Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Positions

Order of priority for common positions:

  1. Mount and backmount (top)
  2. Knee on belly (top)
  3. Side control (top)
  4. Scarf hold (top)
  5. North-south (top)
  6. Turtle (top)
  7. Half-guard (top)
  8. Closed guard (top/bottom)
  9. Half-guard (bottom)
  10. Turtle (bottom)
  11. North-south (bottom)
  12. Scarf hold (bottom)
  13. Side control
  14. Knee on belly (bottom)
  15. Mount and back mount (bottom)

Part of the game is to move towards a better position for easier submissions.

Sources

  1. “A Beginner’s Guide to BJJ (please read me white belts).” sillyunikid. Reddit. Accessed 2024-02-25. https://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/comments/e0ycek/a_beginners_guide_to_bjj_please_read_me_white/.