Roger Costa BJJ

This exchange is a good reminder that once a fight reaches grappling range, positioning and technique start playing a huge role in the outcome.

The striking exchange was chaotic, but the moment the back control was established, the entire situation changed. From there, maintaining control, staying attached, and finishing the choke became the priority.

That’s one of the reasons grappling remains such an important part of self-defense, MMA, and combatives training.

This was a very technical exchange for a kids match.

The boy did a good job creating frames, managing distance, and recovering during the passing attempts, but the girl stayed patient through the entire sequence instead of rushing the position.

She kept circling, improving connection, adjusting the pressure, and slowly building better control until the mounted guillotine opportunity finally appeared.

A very clean example of patience, positional awareness, and staying composed during transitions.

A lot of people think picking someone up or slamming automatically gets you out of a guillotine, but once the choke is properly connected, the problem can continue through the entire scramble.

What made this sequence interesting was the adjustment after the slam. Instead of losing the position, he followed the momentum, rolled through the exchange, and tightened the mounted guillotine until the tap came.

That’s why understanding control and transitions matters just as much as explosiveness in grappling and MMA.

Sometimes what looks passive in grappling is actually a setup.

The guard pull slowed the pace down, created the reaction he wanted, and the moment the opponent stepped into the wrong position, the trap was already there waiting.

That’s one of the interesting things about submission grappling. Not every attack starts explosively. Some finishes are built through timing, patience, and forcing small reactions over time.

At ADCC 2022, Devon Larratt and Jujimufu stepped into a grappling match that brought together two very different athletic backgrounds.

What made the exchange interesting wasn’t just the physicality, but how quickly wrestling, positioning, balance, and back control started changing the pace of the match once the grappling exchanges began.

It was also a cool crossover moment seeing Gordon Ryan cornering Jujimufu while Tom DeBlass coached Devon during the match.

A good reminder that athleticism and strength matter, but grappling experience and positional understanding can completely change how these situations unfold.

The guillotine doesn’t always have to finish as a choke.

Sometimes the initial control forces the opponent into defensive reactions that expose completely different finishing mechanics.

In this sequence, the guillotine setup creates the opening for the transition into the spinal lock, changing the direction of the attack instead of forcing the traditional finish.

That’s one of the reasons understanding transitions and reactions matters so much in grappling.

Fast scrambles like this can change everything in seconds.

The moment the back control connected, the pressure started building immediately. And even with the resistance during the transition, he stayed attached, kept adjusting the control, and continued working until the finish was secured.

Very intense sequence and a great example of how dangerous clean back takes can become in no-gi grappling.

Modern submission grappling has made leg attacks incredibly dangerous because a single opening can completely change the match.

Even with the athlete on top staying active and trying to pass, the bottom player stayed patient, controlled the distance, inverted into the leg entanglement, and attacked immediately once the position connected.

That’s the thing about leg locks — sometimes the transition happens fast, and once the control is established, the finish can come just as quickly.

Modern tactical training is evolving far beyond striking and weapons handling alone.

More military and law enforcement programs have started integrating grappling, control systems, positional awareness, and close-range restraint concepts because real situations can become physical very quickly at short distance.

Once space closes, understanding balance, pressure, body control, and transitions becomes extremely important.

That’s one of the reasons grappling continues growing inside modern tactical environments.