Systems

BJJ is systematic in nature, setting up a system or chain of techniques that allow you to anticipate the reactions of your opponent and set traps is effective grappling. I attribute the rise of the word system in BJJ to what I call funnel systems (chains where one move is the definitive end) as opposed to open-ended systems (chains with no definitive end). Working to make open-ended systems into funnel systems and adding links to the funnel chains is a constant process for the evolving practitioner.