Submission Prism

Mark Hatmaker has spent years integrating the best techniques of both Western and Eastern fighting styles into a comprehensive no-holds-barred combat system. Often describing himself as a "submission junkie," Hatmaker developed his submission arsenal into an ever-evolving ground fighting system.

Drawing on the success of Submission Encyclopedia, the Paladin video that brought you the world's most effective submission techniques, Hatmaker sheds new light on this grappling art by reducing the whole system to its bare essentials. Realizing firsthand that aging affects the effectiveness of any training, the author found that concentrating on training multiple entries to a handful of useful submissions will yield greater success when used on the ground.

From the foundational concepts of standard three-quarter Nelson and the reverse lever to more than a dozen different entries (including collar and overhook, snap-downs, sprawls, drag-downs, whizzers, arm-included guillotines, and bottom scissors), Submission Prism provides a fresh perspective from which to view the ground game, whether in the cage or on the street. As Hatmaker notes, you can always add other entries and insertions, but this lean, mean curriculum is more than enough for anyone looking for a simplified submission system.