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About the fundamental offensive positions in brazilian jiu jitsu

About the fundamental offensive positions in brazilian jiu jitsu As we have been learning, brazilian jiu jitsu is a game of positions and transitions between them, looking to get dominant positions, not allowing the opponent to escape as you find gaps, or generate openings for executing submissions: The most dominant positions from which you can launch submissions, sweeps or go to other dominant positions are the following: Guard (Closed, Half Guard or Open variants such as Sitting, Spider, X, de la Riva, Butterfly among others): from the guard you can sweep, take the back or submit Side Control  or 100 kilos: you can transition to the back or mount or submit Knee in the Belly: you can transition to the back or mount or submit Mount: you can transition to the back or submit Back: you can transition to the mount or submit Turtle or four points: you can take the back or submit  

About the differences between Brazilian jiu Jitsu for sports and for self-defense.

About the differences between Brazilian jiu Jitsu for sports and for self-defense. The fundamental difference is that in Brazilian jiu jitsu applied to self-defense, the aim is to play on top and never pull guard. We seek to close the distance while defending punches and kicks, perform a clinch and takedown that allows us to fall on the attacker and establish dominant positions (side control, mount or back) The fundamental objective is control and submission with the least possible damage. That's why strangulations such as the Mata Leon and The Arm Triangle are especially effective.  

About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense

About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense The application of Brazilian jitsu in the context of self-defense is subject to many debates and points of view, we share ours here and it is what we transmit and expect from our students. First of all, we consider that Brazilian jiu jitsu is a personal defense system for situations of aggression by an attacker without weapons. We think that bjj  should always be applied as a defense and not as a form of aggression. The fundamental objective will always be to defend ourselves and control an attacker, producing the least injuries. For this reason, we will avoid punches, kicks and joint locks as much as possible, and we will seek to obtain positions of absolute control of the attacker so that he cannot attack us by hitting, kicking or other means. We must avoid dangerous projections that can cause serious injuries and even death to the attacker and look for takedowns that allow us to fall on top of the opponent, preferably in the mount, gain...