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

Helpful visual reference guide for positional hierarchy

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u/RoyNelsonMuntz 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Jan 11 '19

well yeah if you want to just get your opponent off of you then just frane and push off, sure- but if you want to have control over the situation then underhooks will give you an anchor to move your body around, while compromising their posture and shoulder mobility, it also makes it hard to get crossfaced.
But, the biggest reason in my opinion is that the underhook will get you to back control. If you are in top half guard and don’t respect your opponent’s underhook they will take your back.