All BJJ techniques

Use when you can create significant distance and want to escape to top position rather than just recovering guard. The mechanism relies on threading yourself u…

Bait the opponent into attacking an Americana by exposing your arm, then explode upward to slap the 'gooseneck' to the floor and recover position.

When the opponent swings their arm to the other side to squash you, track the arm with your grip. Change your hand orientation to palm-up and push the arm high…

Escape side control by redistributing weight with elbows, creating hip space, and arching to recover guard.

When the opponent clasps their hands to prevent knee entry, block both hips with your knee and hand, then pivot out using the side of your foot on their hip.

When the opponent attempts the Americana, grab their arm, suck it to your chest, and explode outward using the 'gooseneck' to break their grip and recover.

Used when the opponent controls hips but lacks cross-face pressure. By gripping the elbow rather than the shoulder, you prevent them from compacting their base…

Used when the opponent is actively passing guard. Denies underhead/underarm control by tucking the elbow and peeking it into the armpit to secure a deep underh…

Escape side control by framing near the neck, bridging to create space, and driving the knee into the opponent's hip to block their recovery and finish the esc…

A fundamental escape from side control that uses bridging to lift the opponent's elbow and shrimping to create space for guard re-establishment. It solves the…

Escape side control by maintaining a 90-degree elbow frame against the opponent's forearm and using the knee as a ram to create space, rather than trying to pa…

Used when already trapped in a tight squeeze. Uses a flat hand wedge and short bridges to create space for a deep underhook when the opponent relaxes their pre…

An escape for smaller players to neutralize size advantages by isolating the head to create space, then using leg pressure to square the opponent and recover g…

Use a stuffed prop or hand to apply pressure under the opponent's chin while bridging and shrimping to create space and recover guard or half-guard.

Defend the hip switch by scraping your elbow along the opponent's ribs/hips to frame, then using a forward shrimp or bridge to create space.

Escape side control by buffering the cross-face, inverting your hips to create space, and attacking the arm with an inverted armbar if the opponent resists.

Escapes side control by raising the near leg to block the mount, using the opponent's elbow as a pivot point to create lateral space, and angling the hips out…

Used when the opponent is pressing low on your hips. Uses framing and weight manipulation to reverse their momentum.

Use when opponent counters your underhook escape attempt with a massive sprawl response, making it extremely difficult to come up with strength. This escape so…

Used when the opponent is pressing on your chest. Uses an elbow frame against the hip to create space and turn out.

An escape from a modified scarf hold position when the opponent retracts their leg to avoid the ankle trap. By driving their elbow down and chasing their retra…

The highest-percentage escape using a shoulder blade frame. Grip the back of the shoulder blade with elbow flared to prevent pressure. Extend the leg straight…

Used to escape side control by creating space and inserting a knee. The mechanism involves framing with wrist bones on the hip and neck, bridging to lift the o…

Escapes side control when the opponent is applying heavy pressure by relaxing to conserve energy, pushing down with the wrist to turn the elbow, and bridging t…

Use when you've established knee-elbow connection and inside frames from bottom side control. This escape solves the problem of being stuck defensive by creati…

Used when there is not enough lateral space for a standard escape. Swinging the hips back creates a frame and opens an armbar opportunity.

Useful for standard escapes when you have space. Leverages shoulder grips and head control to walk around the opponent's head to their back.

Use this escape when stuck in side control against an opponent who feels comfortable and isn't actively attacking. The core mechanism relies on creating a smal…

A systematic escape from side control using sequential framing to create space, manage head pressure, and recover guard. It works by breaking the opponent's ba…

Use this escape when trapped under a larger opponent's side control and standard escapes aren't working. It solves the size and strength disadvantage by inviti…

Escape side control by circling your feet to unify your body, then pulling your shoulder out while pushing your upper body over to reverse the opponent's postu…

An escape from side control that uses spinal twisting and head manipulation to create space, transitioning into a knee shield position. It solves the problem o…

Use this escape when caught in traditional side control to immediately establish attacking guard rather than defensive closed guard. The core mechanism is inse…

Use this escape when pinned in bottom side control and unable to turn to guard. It solves the problem of being controlled with all your limbs on the outside by…

Escape side control by connecting your knee to the opponent's hip and your elbow to their arm, creating a V-shape frame. This structure neutralizes their cross…

Effective against larger or heavier opponents who can resist the standard escape. Uses an armpit grip to force a post, allowing you to slip out the back.

A secondary option from the cross-legged mount position. If the opponent blocks the knee for mount, grab the wrist, sit back, and swing the leg for a triangle.

Used when the opponent frames lightly with the near arm. Lifts the elbow to clear the hip line, allowing the bottom player to pass to cross-legged side control…

Used when the opponent keeps the near arm tight and blocks the hip lift. Walk hips back to create a longer lever, pummel for an underhook, and take the back.

Used when the opponent keeps the arm tight and blocks both the hip lift and underhook. Jam the wrist with the hip, catch the head, and transition to north-sout…

A method for maintaining dominant side control against an opponent with both arms up by using body weight placement over the ribs and solar plexus to restrict…

Place elbow to neck, hand on hip, chest on opponent's pec at a 45° angle, and drive weight using feet to concentrate pressure and feel heavier.

Place shoulder on opponent's collarbone, grab lat muscle or neck artery depending on arm length, drive shoulder into throat area to force opponent to defend an…

Used when you have side control and want to advance to high mount. The core mechanism is isolating and removing the opponent's closest elbow to prevent them fr…

When your opponent circles toward your hips to block the side guard, switch your grip to their armpit and use a side kick to force a post, creating an opening…

A side triangle choke often used in Judo, entered from an armbar attempt. It relies on sliding the thigh under the opponent's neck like a pillow to maximize pr…

A variation for when the opponent is not fully bearing weight. It uses an elbow circle and counterbalance to create space and return to guard.

The foundational sidemount escape used when the opponent is pressing down. It relies on lifting the opponent's chest with forearm pressure and using a hip brid…

Use from established two-on-one control when you have outside foot position. Solves the problem of finishing the takedown without giving up half guard. The key…

Sweep using single leg guard control from De La Riva by controlling far sleeve and ankle, clamping the leg, hooking the knee, and finishing with a lapel grip s…