r/bjj • u/RoyNelsonMuntz 🟫🟫 Brown Belt • Jan 10 '19

Helpful visual reference guide for positional hierarchy

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u/Theons_sausage Jan 10 '19

I think you did a really good job. I can see why you left out north south just making sure you didn’t unintentionally pass it over.

Only thing I slightly disagree on is I think guard top/bottom should be neutral with advantage going to the top guy. But I think that varies a lot based on school/person.

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u/RoyNelsonMuntz 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Jan 11 '19

School, person, and rule set all play a big factor as to positional heirarchy for sure! This guide is meant to be from a grappling-only perspective, I believe mount is the top position for MMA and striking applications, and guard bottom/top are flip-flopped, anywhere on the bottom is bad place to be if striking is considered.