: Competitors use these techniques to avoid viral TKOs from "pure grapplers" who might otherwise be comfortable on their backs.
Jones covers the mechanics of standing up from the most common bad positions:
: Techniques designed to prevent an opponent from securing a "connection" or chest-to-chest pressure, allowing the bottom player to maintain the space needed to stand. 🛠 Technical Highlights Craig Jones - Just Stand Up
: A key position used to get behind the opponent’s back and use leverage to "just stand up". 🥊 Application in MMA and Self-Defense
The title may sound like a joke, but the tactical premise is serious: the best way to avoid being pinned or submitted from the bottom is to simply not stay there. Traditional BJJ often teaches practitioners to accept the bottom position and work for sweeps or submissions. Jones argues that building "hip height" and scrambling back to your feet is often safer and more efficient. Key Strategic Pillars : Competitors use these techniques to avoid viral
: A fundamental principle where Jones emphasizes that having higher hips than your opponent usually leads to winning the position.
: A specialized bottom game variation used by B-Team members to launch off-balancing attacks that facilitate standing back up. 🥊 Application in MMA and Self-Defense The title
: Incorporating wrestling staples like the sit-out and hip-heist to transition from defensive bottom spots to offensive standing positions.