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EscapeFundamentalGiNo-Gi

Back escape

Also called Back control escape

Get out of back control by guarding your neck first, then working your shoulders down to the mat next to them before turning to face them.

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Key steps

  1. Grab their choking arm with both hands to keep it off your neck.
  2. Move your upper body toward the same side as the arm that's choking you.
  3. Clear their hook on that side by pushing their foot off with yours.
  4. Inch your shoulders down until your upper back lies on the mat next to them.
  5. Turn into them and come up in their guard or half guard.

Key details

  • Don't start moving until your hands are on the choking arm; escaping into a locked choke gets you nowhere.
  • Turning in only works once your back is down; try it earlier and they follow you.
  • Clear the hook on the side you're moving toward.