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Guillotine escape

An escape (submission escape) you hit from Standing, Closed guard (top) and Dogfight, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Fundamental level.

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No-Gi Fundamentals: Escape the Guillotine

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How to do it

  1. Grab their choking wrist with both hands and pull it down to make space
  2. Turn your chin into their chest and drive your shoulder into them
  3. Move to the side of their choking arm (the side your head is on)
  4. Pass to side control on that side; their grip loses its angle

How it connects

Starts from
StandingClosed guard (top)Dogfight
Similar escapes
Armbar escape (hitchhiker)Triangle escapeRear naked choke defense
Also from Standing
Double legSingle legAnkle pickSnap downStanding arm dragBody lock takedown
In courses
Foundations II: Closed guardFoundations III: Half guardFoundations VI: Standing, front headlock & backHalf guard set

Get it right

Key details
  • Protect the airway before you move
  • Go to the side of their choking arm
Common mistake

Pulling your head straight back.

If they defend it

They switch to an arm-in guillotine: drive your shoulder in and pass the same side.

Safety and research

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Practice

Quick checkGuillotine escape quick check4 questions
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