Blue belt · Escape · Core
Back escape
Defend the choke with your hands, then get your shoulders to the mat on the choking-arm side and turn in. Hands first, always.
Step by step
- Defend the choke first: chin down, both hands on the choking (over) arm, pull it off your neck.
- Scoot your hips and slide your shoulders to the mat on the side of their choking arm.
- Pin their bottom leg and push the hook off your hip with your hand or foot.
- Get your back flat on the mat and turn in toward them.
- Come up in their half guard or guard, or on top.
Details that make it work
- Hands first, then hips. If your hands aren't defending, you get choked.
- Going to the choking-arm side means they can't easily climb to mount.
Common mistakes
- Escaping toward their under-arm side.
- Grabbing their hand and pulling straight down.
Drill it
Partner takes your back: 10 escapes.
If it fails, or what comes next
- Half guard top: crossface & flatten Control · Half guard top
- Posture up & open closed guard Pass · In closed guard
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