Invariants

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INV-05 Frames redirect force perpendicular to the line of pressure

Finishing the Escape — From the Back Mount Escape Mount, Elbows Down: Capture a Foot vs Get Double Unders 22 games

INV-06 Base is weight over the support point

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Chest to Chest: Sweep or Go Outside Closed Guard Kimura Pressure 32 games

INV-07 Connection is the prerequisite for control

Attacking Turtle Arms Attacking Turtle Arms Back Position Seatbelt Keep 65 games

INV-08 Positional advantage is a function of relative alignment, not strength

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Chest to Chest: Sweep or Go Outside Closed Guard Kimura Pressure 38 games

INV-09 Joints are attacked against their natural range of motion

Closed Guard Kimura Pressure Guard Armbar — Achieve the Finish Position Side Control Kimura — Establish and Defend the Grip 23 games

INV-10 Space is contested at every layer of the exchange

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INV-11 The underhook controls the hip

Over-Under Clinch Battle Russian Tie (Two-on-One) Battle 2 games

INV-12 Rotation around a fixed point multiplies force

Closed Guard Kimura Pressure Side Control Kimura — Establish and Defend the Grip Butterfly Kimura Trap 13 games

INV-13 Destabilisation precedes control

Ankle Wars Back-to-Back Spin Up Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up 44 games

INV-14 A limb must be isolated from the body before it can be attacked

Closed Guard Kimura Pressure Guard Armbar — Achieve the Finish Position Head and Arm Hold vs Open and Disengage 40 games

INV-15 Segmenting the body creates control

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INV-16 Escape mechanics require creating space before moving through it

Attacking Turtle Arms Attacking Turtle Arms Back Take Entry Routes 43 games

INV-17 Structural loading bypasses muscular resistance

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INV-LE01 Inside space must be won before the entanglement can control

Ankle Wars Ashi: False Grip vs Clear the Knee Line Single-Leg: Toes, Heel, and Hands Both Sides vs Free the Leg 38 games

INV-LE02 Heel exposure is the prerequisite for a legal heel attack

Ankle Wars Ashi: False Grip vs Clear the Knee Line Single-Leg: Toes, Heel, and Hands Both Sides vs Free the Leg 25 games

INV-LE03 Connection must be maintained throughout the finish

Ankle Wars Ashi: False Grip vs Clear the Knee Line Single-Leg: Toes, Heel, and Hands Both Sides vs Free the Leg 27 games

INV-LE04 The foot is the handle, not the target

Ankle Wars Ashi: False Grip vs Clear the Knee Line Single-Leg: Toes, Heel, and Hands Both Sides vs Free the Leg 26 games

INV-LE05 The hip controls the line of the leg

Ankle Wars Ashi: False Grip vs Clear the Knee Line Single-Leg: Toes, Heel, and Hands Both Sides vs Free the Leg 32 games

INV-SC01 Greater hip height holds the structural advantage

Advance the Pin Ankle Wars Arms Out 290 games

INV-SC02 Opponent’s downward pressure creates offensive entries

Advance the Pin Arms Out Attacking Turtle Arms 288 games

INV-SC03 First connection dictates the scramble direction

Advance the Pin Ankle Wars Arms Out 294 games

INV-SC04 Chest pressure without hip control is temporary

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INV-S01 Strangles require compression on both sides of the neck

Back Position Seatbelt Keep Collar Tie and Inside Tie: Head Below the Armpit to Front Headlock vs Strip and Disconnect Finishing the Escape — From the Back 69 games

INV-S02 The target limb must be isolated from its pair

Back Position Seatbelt Keep Closed Guard Kimura Pressure Finishing the Escape — From the Back 31 games

INV-S03 A secondary anchor stops the opponent rotating out

Back Position Seatbelt Keep Closed Guard Kimura Pressure Collar Tie and Inside Tie: Head Below the Armpit to Front Headlock vs Strip and Disconnect 54 games

INV-S04 Arm-out and arm-in change the geometry of the same strangle

Head and Arm Hold vs Open and Disengage Overhook Start: Arm In, Arm Out vs Stand Up Triangle — Entry From Closed Guard 23 games

INV-S05 Joint submissions require loading the joint to its structural limit

Closed Guard Kimura Pressure Guard Armbar — Achieve the Finish Position Side Control Kimura — Establish and Defend the Grip 23 games

INV-ST01 The secondary leg is the real target of a single-leg fight

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Collar Tie and Inside Tie: Head Below the Armpit to Front Headlock vs Strip and Disconnect Connection and Movement 37 games

INV-ST02 Hip access decides the takedown

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Collar Tie and Inside Tie: Head Below the Armpit to Front Headlock vs Strip and Disconnect Connection and Movement 36 games

INV-ST03 Hands that control hips beat hands that control hands

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Collar Tie and Inside Tie: Head Below the Armpit to Front Headlock vs Strip and Disconnect Connection and Movement 37 games

INV-ST04 A level change must arrive with the hips, not just the hands

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Collar Tie and Inside Tie: Head Below the Armpit to Front Headlock vs Strip and Disconnect Connection and Movement 37 games

INV-ST05 Kuzushi (off-balancing) precedes the shot

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Collar Tie and Inside Tie: Head Below the Armpit to Front Headlock vs Strip and Disconnect Connection and Movement 36 games

INV-ST06 The collar tie is a steering wheel, not a stall

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INV-G01 The feet should stay on a line that faces the passer

Causing Posts Chest to Chest: Sweep or Go Outside Closed Guard Kimura Pressure 100 games

INV-G02 Face the passer — don’t let them have your back or your side for free

Causing Posts Chest to Chest: Sweep or Go Outside Closed Guard Kimura Pressure 98 games

INV-G03 Elbow connections keep the passer off your centre

Causing Posts Chest to Chest: Sweep or Go Outside Closed Guard Kimura Pressure 98 games

INV-G04 A hand that posts is a hand that is not attacking

Causing Posts Chest to Chest: Sweep or Go Outside Closed Guard Kimura Pressure 100 games

INV-G05 Hip mobility is the retainer’s degree of freedom

Causing Posts Chest to Chest: Sweep or Go Outside Closed Guard Kimura Pressure 98 games

INV-P01 The feet must be cleared before the torso can be held

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Connect the Hands Cover the Knuckles: Lock the Hands vs Hips Away and Face 80 games

INV-P02 Winning the knee line splits the guard in half

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Connect the Hands Cover the Knuckles: Lock the Hands vs Hips Away and Face 80 games

INV-P03 Connections that hold the pass together must not be broken

Butterfly Guard: Lock Your Hands Around the Body vs Sweep or Stand Up Connect the Hands Cover the Knuckles: Lock the Hands vs Hips Away and Face 80 games

INV-P04 Pressure passing and movement passing are different constraint sets

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INV-PIN01 Underhooks plus chest pressure hold a pin

Advance the Pin Arms Out Attacking Turtle Arms 288 games

INV-PIN02 Chest pressure without hip control fails

Advance the Pin Arms Out Attacking Turtle Arms 288 games

INV-PIN03 Flattening removes the escape athlete’s hip mobility

Advance the Pin Arms Out Attacking Turtle Arms 294 games

INV-PIN04 Mount is side control with both hips past the line

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Universal

Legs

Scramble

Submissions

Stand-up

Guard

Passing

Pins