BJJ ROADMAP Flashcards
Standard Headlock Escape
Turn head toward opponent
Get on side slightly
Control opponents arm
Create connection with shoulder onto opponents back
Hook top leg over and create connection
Turn chest down, Hips turn before shoulders
End up on top connection shoulder into back
Headlock Escape from Leg run counter
Turn head toward opponent
Get on side slightly
Control opponents arm
Create connection with shoulder onto opponents back
Try to hook top leg over but opponent moves away
Scissor switch legs and turn chest down
Circle toward open side 90 degrees
End up on top, post arm onto neck/shoulder connection
Connect with leg over, arm across face and leg tight behind back
Headlock Escape from Leg run counter with arm lock
Turn head toward opponent
Get on side slightly
Control opponents arm
Create connection with shoulder onto opponents back
Try to hook top leg over but opponent moves away
Scissor switch legs and turn chest down
Circle toward open side 90 degrees
End up on top, connect with leg over, arm across face and leg tight behind back
Lock opponents arm up high and grab own shoulder
Lay back, pinch knees together and ankles in tight
If they grab hands, keep posture and break grip at their wrist with your opposite hand
Standing Base
Feet at 90 degrees L knees bent, shoulders back If pushed lean in If pulled sink hips down, shoulders back If within 1 step of striking hands up If contact hands up and control inside
Break Grips Standing
Get base
Shuffle forward if needed and
Pull hand up toward head, your elbow to their elbow
Radial bone out on the line between their thumb and fingers
If 2on1 grip may need to thread other hand between theirs from over top to assist
Finish with hands up
Thai Clinch Shoulder Shrug Standing
Base Posture hips underneath, shoulders back, head up and chin tucked Hands up protecting head Connection shoulder to their arm Pressure Turn away from clinch Go into Russian 2on1
Snap Down Guilotine
Snap down Thread arm through no gap at elbow crease connection is tight Thumb up grab fist with other hand Relax arm Straight up like a window shade and Check your watch for a little extra
Standing Guilotine Counter
Relax arm nearest their centreline
Whip it up over their opposite shoulder
Get your shoulder as close to their chest neck area
Counter their standing Guilotine counter
Create space between you and them with your choking elbow
Preventing their connection to your chest
Can lift the non choking elbow to block their arm
Closed Guard Bottom
Climb legs high, removing the space between your knees and their armpits/shoulders
Pinch knees together
Hand either on neck or armpit from over the top
Elbow drops toward hip
Chest expands and shoulders back to the ground
Hip Bump Sweep
As soon as they start to posture, follow them up
First onto elbow, then onto hand
Other arm goes over their shoulder, the side you are sweeping to
Tricep goes into their neck and hand grabs their tricep
Chest is up
Guard opens
Hip bump and push arm down and through
Mount from Hip Bump Sweep
Hands at 45 degrees elbows slightly bent (if they go to grab an arm, can weight up that arm making it harder to move)
Knees pinched together
Tuck your tailbone under (posterior pelvic tilt)
Sink your weight back to your hips
Break Posture from Closed Guard
Three ways to break their posts on your chest: - Inside to the outside, - outside to the outside and - both in one direction Two ways to pull with the legs: - Straight down - Slightly up then down
Head and Arm from Closed Guard (arm across your neck)
From Closed guard position
Your hand controlling the shoulder/head moves over the back to the armpit of the arm across your neck
Your other hand goes to the tricep of the arm across neck
Move to the side and pull with the legs to move their arm across their neck rather than their face
Loose are around neck to create greater connection
Finish choke
Double Ankle Sweep
They have established posture and begin to stand up
Uncross feet and immediately pinch knees together pushing ankles slightly toward ground
Grab their ankles/heels with pinky on floor
Hip pressure into them to push them backwards
Pick a side and move through S leg position to establish mount
Stabilise in mount, hips back and tucked knees pinched, arms at 45 degrees
Hug and Roll Sweep
May be done halfway through an unsuccessful sweep attempt
They posture up
Use legs to pull up and back toward you, lifting their knees up off the ground
On the way down, hug and roll to a side
Preferable hug over the arm on the side rolling to
If get stuck halway, face away and use both hands to walk yourself around and backward ontop
Defeat frames when on Mount Top
If they go to push up from the bottom:
- Keep weight on their hands and swim one arm through at a time, angling the shoulder forward that you are sweeping through
- Angle shoulders 45 and sweep across from one side use bodyweight to pin their arm to their chest and can gift wrap their arm
Controlling posture from Close Guard Bottom - Angle Off
Angle hips off to OVERHOOK side, without putting foot on the matt or hip
Do by pushing one knee up at 45 and pulling one knee in
Overhook close arm and pull thumb toward your face
Squeeze knees together and weight up top knee into their back
When they try to push down knee with hand or elbow, extend legs and squeeze knees together
Controlling posture from Close Guard Bottom - Prevent Strong Guy Sit Up
Take top leg and post, lifting your hips off the ground whilst maintaining overhook and head control
Triangle Choke Details
Need either:
- My leg to go between their arms or
- Their arm to between my legs
Leg goes up over shoulder and extends and hooks back and down to create connection
Triangle second leg, then make adjustments without releasing legs
Triangle Choke from Angled off Closed Guard
If they go to push or elbow bottom leg down, first squeeze knees together
Feed hand or elbow through
Extend leg and hook back to create connection (lock feet together at least)
Then secure with figure 4
Make adjustments without opening legs
Internal rotate overlock leg
Knee Shield
When lose control and they posture up Open guard Angle hips out Top knee can go over their arm Bottom foot onto hip, outside their knee or calf on their thigh all with connection Must get knee angle correct: - Can lay on it if too low - Can pass inside it if too high
Knee Shield to Sweep (break their posture)
Use bottom foot to push on their knee breaking their posture
Can heel kick in their face with the same foot
Spider Guard
They posture up
Pinch knees together
One at a time put foot on hip
Knees stay together preventing straight punches
When hooks come, block then catch arm behind elbow on the way back
Push knee out toward their elbow pit and shoulders back to ground
POSTURE: Shoulders back, hips up
CONNECTION: Knees to elbow pits, feet on hips
If take arm back, can re-block and capture are, or pinch knees together and extend hips
Upkick from Spider Guard
From Spider Guard
They posture up
Transition hands from tricep to wrists and Upkick extending hips
Sharp extension then pull back to re-establish Spider Guard and/or prevent pass
Transitioning hands to wrists opens up Triangle choke as well
Triangle Choke from Spider Guard (leg between hands)
Controlling Triceps, knees pushed out to elbows, feet on hips, hips up
They posture up
Transition hands to wrists and if can turn thumbs down
Feed foot like up-kick but miss, at same time feed arm across to same side
Wrap leg and use other leg to turn body to look into ear
Figure 4 before releasing hand grip
Adjust as required
Triangle Choke from Spider Guard (hand between legs)
Controlling triceps, knees flared, feet on hips, hips off the ground, shoulders back
They posture up
Transition grips to wrists and turn thumbs down (particularly on the hand that you will stuff)
Hips are up
Drop hips and stuff hand between legs - maintain grip
Feed foot up and across behind neck and feed other hand across
Other foot pushes on hip to turn to look into ear
Lock up figure 4
Release grip on stuffed hand and adjust
Technical Stand Up
Get up going away from opponent, dont want head going closer to them
