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Gi Escapes

Syllabus - need to hit these while rolling

Vol 2

• [X] Bottom Mount ankle trap
• [X] Bottom Mount Bridge escapes
• [X] Bottom Mount knee escape

vol 3

• [X] Short leg long leg
• [X] Side control knee escape and recover guard
• [X] Side control knee escape - single leg take down

vol 4

• [X] Work on a way to push the opponent away with a reverse cross face type of frame
• [X] after this: work on getting the underhook, using the head to push the chest away
• [ ] Side control to Single Leg - need to hit this against a stronger guy

vol 5

• [ ] The cut back - alternative to double leg takedown when turning the corner where you move to the other side.
• [ ] From a failed wheezer roll under to half guard
  • rise on the far leg
  • reach with your closer leg and, your knee against his knee
  • trap the leg
  • once the leg is trapped grab by waist
  • move under the opponent seizing the other leg by the knee
  • close the wheezer
• [ ] From the previous position, take the back if he puts both arms on the floor
• [ ] Butterfly guard when the opponent slides away in a sprawl

vol 6

• [ ] High Leg escape (to the arm bar or just spinning into guard)
• [ ] Ankle trap and Reversal
  • Escape from the side control pin and instead of getting up, use both arms to bring leg and lock it between your legs
  • Reversal from ankle trap by walking and getting the knees together
• [ ] rolling from side control into the guard
  • turn to your side almost creating a turtle escape type of situation
  • protect the neck from the bottom side
  • put the hand around your waist in your back pocket
  • roll and put opponent back in guard
• [ ] escaping from N/S by framing and spinning (over grips)
• [X] turkish getup type of escape

vol 7

• [X] defending the sit out
  • Anticipate and bring your elbow together, frame with both arms across the opponent’s chest and bring your bottom knee in gain inside position
  • Establish a frame first to allow you to move your body behind with a shrimping motion
  • thumb posting when you need to release the arm
  • using reverse shrimping to cover more distance
• [ ] defending the reverse sit out
  • get your elbow on the inside blocking his hip
  • turn your body in
  • bridge - this forces the opponent to change the leg position to stop the sweep, opening a gap to get your knee inside and create distance from his hip
  • push on the bicep and bring your knee inside if he’s blocking your knee, stopping you from bridging
• [ ] upa escape when the opponent steps through in a reverse sit out
  • wait for the sound of the feet hitting the mat or his knee touching your hip
  • bridge to the and follow the movement of your opponent
• [ ] trap trail leg’s ankle after a mount from the reverse sit out
• [ ] knee on belly
  • knee bump on the outside of the hip
  • shrimp and grab the leg then come up
  • use the cut back to regain top position
• [ ] knee on belly escape with trapped leg
  • lock a figure four on the ankle
  • with the locked legs it’s safe to hold the opponent’s back
  • reverse the lock on the ankle and point the knees down bottom leg on the outside
  • bring knees together and reverse
• [ ] N/S escape (under grips and over under grips)
  • entry points at the collar bones
  • over under is preferred

vol 8

• [X] seat belt escape
  • deal with the attacking hand
  • IMPORTANT: pull the elbow forward to prevent a lapel choke
  • fall on the right side
  • escape the bottom foot
  • head to the floor
  • clear the elbow and bring it towards the floor
• [ ] sliding elbow escape - escaping under the choking arm
• [ ] escaping turtle mount
  • don’t let yourself get flattened out
  • go to a turtle and roll into a normal rear mount
• [ ] turtle escape with both arms around the waist - maki comi roll
  • trap the inside arm with your fist (bellow the his elbow, not above)
• [ ] escaping the same position but without cleared hips
  • keep in mind the rolling dynamics
• [ ] escape by putting the hand in the back pocket
• [ ] turtle escape from a seatbelt grip

bit and bobs

• [ ] Reversal from ankle trap - vol 6 side control escape
• [ ] 3/4 mount to half guard - vol 7 knee escapes

Notes

Vol 2

Bridging

• Don’t bridge up, bridge sideways
• Pivot over your head and look back
• use the elbow of the arm trapping the gi under the arm pit to trap the knee
• when you’re rolling over, use your foot on the same side to trap the leg
• pay attention to the different modes of resistance

Resistance in same side of the trapped arm

• use the head pivot to get extra motion range

Resistance on the opposite side

• use the arm pit hand to grab the collar and bring it to the head to the other side

Misdirection

• Bridge to the same side of the trapped arm then catch the arm that goes across your face with the arm pit arm. Use the other arm to trap the back and then roll
• Bridge to the side opposite to the trapped arm and upa until you can trap the arm, then do the same thing.