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Pass or back take · Back take · Intermediate
Back take from the dogfight
A back take you hit from Dogfight, Half guard and Half butterfly guard, landing you in Back control. Intermediate level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- Keep a deep underhook with your head tight to their shoulder
- Come up on your knee and drive into them so they have to post
- If they whizzer, limp-arm the underhook out and keep driving behind them
- Swing behind, lock a seatbelt and insert your hooks
How it connects
- Starts from
- DogfightHalf guardHalf butterfly guard
- Similar pass or back takes
- Back take from turtleKimura trap back takeArm drag to the back (guard)Back take from mount
- Also from Dogfight
- Dogfight sweep
Get it right
Key details
- Your head stays higher and tight to them
- Drive forward; don’t sit back
Common mistake
Coming up with your head down so they crossface you.
If they defend it
They whizzer hard: limp-arm out, or switch to a single leg.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkBack take from the dogfight quick check4 questions
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