Back Escape
- BJJ
- Escapes
- intermediate
- Back taken (bottom)
- 3 steps
Protect the neck, slide your hips to the mat to clear a hook, and turn in to their guard. Also known as the Back defense or the Hip-to-mat escape. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 3 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.
Step by step
- 01
They have your back
Seatbelt and hooks are in, two hands defend the choking arm.
- 02
Slide hips to the mat
Pin the choking arm, slide your hips down the mat toward the choking-arm side and clear the bottom hook.
- 03
Turn in to guard
Once your shoulders are on the mat and the hook is cleared, turn in to face them inside their guard.
Key details
- Defend the neck first, never trade the choke for the escape.
- Slide to the mat toward the choking-arm side so you clear that hook.
- Get your shoulders flat to the mat before turning in.
Common mistakes
- Working the escape before securing the neck.
- Sliding toward the wrong side, into the choke.
- Turning in before clearing the hook and giving up the choke.
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