An idiom referring the getting and maintaining a continuous advantage over the opponent(s).

Comments:

One way to understand this term is that it is the getting and keeping of the Upper Hand (i.e. Seek the Upper Hand).

In simple terms, Perpetual Control is basically maintaining Physical Leverage and/or Psychological Leverage over your opponent(s).

Perpetual Control is somewhat broad and can include (but not limited to):

blocking

checking (including Pressing, Burdening, Pinning, etc.)

leveraging (including Pass Line, zone canceling, etc.)

Contact Manipulation

destabilizing (including bumping, buckling, tripping, Take-downs, Throws, etc,)

striking

applied maneuvers (including hugging, locking, etc.)

Psychological Weapons

or any combination of these

This term can be thought of as a term which enforces and encourages the general strategic rule of getting and keeping leverage over the opponent(s).

Perpetual Control differs from Pursuant Aggression in that Pursuant Aggression can be considered one form of Perpetual Control.

Related Definition(s):

Bear-hug, Bind, Block, Blockade, Bump, Buckle, Check, Contact, Environment, Fulcrum, Hold, Hug, Lever, Leverage, Lock, Neutralize, Pin, Pivot, Position, Press, Principle, Read, Rule, Strike, Target, Throw, Trip, Weapon, Zone

Related Term(s):

Angle of Balance, Angle of Disturbance, Body Fulcrum, Body Lever, Body Leverage, Center of Gravity, Closed Circle Strength, Contact Manipulation, Environmental Awareness, Leverage Point, Method of (Disturbance), Pass Line, Physical Leverage, Pivot Point, Psychological Weapon, Pursuant Aggression, Seek the Upper Hand, Stages of Range, Upper Hand

Related Basic(s):

Applied, Block, Body Maneuver, Foot Maneuver, Strike, Take-down