On Grips and Posture Moves

Everything start with the grips and the control of your opponent’s posture
Sweeps Starting Point
5 types of Grips
2on1 Wrist - Elbow
2on1 Wrist Submissions
Arm Drag Prime Positions
Elbow Push The Closed Guard, in itself, is a neutral Be Wise
Opponent’s reactions / Conditions
Reverse Figure 4 position.
The key to have a dangerous closed
You need to switch between those 5 grips to get a breakthrough guard is to become a master a micro All rights reserved © 2019 bjjflowcharts.com Adjustments
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On Posture You need movements and angles to
You want to control his head, as it’s the end of the lever (his spine) access the prime positions. Positions Be an Assassin
Knee Pull is key
Those positions are:
Links to Positions/Techniques
3 types of Knee Pull: over your left shoulder, right shoulder, straight Elbow crossed
Elbow on center line “Whoever dominates the grips exchanges dominates the match”
Need constant Kuzushi (warning: It’s exhausting) Elbow away from the body

DVD 6 - 32:02
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Triangle
Post hand on the floor and push hips forward Front Triangle
Opponent manages to step back Shoot bottom leg over shoulder
Knee pull
DVD 6 - 44:23 DVD 6 - 40:44 DVD 6 - 37:51

Enter the Legs Double Ankle Sweep Enter the Legs

Post foot on far hip Catch both ankles Switch from scoop grip on ankle to scoop grip on knee
Invert other knee Close your elbows, glue your hands to your butt Ashi Garami
Opponent manages to separate your Opponent tries to push you off with a Opponent manages to separate your Invert bottom knee
Switch foot on far hip to behind his butt Heels to the floor legs before the sweep bended arm when you go for the Mount legs during the sweep Spin your outside leg to connect your hamstring to his hip
Post other foot on the floor Put him down Go to Outside Ashi or break him down to a hip and spin to Cross Ashi
Bridge + bring him forward Extract one leg
Get Single Leg X Get inside position
DVD 6 - 27:05 DVD 6 - 34:58
Ashi Garami 3
Handstand Sweep Juji Gatame
Scoop elbow deep on foot Wrist to wrist
Post hand to the floor, next to your head Opponent tries to push you off with an Throw top knee over his head Opponent…
Mount Hips up, go on your shoulder extended arm when you go for the Mount Create a perpendicular angle with him
Roll your hips over his knee (hips need to go from Fall to your hip (head side)
inside to outside his thigh)
Take the Mount
DVD 6 - 11:43

Top Lock
Mount 5
You have the collar tie
DVD 4 - 20:33
Top Lock to Armbar Post opposite foot on hip You control the head You lost the head Opponent threaten the knee insertion
Sumi Gaeshi Move your foot (collar tie side) up
As he pushed down your elbow, there is a space between his head and elbow Turn your knee in
DVD 4 - 17:42
Lock the shoulder crunch (elbow to rear deltoid + wrist to wrist grip) Top Lock DVD 6 - 20:32
Top shoulder closes forward Flower Sweep
Top leg extends and closes Break him Down
Opponent pushes down your elbow Classic Flower Sweep
Insert butterfly hook As soon as he stands up, you need to clear the V-grips
Make sure to rise your far elbow to prevent him
Reverse collar tie with bottom hand Opponent Stands Up Pummel your two hands under his arms (prayer position)
from posting
Goal: Make him roll forward Make sure to keep your hips as high as possible
Use a drive leg and a lift leg You want to control his head Go wrist deep on far ankle
Bottom foot comes through Knee pull to break his stance
Top foot lifts

