スタンダードニューヨーク(Sutandādo Nyū Yōku)
TransliterationTranslation: standard New York
The Standard New York establishes the advanced rubber guard configuration with maximum leg control over the opponent's shoulder and arm, creating direct submission threats from the position. [1] The standard New York builds on the chill dog by securing deeper control that makes the transition to gogoplata, omoplata, or triangle nearly immediate. [1],[2] It represents one of the most advanced and controlling positions in the rubber guard pathway. [2],[3]
The standard New York is the baseline version of this rubber guard position. [1]
Developed by Eddie Bravo. [1]
Used in no-gi competition. [1]
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Risk of injury to the person this technique is applied to
Guard positions are defensive; injury risk comes from transitions, not the position itself
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Advanced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques (Marcelo Garcia, 2011)
Alias sources — [1] Advanced Rubber Guard (Bravo, 2006) [2] Advanced Rubber Guard (Bravo, 2006)
Effectiveness sources — [1] Mastering the Rubber Guard (Bravo, 2006)
Standard katakana transliteration of Western martial arts terminology (外来語) — used in Japanese MMA, boxing, and BJJ communities
Alias sources — [1] Advanced Rubber Guard (Bravo, 2006) [2] Advanced Rubber Guard (Bravo, 2006)
Effectiveness sources — [1] Mastering the Rubber Guard (Bravo, 2006)
hip flexibility, active legs, grip management
long legs for distance control and guard retention
hip flexors, adductors, quadriceps, core, grip
Getting to your opponent's center line gives you a better target to hit while limiting their available tools. According to Sifu Adam at NY Martial Arts Academy, when you control the center line, both of your tools face your opponent while they can't effectively target you, giving you a significant advantage.
A common mistake is curving too much to reach a 90-degree angle, which leaves your tools and his tools facing away from each other rather than maintaining offensive and defensive positioning. Sifu Adam emphasizes checking where your tools are facing relative to your opponent's tools when you make your angle adjustment.
When you see an opening and want to take a better position, stepping and hitting will be too slow and your opponent will move. Sifu Adam suggests that pushing or curving along the lateral plane is a quicker way to get into the advantageous position while maintaining your attack.
The Standard New York establishes the advanced rubber guard configuration with maximum leg control over the opponent's shoulder and arm, creating direct submission threats from the position. The standard New York builds on the chill dog by securing deeper control that makes the transition to gogoplata, omoplata, or triangle nearly immediate.
The standard New York is an advanced position in Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet rubber guard system, representing one of the culmination points of the rubber guard sequence before the submission finish. It is taught to advanced students who have mastered the earlier positions.
IBJJF: legal — Legal — guard is fundamental to BJJ, sweeps from guard score 2 points; IJF: restricted — Guard pulling penalized as non-combativity — groundwork from guard permitted …; ADCC: legal — Legal, guard pull penalized -1 point in points portion; Unified MMA: legal — Legal — no penalty for playing guard; FIAS Sport Sambo: legal — Legal
Danger rating 2/10. Low — guard positions are defensive; injury risk comes from transitions, not the position itself
The standard setup chain: Achieve Guard Contact → Control Grips → Manage Distance → Threaten Submissions/Sweeps.
Standard counters include: Guard Pass — systematically work to clear the legs and establish a dominant position / Leg Pin — control one or both legs to neutralize guard retention / Pressure Passing — use heavy chest pressure to flatten and immobilize the guard player.
Common variants: Standard guard (primary leg and grip configuration for control and attack…); Offensive guard (configured for sweeps and submissions); Defensive guard (prioritising distance management and preventing passes); Transition guard (moving between guard types to adjust to the opponent's pa…).
Used in no-gi competition.
Top errors to watch for: Threading the arm without maintaining neck control — the shin must stay on the neck throughout the thread / Pulling the arm too aggressively — the thread must be controlled to maintain the overall position / Not squeezing the knees after threading — the arm must be trapped securely between the legs / Attempting the gogoplata before the arm is fully isolated — complete the new york position before attacking.
The Standard New York is also known as Sutandādo Nyū Yōku, Basic New York, Classic New York.
