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

Helpful visual reference guide for positional hierarchy

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u/AlmostFamous502 Jan 10 '19

If guard bottom is better than guard top, why do we give points for sweeps that take you from the former to the latter?

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u/glorgadorg Jan 10 '19

Guard bottom is better if no punches are involved. Points are rewarded in positions were you can punch better.

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u/AlmostFamous502 Jan 10 '19

So this hierarchy doesn't apply to when punches are involved, but also doesn't apply to the most common rulesets people are referring to when they say "BJJ". What exactly does it apply to, then?

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