Opponent moves toward you to kill your angle

DVD 6 - 00:00 DVD 6 - 07:46
DVD 4 - 06:35
Kimura Hip Bump Sweep to Triangle 2
Knee Pull to Pinched Headlock Force his hands to the floor Come up + Post on your elbow, hand above the elbow line
DVD 5 - 00:00
1 DVD 4 - 13:50 Wait until his head lean over yours Grab one wrist Collar tie + Hand post
Elbow Away from the Body Front Triangle
Back to Side Scissor Big knee pull (straight first, then slightly Knee pull over the opposite shoulder Opponent has strong posture Bump your hips
over one shoulder) Closed Guard - Neutral
Make sure you control the triceps with your bottom arm Pinched Headlock to Side Scissor Pinched Headlock Opponent Postures Up Lock the Kimura When opponent posts hand on the floor, retract bottom leg and fire it over the shoulder
Side Scissor Two Main Forms Opponent has two inside biceps ties
Retract your bottom elbow under your body Pendulum with far leg Pummel near hand to get an inside bicep tie Extend your leg (Kimura side) and turn your knee inside Knee pull
Outside Ashi Advantage in head height is key Pinched Headlock and The Clamp
Top arm control far lat muscle Look toward the floor to clear the arm Get underhook with far hand Bring his elbow to his shoulder line
Pendulum up Lock hand (bottom hand on top Push/Pull action + Move your head away from his elbow
Get to a Side Scissor position
DVD 5 - 24:40
DVD 5 - 04:00
Enter the Legs DVD 5 - 37:55 DVD 3 - 20:44
Scoop his leg Juji Gatame
Invert near knee toward the floor Top knee inverts and points to the mat 3 DVD 4 - 32:08 Reverse Figure 4 Figure 4 Top Lock to Armbar
Fire your far leg over Retract your bottom elbow under your body Opponent steps over your bottom leg and force Half Guard From 2on1, Supinated grip on wrist Disclaimer: You need long legs
Top arm goes elbow to elbow on his near arm Pinched Headlock to the Clamp Knee pull You need to get his two elbows inside your hips
Pull his heel away from his butt Opponent… Connect bottom knee and bottom elbow
Opponent’s hand slips by Come up to your knee Hand on the elbow goes under the arm and grab your wrist If you can… Collar tie
Create a perpendicular angle with him Bottom foot on his hip and push Force his arm behind his back using elbow rise and knee pull Use extensions and turns of your legs to walk up
Shin behind his head Grip the far triceps Get the overhook When the two elbows are inside your hips, lock the figure 4
Fall to your hip (head side) Connect top foot with his far shoulder Attack the arm that was initially trapped
DVD 4 - 33:58 DVD 4 - 28:54 DVD 3 - 00:00 5

