Firstly, we must establish a few rules and core concepts that will be relevant throughout the System and will enable us to amplify the positional advantage we already have.
- Top Control – This applies to hand positioning. Put simply, it means that we must always attempt to have our hands on top of our opponents, so we are actively gripping and controlling the end of their levers and not the other way around.
- Types of Grips – You will either have a grip on the same side arm of your opponent or a cross grip on the opposite arm, and it is crucial that you differentiate between these two types of grip.
- Same – A grip on the same side must be on the hand. Your basic reference point is that your thumb and index finger will be covering and gripping along the line of your opponent’s knuckles.
- Cross – A cross grip must be on the wrist. Your thumb and middle finger should be trying to touch around the Wrist Line/Distal Crease.
- Pass Offs – These are grip changes between hands. Once a wrist/hand his controlled, there should never be a loss of contact during a grip transition. Whether passing a cross to same side or vice versa, the incoming hand must always go under the current gripping hand.