Position
Front headlock (you control the head)
Their head is below yours. Hips back and heavy, control one arm, then choke (guillotine, d'arce) or circle behind.
Moves from here
Submission
Back take
- Go-behind from front headlock → Turtle (top)
Ways to get here
- Snap-down to front headlock from Standing
- Sprawl from Standing
- Double-leg defense: downblock and sprawl from Standing
- Counter-wrestling from seated guard: front headlock and guillotine from Seated guard
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