We noted earlier that modern grappling approaches to jujitsu employ strategy at two separate levels. There is an overall strategy based on phases of combat the grand battle plan, as it were. Once the two fighters begin the match, however, they uses strategy at another level, a strategy that guides their actions minute by minute, second by second, throughout the course of the fight. This is the concern to constantly strive for superior position over their opponent-their positional strategy.
At any given moment in a fight, the two fighters occupy certain positions relative tot each other. Some of these positions give one fighter a considerable advantage over the other, allowing him to attack more readily and successfully than the other can. Other positions are neutral, offering neither fighter any real advantage. Still others are disastrous, giving the opponent a considerable advantage in offensive possibilities. These positional concerns become especially important once the two fighters lock up in a clinch and go to the+ ground. Should one fighter attain a really dominant position, he can attack with virtual impunity while his hapless opponent can only think of escape. If an opponent is not skilled in grappling, the chances of his escaping unscathed from a dominant position are remote.
Indeed, in early MMA matches, the establishment of a strong, dominating position was nearly always enough to finish a fight. The fighters of that time simply lacked the grappling skill to get out before unacceptable damage was done to them. The current generation of MMA athletics are much better trained in grappling jujitsu skills and theory. As a result, they are much better equipped to avoid or escape dominating positions and resume the fight.
To clarify the theoretical underpinning of positional strategy, we can offer clear definitions of the terms dominating position or inferior position. A dominating position is any position that allows one fighter to control the body and movement of an opponent in such a way that the fighter can attack with strikes and submission holds with greater efficiency than the opponent can. Obviously, an inferior position is simply the opposite of this.
Note, however, that domination comes in degrees. Some dominant positions are simply more dominating than others, and there are many dominant positions. The mounted position, knee-on-belly position, side-control position, and some versions of the headlock are all examples of dominating positions, though this is by no means an exhaustive list. Of these, the mounted position and the rear-mounted position are often considered more dominant than the others because an opponent by attaining good position. Once a good controlling position has been attained, the opponent can be put under severe pressure with strikes and grappling technique. This intimidating pressure almost always forces the opponent into error and greatly increase the likelihood of a submission hold being successfully applied on him.
The advantage of this workmanlike approach to combat is that it greatly increases the likelihood of a fighter's success when well applied. Fighting is a game of chance, There is always a chance of victory and a chance of defeat, no matter what respective skill level exists between the two fighters. The strategic fighter constantly looks to stack the odds in his favor. This is best done by striving to put oneself in a position where one can easily attack an opponent while his ability to strike back is severely undermined. This is a high-percentage approach to fighting, and it has proven its effectiveness countless times in MMA combat.
Without doubt, there is something rather callous about such an approach to fighting. Usually, we are raised with a sense of a 'fair fight" in which the two opponents square off with an equal chance of hitting each other, the idea of putting yourself in a position where you can hit while your opponent cannot certainly runs counter to the notion of "fair fighting." However, the central concept behind jujitsu as an approach to fighting is not fairness, bu efficiency.
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