There are some techniques that are considered basic moves in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. These are some techniques that are crucial to know to develop a good all-around grappling game. The following moves are building blocks that you can build from.
1. Bridging and Shrimping: Bridging is pushing your hips up in hopes you can push the opponent off your. Shrimping is moving like a shrimp to remove yourself from your opponent.
2. Side Mount: The side mount is an intermediate position prior to taking the mount. The technique requires you to hold you opponent down while you are on one side of them rather than mounting them.
3. Mount: Mount is when you are completely on top of your opponent. You are simply resting all your weight on your opponents stomach or chest.
4. Closed Guard: It locks your opponent between your legs, offering great control, preventing the opponent from improving position and providing you an opportunity to attack with sweeps and submissions.
5. Knee on Belly: It is exactly like it sounds. You hold you opponent down by putting your knee and all your body weight on their belly.
6. Turtle: To avoid getting your back taken you can go into turtle. Going into turtle is when you are on your knees with you head and arms tucked in. Like a turtle tucked into its shell.
All these positions are important in developing your Jiu-Jitsu game. These techniques are like building blocks.
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