Elbow Escape from Back Control
Use this when opponent has back control with hooks in to return to closed guard. This is potentially very dangerous because of strangulation threats, so you must monitor the choking hand first. Then determine which direction you fall, beat the bottom hook by stepping over, win head position, and complete the elbow escape to recover guard.
11 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Monitor and control the strangling hand11:15
- 2Plant one foot and turn it outward to determine fall direction11:59
- 3Walk your leg back to beat the bottom hook12:30
- 4Step over opponent's bottom leg and turn knees to ceiling12:37
- 5Bring head forward to get bottom head position14:22
- 6Get elbow and shoulders down to the floor14:31
- 7Capture opponent's ankle with figure-four14:38
- 8Push and capture opponent's leg14:41
- 9Put elbow inside opposite knee14:53
- 10Shrimp hips out to the side14:55
- 11Lock closed guard15:04
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