Alias · Guard Passing
Stacking
Also known as Stack Position — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: action form — both the motion and the position
Gerund name for the stack position
Stacking is the gerund name for the stack position — naming the act of folding the opponent onto their shoulders rather than the position it creates.
Etymology. “Stacking” describes the ongoing action; “stack position” names the resulting place. The two are used interchangeably, the gerund favoured when describing what the passer is doing in the moment.
Mechanics. Stacking folds the opponent up and destabilises them onto their own shoulders before control is settled; with their hips loaded above their head they cannot generate the structure to recover, and the passer secures the position from the destabilised stack.
Cross-reference. Full mechanical coverage on Stack Position.