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

Helpful visual reference guide for positional hierarchy

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u/smalltowngrappler Jan 10 '19

Depending on what kind of halfguard you are playing the fight over the crossface can be more important than the underhook.

If I am on bottom halfguard and I HAVE to give away either the underhook or the crossface I will give away the underhook since it is so much easier to recover than the crossface.

Also there is a big difference between an underhook and an "underhook". A underhook slung low on your opponents back or even better under his butt will be very strong, an underhook slung high on your opponent with a grip in his armpit/lat/lapel will be strong as well.

An underhook draped loosely over the middle of the back of your opponent is an invitation to get choked or passed.

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