Opponent postures up and you can’t bring him down Ude Gatame Knee Lever Elbow on Center Line Top Lock to Armbar
Top elbow over his elbow 4
Go flat on your back, knees pointing to the ceiling As soon as his elbow is on the center line, go for the Top Lock
Grab your elbow Central Problems Wrist to wrist Break the Figure 4
Inside foot goes outside your opponent’s knee
Push your head against his wrist The Clamp (Underhook) The Clamp (Overhook) How to keep your hips up Scoop inside his leg to create an angle Grab the wrist
Outside foot on top of inside foot
Top knee closes on near shoulder How to prevent your opponent to pull his arm free Leg over his face Lift your hips
If you can’t go outside his knee, extend your outside leg and Opponent figure 4 his arm
DVD 5 - 20:08 Hips rises off the floor How to prevent the stack Knee over his ear Push/Pull on the elbow + wrist to drive it to the other
trap his knee with your inside foot
Elbow goes down, hips move away, head moves toward him Flare knee out (the one over his head) and drive your two heels to the floor side, in the pocket of your hip
Outside elbow above his shoulder line
Omoplata Again, you need to switch between different grip Finish him
Point your knees to the outside and use your grip to sweep Switch your hands: 2on1 on hand and wrist
Note: Mostly for setting up sweep or other submissions sequences combined with knee pulls to get a Force his palm up
Elbow Crossed breakthrough
DVD 2 - 37:50 Pull and push across your hip
Shoot your leg over to omoplata Follow
Hips off the floor Opponent rolls through Simply follow and finish him You need to switch between different
Pendulum up Knee Lever grip sequences combined with knee
Opponent fights the position Go flat on your back, knees pointing to the ceiling
Push his elbow to the floor, cover with your calf muscle pulls to get a breakthrough
Lean forward to bring your knee to the floor DVD 5 - 12:22 Inside foot goes outside your opponent’s knee Opponent stands up
Outside foot on top of inside foot DVD 3 - 38:08 2
Heist up and pull your knee backward (like a technical standup) Top Half Guard Opponent steps over your bottom leg and force Half Guard DVD 3 - 26:49
Lat Juji If you can’t go outside his knee, extend your outside
Use a shotgun grip to secure his near arm Flower Sweep Opponent puts a leg up and stack Front Triangle
leg and trap his knee with your inside foot Armbar
Push on your bottom leg to close your top knee and tuck Point your knees to the outside and use your lat Grab his two wrists Grab the wrist
Wrists Control
your bottom elbow under your rib cage muscle grip to sweep When opponent steps a leg up, scoop grip Scoop inside his leg DVD 3 - 15:12
DVD 2 - 18:28 DVD 5 - 39:41
Get on your knees Block the knee with your foot Knee pull over your far shoulder DVD 3 - 17:04
DVD 5 - 06:52 This serie is based on
Pinch your elbow, arch back, drive hips forward 2on1 to Side Scissor Reverse Figure 4 Flower Sweep Fire your leg over and make sure to Link to Front Triangle
Arm Drag to Side Scissor speed and surprise
Go underneath one arm and go 2on1 on the other From 2on1, Supinated grip on wrist place your knee over his ear Control the near shoulder Back to the floor
Switch to Overhook Lift elbow
Knee pull + Take his arm across Knee pull Note: Timing is key Shoot your leg to the other side Make sure to have your knee higher than his ear
4 If he fights for elbow position: switch to overhook Knee pull DVD 3 - 11:10
Far lat grip Hand on the elbow goes under the arm and grab your wrist Switch your scoop grip for a V grip inside his near ankle
Opponent moves toward you to kill your angle Drive his hand across, below your elbow
Straighten top leg and close your top knee down to his hip Knee pull and drive his arm across Push your head inside his legs
Opponent turns away The Clamp (Overhook) If he uses his head to deny the clamp: push to the other side and lock the overhook Far lat grip To Spider Web
Invert bottom knee down to the floor Wrist deep on far ankle
Straighten top leg and close your top knee down to his hip Solution: Take a different angle
Opponent pulls his arm free Pull yourself to elbow deep
If he connects his elbows to his knees, head down, and just hold on: one hand on his Invert bottom knee down to the floor Scoop hand goes to his far hip
Drop your heels to roll your opponent
triceps, one hand inside his shoulder. Knee pull over your shoulder. Move hips out, get overhook. Lat Juji DVD 3 - 30:39 Use this hand to push your head to the other
Use your elbow inside his shoulder to free your bottom knee Grip far shoulder with outside hand side and unbalance him to the floor
DVD 5 - 15:13 Pull on the shoulder and connect your inside leg to his armpit Elbow Push Armbar - Grip Variation
Opponent posts near hand on the floor
Pendulum your outside leg over his head Elbow push to get Side Scissor Mount Cross forearm (or elbow) grip
Kimura Make sure your knee is higher than his ear Knee pull to bring his elbow to the center line
