How Do You Maintain Back Control in Jiu-Jitsu? | Ask a Black Belt | Daruma Dojo | Bay Area BJJ

Taking the back and controlling the back are two different skills.

Effective back control depends on maintaining connection while limiting your opponent’s ability to rotate. Your chest stays connected to their back, your head stays close to theirs and your control has to address both the shoulder line and the hips.

One important concept is controlling the body diagonally.

If you control the right hip, connect that control to the opposite shoulder. By controlling opposite ends of the shoulder and hip girdles, you make it much harder for your opponent to twist, turn and begin an escape.

The back is one of the strongest positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but only if you understand how to maintain it.

Stay connected. Control the rotation. Make them carry your position before you begin hunting the submission.

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