The back is the perfect marriage of position and submission: Normally we think of position and submission as differentiated. one comes before the other. Most players tend to be either a positional player or a submission player. The back is the position that lets you be both at the same time. Not only is it the strongest position in the sport – no other position creates such a massive difference between your attacking potential from there and that of your opponent. You have access to the most high percentage attacks in the sport plus devastating strikes if this were a fight, whilst your opponent has almost nothing. At the same time, no other submission comes close to rivaling the principle submission from this position – the rear strangle. Thus the back represents the intersection of the two main elements of Jiu Jitsu – position and submission. Make it your lifetime study to get there and finish from there – the day you make positive progress in this direction you will see the results
