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The Seatbelt Spin retains partial seatbelt grip control while spinning to escape back control. By maintaining some control of the opponent’s upper body, the defender can disrupt balance and create openings for guard recovery or reversal. This escape illustrat...

Shrimping out involves moving the hips away from the opponent’s knee pressure, often while controlling their torso or arm. This creates space to disengage and recover guard without relying on a rolling motion. Shrimping out is essential for maintaining defens...

The Knee Elbow Escape combines simultaneous hip shrinkage with elbow positioning to maximize space creation. By coordinating knees and elbows, the defender can slide the hips out efficiently, particularly against heavier opponents. This technique enhances lev...

The Elbow-Knee Bridge uses explosive hip pressure in coordination with elbow placement to create space and dislodge the opponent. This technique allows the defender to recover guard or transition to a safer position. It’s particularly effective for disrupting...

The Hip Switch Roll incorporates rotational movement while simultaneously changing hip orientation to destabilize the mount. This allows the defender to regain a safer position while controlling the opponent’s balance. This escape works well against top playe...

The Shoulder Shrug Escape complements rolling by contracting and shifting the shoulders to rotate under the opponent, simultaneously opening a pathway for the hips to escape. This technique emphasizes efficiency and incremental movement, particularly against ...

The Trap and Roll combines arm trapping with a bridging motion to flip the opponent over, converting a bottom mount into top control. This technique is particularly useful for reversing positions against aggressive top players. Proper execution relies on cont...

The Up and Shrimp Roll adds a shrimping motion after the upward bridge, sliding the hips out efficiently while maintaining defensive posture. This technique combines vertical and lateral movements to escape mount safely. It is especially effective when the op...

The Bridge and Turn variation emphasizes turning toward the opponent while bridging. This allows the defender to slip an underhook or insert a knee to recover guard safely. Proper coordination between bridge and turn maximizes leverage and positional recovery...

The Bridge to Knees Escape extends the bridging concept by using the motion to free the legs and return to a kneeling or turtle position. It sets up defensive posture or scrambles, providing options for counterattack while minimizing exposure.

The Frame and Shrimp Escape uses frames while executing a shrimping motion to slide the hips out from under the opponent. Frames guide the movement and maintain distance, allowing controlled guard recovery against mobile or aggressive top players.

Shoulder Frame Escapes operate on the same principle as elbows but are especially useful when the opponent attempts to flatten the defender completely. Frames provide control of distance and reduce the risk of being pinned or submitted while creating space fo...

Shrimping to Guard involves sliding the hips away from the opponent while reinserting the legs to reestablish guard. This fundamental movement maintains defensive control and allows the bottom player to reset against strong cross-face or underhook pressure.

The calf slicer is essentially the same technique as the calf crusher, functioning as a compression submission targeting the calf and stressing the knee joint. It relies on similar mechanics—trapping the opponent’s leg and compressing it against a limb or fore...

When applied specifically from guard, the cross collar choke allows the attacker to maintain control over the opponent’s posture while threatening a tap. The closed guard provides a stable base, making it easier to adjust the lapel grip and apply incremental p...

From the mount, the Ezekiel choke becomes more potent because the attacker can control posture and limit mobility. Using one sleeve and the forearm, the choke compresses the neck while maintaining top control. This variation is effective against opponents who...

The mounted gogoplata combines positional dominance with the choke itself. From mount, the attacker can isolate the opponent’s head and apply pressure using the shin or foot, forcing a tap while minimizing escape opportunities. This variation highlights the i...

The rubber guard gogoplata uses the flexibility of the bottom player to control posture while executing the choke. The bottom player traps the opponent’s posture and limits mobility, creating a highly efficient choke. While uncommon in competition due to flex...

The inside heel hook specifically applies torque through internal rotation, making the knee extremely vulnerable. Controlling both the foot and hip position is critical to avoid giving the opponent a chance to roll or counter. Advanced grapplers integrate ins...

From side control, the Kimura is a top-dominant shoulder lock that isolates the opponent’s arm while controlling their upper body. The attacker can apply rotational torque while minimizing the opponent’s escape options, making it highly effective for submissio...