At my gym we have a vale tudo night in which we practice using our BJJ for self defense. One of the areas of concern is fighting off your back when punches are involved. The most important part of which is distance management – keeping your opponent too close or too far to strike you. A great drill which we practice regularly is outlined here by Stephan Kesting
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