: Moving toward a turtle position to clear the opponent's weight and create an opening for a stand-up.
: Techniques designed to prevent an opponent from securing a "connection" or chest-to-chest pressure, allowing the bottom player to maintain the space needed to stand. 🛠 Technical Highlights Craig Jones - Just Stand Up
The instructional is divided into logical progressions that guide a student from basic escapes to advanced scrambling concepts. 1. Fundamental Get-Ups : Moving toward a turtle position to clear
Jones breaks down how to manage guard distances to ensure you are never "flattened out". By understanding when to pull guard and when to stand, practitioners can maintain a "trilemma" that forces opponents into making mistakes. 3. Modern Variations “Just Stand Up
Craig Jones ’s instructional, “Just Stand Up,” is a revolutionary approach to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) that challenges the traditional sport-centric focus on guard playing and ground fighting. By integrating wrestling-based "get-up" philosophies, Jones offers a high-percentage alternative for escaping bottom positions that is equally effective in sport BJJ, MMA, and self-defense. 🥋 The Core Philosophy: "Just Stand Up"
: A specialized bottom game variation used by B-Team members to launch off-balancing attacks that facilitate standing back up.