Community Standards

Editorial standard

All content published on InGrappling must meet a single standard: mechanically accurate, evidence-informed, lineage-neutral.

• Mechanically accurate: Claims about how techniques work must reflect the actual mechanical principles involved — leverage, structure, base, and pressure. "This is how [instructor] taught it" is not a sufficient source.
• Evidence-informed: Where sports science literature exists, it informs content. Where it does not, practitioner consensus from high-level competition is the reference point.
• Lineage-neutral: Technique attribution acknowledges originators where known, but this site does not serve any school, system, or instructor. Content that functions as promotion will not be published.

What we publish

InGrappling publishes across six content types:

• Technique — positional analysis, submission mechanics, transitions
• Health — injury prevention, load management, longevity
• Social Dynamics — mat culture, coaching relationships, safeguarding
• Standards — school maturity frameworks, progression criteria, rulesets
• Curriculum — sequenced learning programmes
• Competitive Meta — evidence-based analysis of what is working at elite level

We do not publish match previews, athlete profiles, event coverage, equipment reviews, or promotional content of any kind.

Attribution and credit

InGrappling credits technique originators, framework authors, and contributors accurately and generously. If you believe attribution is incorrect, contact us with specifics.

The three foundational frameworks underpinning this site are credited to their authors: Greg Souders (invariables / ecological dynamics), John Danaher (submission hub model), and Neil Jones (scramble hierarchy). Use of these frameworks is for educational commentary.

Safety non-negotiables

This site operates under two non-negotiable safety principles:

1. Tapping must always be respected immediately — without exception, without negotiation. Any technique description on this site that involves a submission assumes this principle.
2. Elevated-risk content is labelled — techniques with elevated injury potential (particularly spinal loading and lateral knee torque) are marked. The label does not prohibit training the technique; it flags that additional care, supervision, and drilling standards are required.

Corrections policy

Corrections are welcomed. InGrappling aims to be the most accurate free reference available and takes factual challenges seriously. Corrections that meet the editorial standard (sourced, specific, mechanical) will be reviewed and, where valid, applied with acknowledgement.

Submit corrections via the contact page.

Conduct

InGrappling has no forum, comment system, or social feed. Community interaction occurs externally. Where InGrappling staff or contributors engage publicly, they do so under the same standard: accurate, respectful, lineage-neutral.

Promotion of schools, instructors, or products by InGrappling staff in contexts where InGrappling is invoked as an authority is prohibited.