{"id":4564,"date":"2016-05-14T15:20:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T15:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=4564"},"modified":"2017-07-19T20:57:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T20:57:43","slug":"tips-for-scrambling-for-positions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/submission-grappling-bjj\/tips-for-scrambling-for-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for scrambling for positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>If you have been sweeped try and land in a bridged position and drive straight back towards your opponent.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re in danger of your back being taken, pop up so your bum is in the air (down-dog position) and turn into your opponent<\/li>\n<li><strong>FRAME<\/strong>. \u00a0For example, if your opponent is close to passing your guard, push his head away and move your body away. I like to frame with my forearm against the opponent&#8217;s head.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Framing is crucial for guard retention. Grips are very important, especially in a gi though, you must not let your opponent gain control of your wrists.<\/p>\n<h2>Straight Arm Framing in BJJ &#8211; keeps distance<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAjBy96dVpg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=47&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use a Bent Arm Frame when you need to make more Distance<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For example with your hand on the bicep:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2K02ysxsON8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=95&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although you can use a straight arm from short distance if you realign yourself somewhat:<\/p>\n<p>(screenshot from youtube video above)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/submission-grappling-bjj\/tips-for-scrambling-for-positions\/screen-shot-2017-07-19-at-21-55-29\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/screen-shot-2017-07-19-at-21-55-29.png?fit=1280%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-07-19 at 21.55.29\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jiu Jitsu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/screen-shot-2017-07-19-at-21-55-29.png?fit=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/screen-shot-2017-07-19-at-21-55-29.png?resize=1280%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-07-19 at 21.55.29.png\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I often find myself framing with my forearm on someone&#8217;s face as I&#8217;ve let them gain far too much &#8216;distance&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been sweeped try and land in a bridged position and drive straight back towards your opponent. If you&#8217;re in danger of your back being taken, pop up so your bum is in the air (down-dog position) and turn into your opponent FRAME. \u00a0For example, if your opponent is close to passing your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41980142,"featured_media":0,"parent":4562,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4564","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tips for scrambling for positions - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/submission-grappling-bjj\/tips-for-scrambling-for-positions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tips for scrambling for positions - Fitness &amp; MMA Blog - BlackBeltWhiteHat.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you have been sweeped try and land in a bridged position and drive straight back towards your opponent. 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