DVD 5 - 29:55 DVD 2 - 30:15
Use far arm to pull his arm toward us Use the shotgun grip and extend your body Reach across for far shoulder and pull
Reach over, near elbow over his elbow and lock it Te Gatame Misdirection to Opposite Side Pendulum Fire your leg over and make sure to place your knee over his ear
Lock the Kimura DVD 2 - 23:50 DVD 4 - 00:00
Shotgun grip on his arm Let go of your shoulder grip and grip the elbow 1
Hand inside the thigh Opponent puts his hand on the floor
Outside foot on his lat muscle Slightly flare your outside elbow toward the DVD 3 - 34:21
Align his elbow with his shoulder line to posture up and move toward you Kata Gatame (Arm Triangle) To Spider Web
Inside knee on his near shoulder ceiling to put pressure on his elbow Side Scissor 3
Push your elbow down Opponent uses his free hand to Lock Kata Gatame and move Armbar - 2 Wrists Control Opponent… …falls over Follow and catch his leg Spider Web
Scissor the legs. Pinch knees. Lift hips. Close Elbow Let go of the armdrag Advantage in head height is key
post on your opposite shoulder to Side Scissor Grab his two wrists Leg over face
Extend your leg and move to the other side
DVD 5 - 27:35 When opponent steps a leg up, scoop grip
Invert your knee
Knee pull
Grip far lat muscle
Triangle Fire your leg over and make sure to place your knee over his ear
DVD 1 - 11:43
Opponent rolls through Use your top leg as a post to lift your hips up Roll him over
As he postures up, shoot your bottom leg over If you can break it belly down, go for it
To the Back
his shoulder to get the trap triangle Flower Sweep
You need advantage in head height
Use top leg pendulum to come up to your elbow Use his momentum for a flower sweep …bases out If not, roll him over
DVD 1 - 31:20 Use your chest as a wedge behind his triceps Opponent moves toward you Outside foot in front of his knee Grab near ankle and pull
T-Kimura Bump him to the other side Access far leg
2 Come up to your hand
Follow to T-Kimura Pendulum Sweep Make sure to have one of your knees inside his elbow DVD 1 - 19:33 Pull him on top of you, hips against hips
Drive top leg across and point your knee to the floor
Scoop grip on far leg Tilt your hip and roll him over
Front Triangle Align your center line with your opponent’s and get Juji Gatame
Pendulum motion with outside leg
chest to back connection Top arm goes elbow to elbow on his near arm
Pull his center of gravity on top of you You lose the head height battle
Invert with lower back off the mat, with inside knee You can’t take the back Create a perpendicular angle with him
Mount Opponent moves toward you to kill your angle From here, wherever he goes, you just follow and end
pointing to his crotch Shin behind his head
up on his back Fall to your hip (head side)
Get into a perpendicular angle
DVD 2 - 15:22 DVD 1 - 27:42
Sweep and go to Mount
Use a Power Half if needed
Make sure to have one of your knees inside his elbow To Rear Triangle
Flower Sweep One hand under his arm
Use his momentum for a flower sweep Other hand on top of the head Top arm goes elbow to elbow on his near arm
Outside foot in front of his knee Opponent sprawl his leg to prevent the scoop Lock the fingers Top leg foes overwrap far arm
Use your grip on his lat muscle + inside leg to bump Put pressure with the goal of bringing his chin to his Connect top thigh on top of his head
him to the other side shoulder (underarm side) Fall to your hip (head side)
Make sure to have one of your knees inside his elbow Opponent manages to pull his arm free during the DVD 2 - 11:05 Catch elbow and wrist
pendulum sweep and post Make sure to connect his forearm to your chest
Back to Front Triangle Move legs to the opposite side
Bring your two knees to his far shoulder to unbalance him Opponent sprawl Lock Rear Triangle
Back to front triangle Squeeze
DVD 1 - 37:38 2
DVD 2 - 00:00
Front Triangle DVD 2 - 05:36
Wrong Way Triangle Extend your outside leg over his shoulder to go back square and
Scoop grip + Pendulum Enter the Legs
move to a trap triangle
Control his far lat muscle Invert your inside knee further and connect to the floor
Make sure to connect the back of your knee to his neck, and
Outside thigh behind his head: Extend leg and close knee Spin your outside leg to connect your hamstring to his hip
to eliminate his shoulder
on his shoulder Opponent hides his trapped arm behind your leg Outside Ashi
Collar tie + Scoop grip Opponent postures up Disconnect his heel from his butt by catching his heel with
Inside leg to his armpit outside hand and pulling in a circular motion
Get a perpendicular angle using a pendulum motion
Inside heel to your butt Scoop elbow deep on his ankle and wrist deep on his knee
Lower back off the mat
Throw hips over his head Tilt bottom knee to the ceiling
Legs pointing to the same direction
Lock triangle Lock triangle
Heels to your butt, squeeze the knees Heels to your butt, squeeze the knees