Trap and Roll from Mount (Scarf Hold)
Trap and roll escape used when the opponent has a scarf hold arm under the neck — grab their wrist, clinch their lower back, trap their same-side foot with your opposite foot, then bridge and roll toward the side they cannot post.
4 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Reach up and grab the opponent's wrist with your same-side hand as where their hand is popping out8:26
- 2Take the free arm and wrap it around the opponent's lower back, hooking in with your fingers8:51
- 3Trap the opponent's foot with your opposite-side foot — if grabbing with your left hand, trap with your right foot9:02
- 4Bridge and roll in the direction where they cannot post9:36
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