Positions & control · Gi & no-gi
Near-side hook entry from turtle
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Use a near-knee connection to tilt the turtle and establish back hooks.
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Turtle · Attacking
Training
WATCH VIDEO · 2 min section · 4:05–6:05
Opens the video at this section · No-gi demonstrationEstablishing Hooks and Rear Mount — Near Side Entries Part 1 by John Danaher
John Danaher
Setup & key ideas
Before you start
- You control from the side of a kneeling turtle, with wrist and seatbelt control available.
- There is space for the near-knee entry described in this variation.
Key ideas
- Secure the upper-body connection before the tilt.
- Use the near knee to connect to the hip space.
- Establish leg hooks while retaining the chest-to-back connection.
Common pitfalls
- Treating a tilt as completed back control before the hooks are established.
Connections Reactions and next steps
Where this can lead
- Back control · In control
You tilt them with the retained seatbelt, establish the hooks and keep chest-to-back connection.