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date: 2025-06-08T15:18:45.000Z
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summary: Comprehensive guide to transitions and controls in grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, organized by categories with links to video tutorials.
tags:
- BJJ
- Transition
- Control
- Grappling
- Positioning
- Flow
title: Grappling Transitions and Control Guide
author:
- Anonymous
---

# Grappling Transitions and Control Guide

## ⚡ What is a Transition/Control?

**Transitions** and **controls** are advanced techniques that allow fluid ground fighting and maintaining dominant positions.

The objective of transitions and controls:
- Smoothly chain between different positions
- Maintain pressure and initiative on the opponent
- Create constant attack opportunities
- Prevent opponent from regaining stable position
- Optimize use of weight and leverage

Mastering these techniques allows progression from static grappling to dynamic and unpredictable gameplay, characteristic of high-level grapplers.

## 🔄 Back Control Transitions

### Taking the back from mount
{{< youtube Ep5E7oQvSNU >}}

### Back control
{{< youtube A3_rdAf1g50 >}}

### Back transition - Arm triangle submission
{{< youtube j9Eb9DKZla0 >}}

## 🌊 General Transitions

### Smooth Transition
{{< youtube vEKaD0Ex0n8 >}}

### 3/4 Transition
{{< youtube l5sSdncg6Rw >}}

### Grappling flow example
{{< youtube mV4DXpL1GCs >}}

## 🎯 Specialized Controls

### Head lock control
{{< youtube c3vgnYj13Aw >}}

### Dominant position in closed guard
{{< youtube Mg9TPb1OD5Q >}}

### Other front lock position
{{< youtube G4mRbZIcKwg >}}

### Hip sag head lock
{{< youtube abcJEGOtRu0 >}}

### Underhook control - side pass
{{< youtube xswwJiYl5A8 >}}

## 🐙 Stand Up and Octopus

### Craig Jones octopus stand up
{{< youtube SymPob5Ry3Y >}}

### Standing up in guard
{{< youtube cnw88zFNoJs >}}

### Punishing step up in close guard
{{< youtube ifiZ2dzKeT8 >}}

## 🪑 Sit Out and Daghestani

### Daghestani sit out
{{< youtube MSPFKxobq4w >}}

## ⚖️ Weight and Control Concepts

### Make your opponent carry your weight
{{< youtube 0zpJ48DLjNU >}}

### Making Opponent's Carry Our Weight - Shin Pinning Leg Riding
{{< youtube 0zpJ48DLjNU >}}

## 🤝 Against Head Control

### Against head control in guard
{{< youtube M5oQvtAkH0A >}}

## 🛡️ Weaponizing Knee Shield

### How to Weaponize the Knee Shield
{{< youtube ATUzcKQk820 >}}

## ⚙️ Gear Turn

### Gear turn berinlimbo
{{< youtube rZxhdoRB0LM >}}

## 🏁 Finishing Hold

### Finishing hold
{{< youtube ofMvyJb1kx0 >}}

## 🙃 Upside Down

### Upside down tip
{{< youtube zg1OB76h154 >}}