The back is the most dominant position in grappling, and Coach Joel Bane attacks it with something most jiu-jitsu players never train against: catch wrestling.

A 3rd degree BJJ black belt out of the Rigan Machado association, a Luta Livre black belt under 8th degree Grand Master Hugo Duarte, and the founder and head coach of Snake Pit U.S.A., Joel Bane brings nearly 25 years across jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, freestyle and Greco, boxing and muay thai

In The Diamond Back Attack, Coach Bane lays out a complete system for total back dominance across eight volumes, from the three primary control positions and the six foundational entries to the attacks, the double wrist lock and the Russian tie.

This isn't another collection of back takes, it's positional control and catch wrestling pressure aimed at what Bane calls the quarter-inch finish, where a submission is won by the smallest adjustment.

The back is the most dominant position in grappling, and Coach Joel Bane attacks it with something most jiu-jitsu players never train against: catch wrestling.

A 3rd degree BJJ black belt out of the Rigan Machado association and a Luta Livre black belt under 8th degree Grand Master Hugo Duarte, Bane is the founder and head coach of Snake Pit U.S.A. He wrestled heavyweight at the Air Force Academy, was later named captain and then assistant coach of the USAF wrestling team, and retired as a Master Sergeant after more than twenty years teaching hand to hand combat. Nearly 25 years of jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, freestyle, Greco, boxing and muay thai all feed into this system.

The Diamond Back Attack is a complete gi system with a little no-gi built in, engineered for total back dominance, control and submission. Bane opens with his four submission concepts and the three primary control positions, then the three primary transitional attack controls and the safe bail, so you know how to hold the position and how to leave it without giving anything up.

From there the system opens out. Six foundational entries, including the Billy Robinson style wristlock threat and the basic zipper choke. Attacks from launch pad control, from the full gi diamondback, and from collar control. Then the parts most jiu-jitsu practitioners have never worked: the transitional 2-on-1, double wrist lock control with its German pin entries, and the transitional Russian tie.

What ties it together is the finishing standard. Bane calls it the quarter-inch finish, the idea that at the end of every control and every transition the submission is decided by the smallest possible adjustment. That is why the same chokes, armbars, neck cranks and shoulder locks keep working against people who know they are coming.

If you can take the back but keep losing it, or you get there and run out of attacks after the bow and arrow, the missing piece is usually not another submission. It is a control system that makes the submission unavoidable.

Learn how a lifelong catch wrestler and Air Force wrestling coach turns back control into eight volumes of relentless, systematic attack.

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1: Control, Transition and the Four Submission Concepts

Coach Bane's Four Submission Concepts

Three Primary Control Positions

Three Primary Transitional Attack Controls

Safe Bail

Part 2: Six Foundational Entries

Pinky Pad Attack & Thumb Down Shoulder Fulcrum

Billy Robinson Style Wristlock Threat Entry

Basic Zipper Choke Entry

Direct Leg Zipper Entry

Late Defense Counter (Opponent Goes Full Thumb)

Basic Bow & Arrow Entry w/ Inverted Triangle

Part 3: Attacks From Basic Launch Pad Control

Key Lock Short Arm Scissor Variation

Icepick to Lebell Grip & S-Grip Short Choke / Strangle Hold

Icepick to Rear Naked Choke & Strangle Hold Grip Jaw Lock

Icepick to Lebell Grip & S-Grip Cross Face Neck Crank

Face-Locks

Launch Pad Control & Heel to Hip to Chicken Wing Gag & Cross-Face

Full Stockade From Launch Pad Control & Heel to Hip

Dragon Sleeper From Launch Pad Control

Cross Side Under-Hook Lapel Choke

Part 4: Attacks From the Full Gi Diamondback

One Arm Collar Choke and Basic Bow and Arrow

Bow and Arrow Shin in Spine & Neck Choke / Crank

Back Swim Knee Bar & Inverted Heel Hook

Scythe Gi Choke Basic Armbar & 45 Degree Canted Armbar

Two Triangle Variations Inverted and Farside with Armbar

Inverted Triangle Chain

Half Leg Nelson Choke

Half Leg Nelson Entry Into Scythe Armbar with Both Legs

Half Leg Nelson to Japanese Armbar & Leg Scissor Choke

Half Leg Nelson Entry to Leg Scissor Attack Into Triangle Leg Scissor

Half Leg Nelson Entry Into Americana Variation of Top Wristlock Entry Into Full Leg Nelson

Half Leg Nelson Entry to DWL to Omoplata

Opponent Rolls Out of Omoplata to Biceps Slicer and Knee Bar

Part 5: Collar Control

One Arm Collar Choke and Shin in Neck Bow & Arrow Variation

Wedge Choke, Ratchet Wedge Choke and Half Nelson Wedge Choke

Reverse Zipper Choke

Armbar to Short Arm Scissor to Scythe Armbar

Canto Style Choke

Head & Arm Neck Crank and Shoulder Lock

Collar Control to N/S Crucifix

Part 6: Transitional 2-on-1, the Launch Pad

Side Choke with Power Choke Grip

Armbar Entry to Short Arm Scissor Variations to Scythe Armbar

Scythe Armbar with Both Legs and Traditional Armbar

Part 7: Double Wrist Lock Control

Basic Armbar & 45 Degree Canted Armbar

DWL Transition to Side Control Rotational & W.A.R. Finishes

Seated N/S DWL Stockade Variation

German Pin Double Wrist Lock

German Pin DWL Entry Into DWL Reverse DWL and Short Arm Scissor with Omoplata

German Pin DWL Entry Into Leg Scissor Choke / Crank Into Crooked Head Scissor & Seated N/S Reverse DWL

DWL Control to Crucifix Matrix TWL & DWL with Legs

Part 8: Transitional Russian Tie

Short Arm Scissor & Modified Russian Salto Grip Shoulder Attack

Far Triangle Control to Armbar & Triangle Finish

Russian Salto Grip Stockade Shoulder Lock

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