Side Control Escape (Shrimp)
- BJJ
- Escapes
- fundamental
- Under side control
- 3 steps
Frame against the opponent, shrimp your hips away and recover your guard. Also known as the Hip escape or the Elbow-knee 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
Under side control
They have side control, get strong frames on the neck and hip.
- 02
Frame & shrimp
Push off your frames and shrimp your hips away to make space between you and them.
- 03
Recover guard
Slide your bottom knee into the space and turn to face them, recovering closed or open guard.
Key details
- Build the frames first, never bridge into their weight without them.
- Shrimp the hips back and away, not just the shoulders.
- Get the knee in immediately before they re-pressure.
Common mistakes
- Pushing with bent arms instead of solid frames.
- Shrimping the upper body but leaving the hips under them.
- Turning to your belly and giving up the back.
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