Matt Baker is an IBJJF world champion and one of the most decorated Black Belts directly under Jean Jacques Machado, with 26 championships in international Black Belt Competition!

Back control is the most dominant position to finish your opponent!

In this Series of The Jiu Jitsu Lab, Matt Baker demonstrates some of the most effective ways to take your opponent's back and reveals some of the simplest tricks to finish your opponent.
The Goal: effectively take your opponent's back, regardless of how strong, big, or athletic they are.

Options for taking your opponent's back from:
- Full Guard
- Half Guard
- Deep Half
- Spider Guard
- Sitting Guard
- All top positions