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Finally, the knee-elbow escape is a foundational method combining compact movements and leverage. Shrinking the knees while using the elbows to create space allows the defender to slip out of mount without full explosive movement, making it efficient against o...

The knee push escape uses the defender’s legs as levers to create space between themselves and the opponent. By driving a knee into the opponent’s torso or hip area, the bottom player can lift and shift the opponent slightly forward or sideways. This small gap...

The leg hook escape focuses on destabilizing the top player by using your legs to manipulate their base. The bottom player hooks an opponent’s leg, usually one closest to the defender, and then uses that hook to off-balance them. By shifting weight in combinat...

The Shoulder Roll uses a rolling motion over one shoulder to redirect the opponent’s weight and create space for guard recovery. By shifting the opponent off-center, the defender can escape mount safely. It relies on subtle leverage and positioning rather tha...

The Trap and Hip Escape involves controlling one of the opponent’s arms while sliding the hips out to recover guard. By pinning the arm, the defender limits the top player’s ability to follow, creating space to escape safely. It requires precise timing; failu...

The Up and Over Escape combines vertical bridging to elevate the hips toward the opponent’s head, rolling over to create space and escape mount. It counters strong chest pressure effectively while minimizing exposure to submissions, making it a dynamic option...

The Bridge and Roll escape uses explosive hip movement to disrupt the top opponent’s base. Driving the hips upward and toward the opponent generates momentum to roll them over and reverse positions. Timing is critical; controlling an arm or grip before bridgi...

The Bridge to Hip Escape combines a bridging motion with lateral hip movement, destabilizing the opponent and shifting hips to create space to recover full or half guard. This technique is effective against opponents applying heavy chest pressure, as it opens...

The Frame and Roll Escape establishes frames on the opponent while rolling toward the frame to reverse positions or recover guard. It allows adaptation to different top-pressure styles, combining leverage, rotation, and structural barriers effectively.

Elbow Frame Escapes place the elbows against the opponent’s shoulders, chest, or neck to maintain distance. The defender can then insert a knee or shrimp to recover guard safely. It emphasizes using structural barriers rather than force to neutralize the oppo...

The Hip Switch Escape emphasizes quickly switching the hips to free trapped legs, opening opportunities to recover guard. Speed and timing are critical to prevent the opponent from following or countering.

Underhooks are critical tools for controlling the opponent while escaping. Establishing an underhook allows the defender to create leverage to either slide the hips out (underhook hip escape) or reverse the opponent via a roll (underhook roll). The standard un...

The Arm Inside Roll escape involves rolling toward the trapped arm to relieve the pressure of the triangle. By turning toward the arm that’s inside the choke, the bottom player reduces the tension on the neck while creating an angle to slip the head free. This...

The Bridge and Stack escape uses forward pressure to disrupt the opponent’s positioning. By driving the hips upward and stacking the opponent onto their shoulders, the bottom player compresses their body and shifts the choke, making it difficult for the oppone...

Posturing to pull the trapped arm focuses on regaining vertical alignment to relieve pressure. The bottom player first postures the torso upright to reduce the choke’s leverage, then carefully pulls the trapped arm across to create an opening. This method mini...

In the Posture and Stack escape, the defender postures up while simultaneously stacking the opponent to break the triangle choke. Posturing reduces tension on the neck, while stacking applies downward pressure to the opponent’s legs, disrupting their angle. On...

The Posture Break Escape relies on creating a posture difference between the attacker and defender. By posturing up, the bottom player relieves pressure on the neck and can slip the trapped arm free. This escape emphasizes slow, controlled movements to avoid t...

The Stack and Leg Pull escape combines stacking the opponent with actively freeing the trapped leg. The bottom player drives forward to compress the opponent’s posture, then carefully pulls the trapped leg out of the triangle. This method ensures the choke is ...

Stack and Pass is an aggressive escape aimed at not only relieving the triangle but immediately transitioning into a dominant position. After stacking the opponent, the bottom player passes the legs while keeping the trapped arm free, neutralizing the submissi...

Stack and Step Out is similar to Stack and Pass but focuses on stepping out with the legs to fully disengage from the triangle. After stacking, the defender carefully steps over the opponent’s legs, freeing themselves from the choke entirely while maintaining ...