Distance Management- Dominant Position

For me distance management from a dominant position is about what goal I hope to achieve. As I said in a previous post, more distance creates more power in striking situations. Most of the time I am not striking though, so I'll focus on what works for me in a grappling context.

Head and Hip Control- by controlling my opponent's head and hips I greatly reduce their ability to move and therefore increase my chance of achieving the desired outcome.

Creating discomfort- in grappling situations, if you can create a controlled situation of forced multi-tasking for your opponent, the success rate of your attacks goes up. One of the easiest ways to do this is by creating discomfort. By making my opponent either mentally or physically uncomfortable I can change the focus of my adversary and create openings.