Grappling Primitives

Beyond offense and defense

it's always the same : improve your relative position

getting worsegetting betterhad to tap!Resisting a submissionLimbs isolatedAlignment compromisedFrames collapsingDominated PositionLosing Grip FightDisengagedDominant GripsDominant PositionPressure, Collapsingtheir framesOpponent's alignmentcompromisedOpponent's LimbsisolatedApplying acontrolled submissionOpponent tapped.

This one was inspired by a discussion I had with Wim Deputter, and I like this model. It goes to a simple truth : wherever we are in a match or fight, we want to get to a better place, until it's over.