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Blue belt · Back take · Core

Go-behind from front headlock

From the front headlock, circle around to their back while keeping your weight on their head. If the choke isn't there, take the back.

Front headlock Turtle (top)

Front Headlock - Head Under, Grab Hip, Go Behind · Seth Ciasulli · YouTube

Step by step

  1. Control their head and one arm.
  2. Step around to the side of the arm you're controlling, chest heavy on their back.
  3. Circle until you're behind them; take a seatbelt or body lock.
  4. Put in hooks, or flatten them out.

Details that make it work

  • Keep pressure on their head while you circle.
  • If they try to come up, snap them back down.

Common mistakes

  • Letting their head come up.

Drill it

10 reps each side.

If it fails, or what comes next

Set it up from

How to defend it

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