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Side control escape: underhook to knees

From under side control you get an underhook and turn onto your knees, then wrestle up. Use it when they sit high on your chest or are moving between pins.

Side (bottom) Side control

Kurt Osiander Move of the Week - Escape from Side Control · Kurt Osiander Move of the Week · YouTube · shown in the gi; the mechanics carry over

Step by step

  1. Frame with your near arm to make space at their hip.
  2. Bridge and dig your near arm under their armpit for a deep underhook.
  3. Shrimp away and turn in toward them, coming up onto your knees.
  4. Keep the underhook, drive in, and switch to a single leg or come up behind them.

Details that make it work

  • Go as they transition, when their weight shifts.
  • Turn to your knees in one motion.

Common mistakes

  • Turning away from them, which gives up the back.
  • A shallow underhook at their elbow.

Drill it

Partner in side control: 10 reps each side.

If it fails, or what comes next

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