July 2, 2010: Escaping Back Mount

So, who likes having their back taken and getting choked? Not me and so I was glad for the information in today's class.

We worked on the "scoop" escape from the back mount, the idea being to slide low in order to avoid the choke, keeping the elbows in to avoid the arm bar.

Once low, kick a leg out like a bridge to release a hook. Once that hook is released you roll away from it and onto the remaining hook.

We also worked another escape where you drop to a side and put your back on the ground, much like we were shown by Rodrigo Vaghi.

The most interesting one we worked was when one has been flattened out on your stomach. From there, you must kick a leg out to release a hook, and bring that knee to your elbow, closing off a side in turtle. You can repeat and end up in full turtle or roll the person over.