Jiu-Jitsu Escapes

Hip Escape (Shrimp)

Essential movement for creating space and escaping bad positions. Use your frames and hip movement to regain guard.

Upa Escape from Mount

The fundamental bridge-and-roll escape from the mounted position. Trap an arm and a leg, then bridge explosively.

Side Control Escape to Knees

Use frames and a hip switch to come up to your knees and recover position.

Back Escape

Hand-fight, slide the head out, and recover guard from a bad back-mounted position.

Knee Elbow Escape from Mount

Foundational mount escape: shrimp out, frame the knee in, and recover guard.

Side Control Escape: Frame & Shrimp

Foundational side control escape. Bridge to create space, frame the neck, shrimp to recover guard.

Back Escape: Scoop & Slide

Trap the choking arm, scoot hips to the floor, and slide down the back to recover.

Wilson Roll from Turtle

Defensive roll from bottom of turtle to recover guard before back exposure.

Back Escape: Trap the Choking Arm

Trap the choking arm against your body, bridge, and shrimp to recover guard.

Turtle Sweep: Granby Counter

When the opponent attacks turtle, granby roll to recover guard or reverse.

Turtle to Guard Recovery

Sit out and underhook a leg to recover guard before the opponent takes the back.

Clock Choke Defense

When opponent walks for the clock choke, roll under their legs to escape and recover.

Technical Stand-Up

Safe way to rise from the ground: one hand and one foot down, the other limbs posted defensively.

Ghost Escape from Side Control

Invisible-style hip escape using a frame and a ghosting motion under the opponent's arm to recover guard.

Knee Elbow Escape Combo

Combine the upa fake with the knee elbow escape for a higher-success mount escape chain.

Turtle to Technical Stand-Up

From turtle, post a hand, post a foot, and rise safely while keeping defensive structure.

Frame and Hip Escape from Side Control

The classic side control escape: bridge, frame the neck and hip, then shrimp to recover.

Guard Retention: Granby Roll

When the opponent passes, granby roll to re-pummel legs and recover guard before they settle.

Guard Retention: Knee Pummel

Pummel the knee inside as the opponent attempts to pass, keeping the guard alive.

Inverted Guard Recovery

Invert to recover guard when getting passed.

Bridge and Roll Escape

Classic bridge and roll escape from side control bottom.

Underhook Recovery from Side

Get underhook from side bottom to recover guard or take back.

Back Escape: Falling to Trap Side

Fall to the trap side to break grips and escape back.

Back Escape: Hand Fight

Hand fight to peel grips before opponent can finish.

Back Roll Reversal

Roll over the shoulder to reverse back control.

Turtle Front Roll Recovery

Roll forward to recover guard from turtle.

Turtle to Granby

Granby roll out of turtle to recover guard.

Sit-Out from Turtle

Wrestling sit-out to escape and face the opponent.

Mount Escape: Upa Bridge

Classic upa bridge and roll escape from mount.

Mount Escape: Knee Elbow

Knee-and-elbow escape to recover guard from mount.

Side Control Escape: Ghost

Ghost escape to come out the back door from side control.

Side Control Escape: Underhook to Knees

Underhook escape coming up to knees.

Back Escape: Scoot to Trap Side

Scoot the hips down and trap-side fall to escape back.

Half Guard Bottom: Underhook Recovery

Get underhook from half bottom to recover or sweep.

Half Guard Bottom: Knee Shield to Butterfly

Convert knee shield to butterfly hook to escape.

Turtle Escape: Wrestling Sit-Out

Wrestling sit-out from turtle to recover.

Turtle Escape: Granby

Granby roll out of turtle.

Knee on Belly Escape

Frame and shrimp to escape knee on belly.

Mount Escape: Elbow Push

Elbow push escape to recover from mount.

Mount Escape: Heel Drag

Drag heels to break grapevines and recover.

Side Control Escape: Re-guard

Recover full guard from side bottom.

Knee on Belly Escape: Hip Replace

Replace hip and shrimp from KOB.