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17 related references (techniques and positions)

A repertoire contains techniques a student uses and techniques still being developed. Watson BJJ’s Gameplan / Strategy Map makes the tournament plan narrower: it focuses on the game intended for the next event.

The map includes standing choices, top and bottom guard positions, pins, turtle and leg attacks. It also gives defensive situations their own place, including being mounted or having the back taken. The published resource is a planning worksheet; its examples do not amount to a complete tactical curriculum.

Is this for you?

• You want a clearer explanation of what belongs in a tournament game plan beyond favorite attacks.

Also consider

IBJJF Points, Control and Tiebreakers — For the scoring conditions and tiebreakers that apply to an IBJJF game plan.

Competition Preparation with Matt D’Aquino — Matt D’Aquino’s course adds tournament logistics, preparation and coach communication.

Coverage and limits

• The difference between general game development and preparation for one competition.
• Standing, top, bottom and defensive situations in a positional game plan.

Limits

• The source is a worksheet with examples, not detailed instruction in the techniques it names.
• It does not provide an event-specific scoring or permitted-technique list.

Related guides and principles

These related references are not a claim about what the course teaches or evidence of practical mastery.

Competition Preparation with Matt D’Aquino — Tournament preparation, travel and athlete-coach communication.

IBJJF Points, Control and Tiebreakers — IBJJF points, continuous positional control and regulation-time tiebreakers.

Champions Stay Present: Competition Mindset

IBJJF Competition Requirements — IBJJF eligibility, uniform and division requirements.

No-Gi Competition: IBJJF and ADCC — IBJJF and ADCC scoring differences and division restrictions.

Competition Mindset

Position Chains

Positional Hierarchy

Energy Conservation

Position-Over-Submission Approach

Defensive Concepts

Positional Sparring

Blue to Purple: Development and Promotion — Technical development and belt-recognition requirements.

Review related technique cards

• Guard Pull (Transition)

• Double Leg Entry (Transition)

• Knee Slice Pass (Transition)

• Back Take (Transition)

• Closed Guard (Position)

• Mount (Position)

• Back Control (Position)

• Side Control (Position)

• Half Guard (Position)

• Butterfly Guard (Position)

• De La Riva Guard (Position)

• Single Leg X-Guard (Position)

• Turtle (Position)

• Rear Naked Choke (Submission)

• Triangle Choke (Submission)

• Armbar from Armbar Control (Submission)

• Kimura (Submission)

Sources Expand for evidence and notes

Independent BJJGraph guide. Not authored or endorsed by the instructor.

Gameplan / Strategy Map — Watson BJJ — public instruction; checked 2026-09-16. Read the three-page worksheet: general development and competition preparation use the same positional map differently. The competition instructions focus on the game intended for the next tournament. Inspected: Pages 1–3, particularly Competition Prep and the blank position sections