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Knee on belly (bottom)
Their knee is on your stomach. Push the knee, turn toward them and recover guard.
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Essentials
Their knee is on your belly or chest and their other leg is posted. It hurts and they can switch sides fast. Take the pressure off first, then make space and recover guard.
Your goals
- Stiff-arm their knee or hip to take the weight off
- Shrimp away from the knee
- Recover guard or turn to your knees
What they want
- Keep the pressure on and attack the arms you push with
- Switch to mount or the other side
Key principles
- Push the knee, not the chest
- Move your hips away from the knee
Common mistakes
- Pushing their chest with straight arms
- Staying flat under the pressure
Techniques to learn
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Where it leads
- Other side
- Knee on belly
- Moves from here
- Seated open guardHalf guardTurtle (bottom)
- In courses
- Foundations I: Survive & escape
If this happens…
- they drive their knee into your bellyPush their knee with both hands and shrimp your hips out
- you push their chest insteadThat gives them the far-side armbar: push the knee
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill
1. Overview
Their knee is on your stomach. Push the knee, turn toward them and recover guard.
Key controls
- Push the knee toward their hips
- Turn toward them, not away
- Shrimp away as you push
In this position
3 transitions · 3 threats · 2 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 1 techniques
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