Sit-Out

  • Wrestling
  • Escapes & Reversals
  • fundamental
  • Referee’s position (bottom)
  • 3 steps

Kick a leg through and sit to your hip to create space, then turn in to face the opponent. Also known as the Sit-out turn-in or the Sit-out turn-out. 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

  1. 01

    Referee’s position, bottom

    On all fours, hips ready to move.

    Sit-Out step 1 of 3: Referee’s position, bottom
  2. 02

    Kick through & sit

    Shoot a leg through and sit your hips out to the side, breaking their chest pressure.

    Sit-Out step 2 of 3: Kick through & sit
  3. 03

    Turn in to face

    Spin in toward them on your hips to come up facing, escaping or even reversing to top.

    Sit-Out step 3 of 3: Turn in to face

Key details

  • Sit your hips all the way out to break their weight.
  • Keep your near elbow tight so they cannot re-grab the waist.
  • Turn in on the sit-out, not away, to face and reverse.

Common mistakes

  • Sitting out without clearing their arm from your waist.
  • Leaving the hips under them so they re-flatten you.
  • Turning the wrong way into their pressure.

Related techniques

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