Position
Seated / open guard (bottom)
Sit up, frames out, feet active. Keep your guard, then sweep, go for the legs, or wrestle up.
Moves from here
Entry
- Shin-to-shin to single-leg X → Leg entangle
- K-guard entry to the saddle (backside entanglement) → Leg entangle
Guard
Sweep
- Wrestle-up from seated guard → Side control
- Reverse De La Riva sweep and back exposure → Passing
- Single-leg X sweep → Passing
- 50/50: entry, sweep and heel exposure → Leg entangle
Escape
- Technical stand-up → Standing
Defense
Back take
- Berimbolo from De La Riva to the back → Back control
Ways to get here
- Sitting to guard safely from Standing
- Side control escape: frame & re-guard from Side (bottom)
- Turtle: defend & recover guard from Turtled
- Knee on belly escape from Side (bottom)
- North-south escape from Side (bottom)
- Stopping the back take from turtle or a scramble from Turtled
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