Escapes · Gi & no-gi
Recover guard from side control
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Use frames and hip movement to put your legs back between you.
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Side control · Escaping
Training
WATCH VIDEO · 2 min section · 3:25–5:25
Opens the video at this section · No-gi demonstration3 MUST-KNOW Side Control Escapes (Lachlan Giles)
Lachlan Giles
More videos (1)
- How To Do The Perfect BJJ Side Control Escape by John Danaher
John Danaher · 3 min section · 10:14–12:33
Setup & key ideas
Also called shrimp escape · hip escape
Before you start
- Recover useful frames before trying to move the hips.
Key ideas
- Build space without extending an unprotected arm.
- Move the hips into that space.
- Keep the recovered inside position.
Connections Reactions and next steps
Where this can lead
- Knee shield half guard · Playing guard
One knee and leg recover inside first.
- Open guard · Playing guard
Both legs return between you and the opponent.