Seatbelt Escape - Overhook Side
Use this when the opponent pulls you toward their overhook side, where they need to work to establish the choke. By getting a two-on-one baseball grip on the choking wrist and walking yourself perpendicular, you remove the choking threat and can focus entirely on the bottom hook, rotating to guard while blocking with your leg to prevent remount.
5 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Pull the choking arm down and reach across to put all your weight on that arm6:38
- 2When you feel the grip loosen, secure a baseball bat grip on the opponent's wrist with both hands6:57
- 3Walk your body out while pulling the wrist across your neck, continuing until you're perpendicular to the opponent7:03
- 4Shift your focus from the arm to the bottom hook and hook your leg to prevent top position7:18
- 5Clamp the elbow to prevent being pulled, drop laterally, secure two-on-one when grip opens, pull wrist across to rotate shoulders and hips, then walk back blocking with head and shoulder7:39
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