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Escape · Leg lock escape · Intermediate
Ashi garami escape
An escape (leg lock escape) you hit from Leg lock defense and Leg entanglement (Ashi Garami), landing you in Passing open guard. Intermediate level.
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How to do it
Puts you in
- Hand fight first: keep their hands off your foot and point your toes so your heel is hard to reach
- Boot your free foot onto their hip and push it away to stop them coming up
- Pull your knee out past their hip line, or step over their leg to change the angle
- Free the foot, stand or come on top and start passing
How it connects
- Similar escapes
- Heel hook escapeSaddle escape50/50 escape
- In courses
- Leg lock set
Get it right
Key details
- Clear your knee before you turn or spin
- Defend the foot with your hands until your legs are free
Common mistake
Turning your hips away while your knee is still trapped.
If they defend it
They switch to the saddle: use the saddle escape.
Safety and research
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Practice
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