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Elbow-knee escape (shrimp)
Shrimp and slide your knee under theirs to recover half guard, then full guard. Use it when they sit upright or post their hands wide to stop the upa.
Step by step
- Frame against their hip with your hands or elbows and turn onto your side.
- Shrimp your hips away to create space between their knee and your hip.
- Slide your bottom knee under their knee, to the inside.
- Trap their leg with your legs (half guard).
- Shrimp the other way and recover full guard.
Details that make it work
- Elbow and knee together form a wedge.
- Pair it with the upa: when they post to stop the upa, go elbow-knee.
Common mistakes
- Pushing their chest with straight arms (armbar).
- Shrimping without first turning onto your side.
Drill it
Solo: 20 shrimps. Partner: 10 each side.
If it fails, or what comes next
- Half guard bottom: knee shield & underhook Guard · Half guard
- Recover full guard from half Guard · Half guard
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