Execute smash pass from 50/50. Drive through their legs with heavy pressure to achieve side control. Angle matters
Armbar
- Transition to armbar when they defend sunset triangle. Finish with top pressure on elbow joint. Pay attention to posture
Scorpion Lock
- Apply scorpion lock. If they roll, finish lock or transition to honey hole or come up positions. Angle matters
Finish Lock
- often complete scorpion lock submission. apply final pressure to force tap from top position. angle matters
Honey Hole
- Key detail: transition to honey hole from scorpion lock defense. re-establish leg control and continue attacking. switch if it stalls
Come Up
- If they frame, come up to a dominant position from scorpion lock defense. regain top control and continue your pressure passing game
Branch conditions
- doesn't fall
- Doesn't Fall
- Miss It And About To Get Reversed
- bottom leg is trapped
- bottom leg gets trapped
- Getting Smashed Then Get Up On Shoulder
- Come Up
- they roll
- They Roll