Back Escape
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About This Technique
Back Escape: Escaping from Back Mount
Back Mount, also known as "rear mount," is a dominant position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) where an opponent is behind you with their legs wrapped around your waist and hands attempting control or submission. Escaping this position is crucial to avoid submissions such as the rear naked choke.
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Position
- Position: Back Mount
- Top/Bottom: Bottom
Step-by-Step Instructions to Escape from Back Mount:
1. Protect Your Neck
- Goal: Avoid getting submitted by a choke.
- Technique: Tuck your chin down and keep your hands task-oriented to defend. Use one hand to protect your neck and guide your opponent's wrists away.
2. Control One Arm
- Goal: Neutralize the opponent's choking arm first.
- Technique: Use a two-on-one grip to control one of their wrists (or the sleeve if in gi). Peel the choking attempt off by reaching across your body.
3. Create Space
- Goal: Disrupt your opponent's position and create an escape path.
- Technique: Bridge with your hips and slide downwards to unsettle your opponent's grip and shift your weight downward.
4. Turn Onto One Side
- Goal: Begin escaping by cutting an angle.
- Technique: Keep holding the controlled wrist as you turn onto the opposite side, trying to face your torso to the mat.
5. Bring the Back to the Mat
- Goal: Flatten your back onto the mat.
- Technique: Slide down further and make your back touch the mat (lay flat), clearing your antagonist's hooks (feet position).
6. Drop the Hip and Clear the Legs
- Goal: Remove their hooks and turn to face them directly.
- Technique: Drop your hip on the side you're turning to while using your free hand to push their leg off. Straighten your legs to assist clearance.
7. Turn into Guard or Reverse Control
- Goal: Transition to a favorable position or escape entirely.
- Technique: Once your back is flat and their hooks are removed, turn into your opponent and gain top position or secure their guard/stabilize safely hands-on.
By consistently practicing these fundamentals of back escape, you can minimize threats of being submitted from this precarious position. Always remember the primary rule: protect your neck first!
How to Execute
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Protect Your Neck: The first step when you find yourself in the back mount position is to protect your neck. This is the most vulnerable area your opponent will target. Cross your hands and bring them up to your collarbone, covering as much of your neck as possible.
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Position Your Body Correctly: Turn your body to one side. The goal here is to get your opponent's leg off your hip. If you turn towards the leg that's on top, it's easier to remove.
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Escape Your Hip: Perform a hip escape. Push the leg of your opponent down and slide your hip out under it. This will move your body to a lower position and your back will no longer be exposed to your opponent.
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Get to Your Side: Keep your body tight and turn onto your side.
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Remove the Hook: Use your elbow to push away your opponent's top hook (the leg that's over your body). This will prevent them from keeping control over you.
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Push Their Leg Down: With your elbow, push your opponent's bottom leg down. This will create space for you to move your leg over theirs and start to escape.
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Move Your Leg Over: Swing your leg over your opponent's leg that you just pushed down. Now you're halfway out of the back mount.
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Complete the Escape: Roll onto your stomach and get to your knees. Your opponent should now be on your side rather than on your back. Congratulations, you've escaped from the back mount position!
Remember, the key to these movements is to do them smoothly and in quick succession. Don't give your opponent time to react and adjust. Practice regularly to increase your speed and fluidity.