BJJ Escapes

The trap and roll (upa) is the first mount escape taught in BJJ. You trap an arm and foot on one sid...

The elbow-knee escape creates space by framing and shrimping to get your knee and elbow to connect, ...

The kipping escape from mount uses hip movement to unbalance your opponent and create space to recov...

The elbow-knee escape is the most fundamental mount escape. By creating a frame with your elbow agai...

The upa or trap and roll reversal traps the opponent's arm and foot on one side, then bridges powerf...

The heel drag uses your foot to hook and drag their foot over your leg, recovering half guard. Combi...

Foot drag escape involves using your feet to push against their ankles or shins while bridging. The ...

The kipping escape uses explosive hip movement similar to a kip-up to buck the opponent forward, the...

Escaping high mount requires specific technique since traditional escapes become less effective. Foc...

S-mount escape addresses the extremely dominant position where the opponent has one leg over your sh...

Technical mount escape focuses on preventing the back take from the modified mount position where on...

An advanced escape that transitions directly from bottom mount into leg lock entries. By bridging an...

Mount survival posture is the defensive position you maintain before attempting any mount escape. Pr...

The Mount Escape to Half Guard is a escapes technique that helps you advance from Mount to Half Guar...

The fundamental side control escape uses frames and hip movement to create space and recover guard. ...

The fundamental side control escape using frames and shrimping to create space. Turn to your side, f...

The ghost escape involves turning away from the opponent and slipping out the back door to turtle po...

This escape focuses on winning the underhook from bottom side control. Once you secure the underhook...

The frame and replace combines strong defensive frames with guard recovery. Using forearm frames aga...

The stiff arm escape uses a straight arm frame against the opponent's hip or far shoulder to create ...

A reversal from bottom side control where you trap their arm and bridge to roll them over. Similar t...

The running escape involves turning to all fours and scrambling away from side control. Named becaus...

The hip roll escape uses an explosive bridging motion combined with hooking their leg to reverse pos...

Guard recovery focuses specifically on getting both legs between you and the opponent from bottom si...

Escaping north-south position requires specific technique since hip escape is difficult with their w...

The Side Control Escape to Turtle is a escapes technique that helps you advance from Side Control to...

Escaping the back is crucial because it's the most dangerous position to be caught in. The basic esc...

Escaping back control to guard involves clearing hooks and rotating into your opponent while protect...

The most fundamental back escape involves scooting your hips to the mat on the side of the choking a...

Hand fighting is the critical defensive skill of constantly battling grips to prevent choke setups f...

Shoulder walking involves pinning their bottom hook and using shoulder-to-shoulder contact to slide ...

Escaping a body triangle is particularly difficult because standard hook-clearing escapes do not wor...

The standing escape involves getting to your feet while the opponent is on your back, then stripping...

This escape transitions from back control to turtle by clearing hooks and turtling up. While turtle ...

Seat belt defense focuses on preventing the opponent from establishing the over-under seatbelt grip ...

An advanced back escape where you roll forward over the opponent, using their momentum and hooks aga...

When taken down from standing back clinch, the peel escape focuses on stripping grips and peeling th...

The Back Escape to Turtle is a escapes technique that helps you advance from Back Control to Turtle ...

Escaping from turtle position before your opponent takes your back or sinks chokes. The key is movem...

The Granby roll is a wrestling escape adapted for BJJ. You roll over your shoulder to create space a...

The sit out is a wrestling escape from turtle where you rotate your hips out and face your opponent....

The granby roll is an inversion from turtle that puts you directly into guard. By rolling over your ...

The sit-out involves kicking one leg through from turtle while turning to face the opponent. This wr...

The simplest turtle escape is standing up. By posting one foot forward and driving up, you can retur...

The Peterson roll is a wrestling-based reversal from turtle where you trap their arm, roll underneat...

From turtle, pulling guard involves sitting to one hip and inserting legs between you and the oppone...

The switch is a wrestling technique from turtle where you reach back, grab their arm or leg, and rev...

A forward roll from turtle puts you into an inverted position where you can recover guard. Different...

The peek out involves turning your head to one side and shooting under the opponent to come out the ...

The Turtle Roll Escape is a escapes technique that helps you advance from Turtle to Open Guard with ...

Escaping knee on belly requires addressing the pressure while creating space to recover guard or get...

Escaping north-south position before the choke or kimura comes. Timing and hip movement are critical...

Escaping the armbar before your elbow gets hyperextended. Timing is crucial - escape early before th...

Escaping the triangle choke before it's fully locked. Posture and positioning are key....

Escaping the guillotine choke when caught. Pass to the opposite side and apply the Von Flue or estab...

Defending and escaping the rear naked choke. Hand fighting and positioning are critical....

The hitchhiker escape from armbar involves pointing your thumb down like a hitchhiker and spinning o...

The stack escape involves driving forward and stacking your weight onto the opponent to neutralize t...

Escaping the triangle choke by establishing strong posture. By posting on the mat, stacking, and wor...

When caught in a guillotine from guard, this escape involves passing to side control while they main...

When defending a kimura from bottom, the sit-up escape involves gripping your own belt or shorts, si...

Defense against the rear naked choke focuses on preventing the choking arm from reaching under your ...

The most common omoplata escape is the forward roll. When the opponent locks the omoplata, you roll ...

Heel hook escape requires immediate action as the knee ligaments are at risk. The primary defense is...

Kneebar defense involves bending your knee to prevent extension and rolling toward the attacker. The...

Escaping a straight ankle lock involves hiding the foot (pointing toes like a ballerina) and kicking...

Defending the ezekiel choke from mount requires immediately addressing the cross-wrist grip and figh...

Darce choke defense focuses on preventing the arm from threading fully through and rolling to the co...

The running escape is a dynamic side control escape where you "run" your feet toward your head to cr...

The technical standup is a fundamental way to stand up safely from the ground while protecting yours...

The switch is a wrestling reversal where you rotate underneath and come up behind your opponent. It ...

The wrestling stand up (base) is the fundamental escape from referee's position. You explosively sta...