Crab ride

Behind them and slightly below as they sit or turtle, hooks inside their legs and chest on their back. A bridge between turtle, the berimbolo and back control.

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Modern BJJ: What Is the Crab Ride?

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Essentials

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You’re behind them and slightly below with hooks inside their legs, chest on their back. The crab ride bridges turtle, the berimbolo and back control.

Your goals
  • Hooks inside their thighs
  • Chest glued to their back
  • Get the seatbelt and second hook
What they want
  • Turn into you
  • Flatten out to turtle
Key principles
  • Chest connection
  • Keep your hooks active
Common mistakes
  • Letting your chest come off their back
  • Passive hooks

Techniques to learn

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Submissions
Calf slicerLeg lock · Advanced

Where it leads

Moves from here
Back controlLeg entanglement (Ashi Garami)Turtle (top)
Escapes
Escape the calf slicer
In courses
Back attack set

If this happens…

  1. they sit up tallSeatbelt and second hook to back control
  2. they flatten outReturn to turtle top
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill

1. Overview

Behind them and slightly below as they sit or turtle, hooks inside their legs and chest on their back. A bridge between turtle, the berimbolo and back control.

Key controls

  • Hooks inside their thighs
  • Chest glued to their back
  • Control the near hip or belt

In this position

3 transitions · 0 sweeps · 1 submissions · 2 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 2 techniques

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