Escape · Back escape · Fundamental

Back escape to guard

An escape (back escape) you hit from Back control (defend), landing you in Half guard. Fundamental level.

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Hand-fight the choking arm (the one over your shoulder) with both hands
Slide your hips and shoulders to the mat on the side of their underhook arm, away from the choking arm
Once your shoulders are down, clear their bottom hook
Turn into them and recover guard or top half guard

Key details

Protect the neck first, escape second
This underhook-side escape is the standard one; some no-gi coaches also teach escaping toward the choking arm

Common mistake

Moving your hips before you’ve controlled the choking hand.

If they defend it

They switch sides: fight the new choking hand and slide to their new underhook side.

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