The best positions to finish in BJJ

The best positions to finish in BJJ

The best positions to finish in BJJ are usually considered the mount and the back. So, make sure you have good chokes and control from those positions of importance. History has shown that chokes from rear mount have been the single most successful and versatile form of submission in Jiu-Jitsu. All students should do everything in their power to increase their skill in this area. Less well known however, is the idea that one of the best ways to increase your success with rear naked chokes is to get good at chokes from the front headlock position. My friend John Danaher, widely considered one of the top BJJ instructors in the world, used to say the front headlock position was so dominant, he believed points should be scored in competition for it. Once you establish a reputation as having dangerous chokes from front headlock position, opponents will be forced to go into strong defensive reactions to that threat. Their reactions will be so strong and predictable that they will make the task of shifting to the back position to set up rear naked chokes much easier than they would otherwise be. Diversion will always be one of the best means to break through strong defenses in combat sports. In addition, and a good choke attempt from the front headlock position is an excellent diversion for a quick go behind and entry into your favorite rear attacks. So make sure you can attack well both front and back with your choke attacks, since improvement in one will always lead to increased success with the other (this goes in both directions, though usually front to back is preferable over back to front because it leads to a more controlling position.) See you on the mats.