VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 4
• I am harder to turn when I am as close to the ground as possible (keep your
center of gravity low).
• I am even harder to turn when I spread my body surface as wide as possible,
distributing it across several points of support (widening my body surface).
• I must not only pay attention to setting my own points of support, but also to
blocking or removing those of my opponent (taking away support options).
• Very close physical contact with as little space as possible between me and my
partner plays an important role in ground fighting, so that freedom of
movement—i.e., the possibilities for the person being held to free themselves
from the hold—is kept to a minimum (very close contact with partner).
• I must try to put pressure on my partner's torso rather than their extremities.
My own body weight exerts pressure on my partner's chest, which is
uncomfortable for the person being held and requires strength to fight against
the resistance (putting pressure on the upper body).
• Controlling the arms and legs or maintaining a safe distance from the partner's
legs limits their ability to free themselves. My goal is to immobilize my partner
as much as possible while offering few points of attack (controlling the
extremities as much as possible).
• I can only control my partner if I hold them with real force (hold them tight).
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