Escape from Side Control (2)
A strategic escape from side control by setting up your body to use your opponent's movement against them.
9 steps
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- 2Keep your forearm under their throat and the other arm by their hip0:49
- 3Move your arm from their hip to their inner thigh near the knee1:57
- 4Flatten your legs and turn your hip to face your opponent3:25
- 5Slide your knee all the way up to their knee3:37
- 6Open their legs slightly with your elbow inside their thigh4:19
- 7Wait for your opponent to attempt to mount4:40
- 8As they drive their knee, use it to shrimp out6:23
- 9From half guard, establish an underhook or return to guard6:32
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