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Taking the Back: The Most Effective Back Takes
Rory van Vliet
Getting to back control
Rory van Vliet's complete free course of back takes.
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Back control
Behind them with a seatbelt grip and both hooks in. The most dominant position.
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Essentials
You’re behind them with your chest on their back, hooks in their thighs and a seatbelt grip. It’s the most dominant position: they can’t see your attacks and you have chokes on both sides.
Your goals
- Seatbelt grip, chest tight to their back
- Hooks inside their thighs
- Fight their hands and finish the choke
What they want
- Hand-fight to protect the neck
- Slide their shoulders to the mat and escape
Key principles
- Control before the choke
- Win the hand fight
Common mistakes
- Crossing your feet (ankle lock risk)
- Losing your chest-to-back connection
Techniques to learn
Each one opens its own page and video.
Where it leads
- Other side
- Back control (defend)
- Seminars
If this happens…
- they protect their neck with both handsAttack the arm or switch to the bow and arrow
- they slide to the matFollow, adjust your hooks or go to mount
Seminars
All seminars →Longer seminars, classes and masterclasses that teach this. Free on YouTube.
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The Ultimate Guide to Weak Side Back Attacks
Rob Biernacki
Controlling and attacking the back from the weak side
Rob Biernacki's complete free course on back control and attacks from the weak side.
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Koala 2.0: High Percentage Back Control and Attacks
Wim Deputter
Holding the back and finishing from it
Wim Deputter's Globetrotters camp class on his koala back control and the attacks that follow.
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Triple Threat Mastery Seminar
Rener Gracie
An attack system from back mount
A segment of Rener Gracie's seminar series on his three-attack system from the back mount.
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Quick Kills
Daniel Bertina
Covers the bow and arrow choke, which starts here
Daniel Bertina (Carlson Gracie Team) teaches four quick finishes: Russian two-on-one to a rolling reverse kimura, lapel drag and arm drag to the bow and arrow choke, and an outer reap straight into an armbar.
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill
1. Overview
Behind them with a seatbelt grip and both hooks in. The most dominant position.
Key controls
- Seatbelt: over-under grip, hands clasped
- Hooks in, heels at hip creases
- Chest glued to back, head beside theirs
In this position
5 transitions · 0 sweeps · 4 submissions · 3 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 5 techniques
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