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Escape · Leg lock escape · Advanced
50/50 escape
An escape (leg lock escape) you hit from Leg lock defense and 50/50, landing you in Passing open guard. Advanced level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- Hide your heel and fight their grips off your foot
- Post your free foot on their hip or knee to stop them following you
- Pull your knee back out of the tangle while you turn toward their legs, or stand up and step back
- Free the leg and start passing, or take the inside position yourself
How it connects
- Starts from
- Leg lock defense50/50
- Similar escapes
- Heel hook escapeAshi garami escapeSaddle escape
- In courses
- Leg lock set
Get it right
Key details
- Free the knee first; the foot comes out after
- Go slowly: a fast spin in 50/50 can twist your own knee
Common mistake
Turning away while the knee is still between their legs.
If they defend it
They keep the leg: come back to 50/50 and defend the heel.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
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