Gracie Combatives Techniques (White Belt) - By Indicator

Question 1

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent pushes up on your chest or throat

Answer 1

Positional Control - High Swim (3.4)

Lift one shoulder and make the other heavy on their hand. Swim light arm and shoulder down to just above their shoulder on the ground. Follow with swim of the other arm.

Question 2

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent turns sideways underneath you but does not roll to their knees

Answer 2

Armbar - Side (9.3)

Modified mount. Pull arm with hand on head until shoulder locks out. Walk foot under armpit. [Armbar] Move head to keep balance as you swing leg around into armbar. Spin their wrist south.

Question 3

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: PUNCH BLOCK
Opponent, standing, grabs your foot throwing it aside

Answer 3

Punch Block - Stage 5 Rollover (27.2)

Keeping knees separate bring opposite leg over the leg they are holding by lowering the knee of the leg they are holding to the ground. Place foot on their hip. Replace foot with other foot and straighten body into stage 4 position.

Question 4

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent passes guard and lowers upper body down to side mount

Answer 4

Shrimp Escape - Block and Shoot (24.1)

Stay on your side (not your back). Extend arms with slight bend to block and slow them as they enter into side control. Use your arms to pull your hips into them bringing your close knee between you and their hips stopping only when the top of your foot stops on the side of their hip and your other foot across their back. Square your body up with them by pushing your knee against their hips. Shift weight to other hip and put foot down between their legs. Shrimp body away while keeping your foot planted to get your foot out and into guard.

Question 5

I’m in their MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has wide base (leg heavy)

Answer 5

Elbow Escape - Fish Hook (12.3)

Turn on side. Elbow or hand to their knee. Push their leg wide with your knee. Hook toes under their ankle. Lift [Standard Elbow Escape] Your knee under. Trap their leg from inside with other leg. Head control with that hand. Turn over on other hip. Bite back with top leg. Elbow escape other leg. Swap hips again. Pull leg out to guard.

Question 6

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent establishes headlock with head up and scissor choke fails

Answer 6

Headlock Escape 1 - Scissor Failure (18.2)

Roll up onto elbow of the bottom arm controlling their arm. Grap opposite shoulder with other arm. As soon as you let their head go with your legs, swing them around behind you placing your chest on their chest and all of your weight on your chest and toes only. Side control.

Question 7

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: PUNCH BLOCK
Opponent attempts to punch face

Answer 7

Punch Block - Stage 1 (8.1)

Palms on head block punches. Use legs to distrupt their punches and move their body so you can grab it. Head control and trapped arm

Question 8

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent throws large telegraphed punch at your head

Answer 8

Haymaker Punch Defense (30.1)

Punch side palm on your head to block punch. Duck and enter in placing the other hand to the front of their hip. Keep facing straight in and duck under their arm. Move your hip forward and head back and up pushing into the back of their shoulder. Put your ear in the center of their back. Grab your hand in s-grip. Hips out. Pinch their hips between shoulder and hands.

Question 9

STANDING
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent successfully defends standing guillotine choke

Answer 9

Guillotine - Pull Guard (23.3)

If you are pushed to ground or decide to pull guard make sure your legs are wide and you push your legs backward so they fall into your guard.

Question 10

They’re in my SIDE MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent attempts guard by bringing their knee under your hip

Answer 10

Positional Control - Guard Prevention (13.2)

As the knee comes in, grab the back of their bicep and lift allowing room to bring that leg under their shoulder (called kesa).

Question 11

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent advances toward you, does not throw strikes, and you wish to transition

Answer 11

Double Leg Takedown (Conservative) (17.3)

Keep 2 arm length distance until you decide to move in. Throw palm strike into face to enter the clinch. Move in, with back straight and eyes facing forward, putting your foot between their feet. Place shoulder on their stomach and palms on back of calves right under their knees. Push into them with shoulder and pull their knees inward falling down to one knee and pushing them on their back. Tripod up on your shoulder and feet with extended legs using your hand flat on the ground to block beside their hip. The other hand collapses their knee so you can walk around and clear their knee. Slide up into side control.

Question 12

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent is aggressive, commits to attacking you with strikes, and you wish to control them while standing

Answer 12

Clinch (Aggressive) (7.1)

Palms on forehead, duck punch, enter until your arms run into their chest. Front leg in and on the outside of their leg. Front leg arm around the back like a bar, grab wrist with monkey grip at hip. Ear in center of chest pushing up into their chin. Your hip touches their hip. Press head over and draw arm in. Take small steps in for easier control.

Question 13

STANDING
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has you in a side headlock

Answer 13

Standing Headlock Defense (26.1)

Grab far hip with hand around their back. Place setup step foot with heel toward their toes. Step other foot between their feet blocking far knee with your other hand. Keep setup step leg straight and squat other leg pulling them in a twisting motion over your straightened leg. Keep momentum as you fall, bring in elbow so it doesn’t get pinned under their body, and swing your leg over their body into modified mount. Place forearm on their neck and grab wrist with other hand pressing on their neck until you can break their headlock grip.

Question 14

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent drives their forearm into your throat

Answer 14

Take the Back - Head & Arm Control (31.1)

Push arm over and gable grip on the other side of their neck for head and arm control. Keep control. Shift hips under them. Kick bottom leg out to collapse their knee and get to half guard. Shoulder get-up. Ankles together between their legs. Get your head lower than theirs and seatbelt.

Question 15

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent exposes arm while you have headlock

Answer 15

Americana Armlock - Neck-Hug (2.3)

Pin exposed hand far away from their body. Mess with their timing and feed it to other hand. Figure 4. Loop head. High extend opposite leg.

Question 16

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: PUNCH BLOCK
Opponent pushes off body to sit up to generate more powerful punches

Answer 16

Punch Block - Stage 3 (8.3)

Hold their neck, resist and time release for rubber band back. Double shin guard, hips off ground, with feet on hips. Palms on head to block punches. Point toes off hips to get back to stage 1 protecting head from their head with back of your hand on the opposite side of your face.

Question 17

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent is driving their weight into your chest

Answer 17

Triangle Choke - Giant Killer (10.3)

High guard squeeze. Extend legs. Stuff head with both hands. Drop inside hip to get foot on their hip. Extend. Hold their arm. Other foot on hip like stage 4. Keep arm control side leg extended. Knee yourself in you own shoulder with other leg into triangle setup, blocking punches. [Triangle] Raise hips, move arm over, lower hips. Grab shin beside head controlling head. Shoulder walk and push off hip with foot to align leg vertically. Cross legs. Add hands to head.

Question 18

They’re in my SIDE MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent is under control and you want to transition

Answer 18

Positional Control - Mount Transition (13.3)

Spider walk the fingers of your underhook arm up toward their head moving their arm north and preventing their hand from being able to touch your knee when it comes across. Drive south knee across body. South arm under their arm and bases out. Windshield wipe your foot quickly out to the floor avoiding quarter guard.

Question 19

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: PUNCH BLOCK
Opponent pushes off body to stand up to throw punches

Answer 19

Punch Block - Stage 4 (8.4)

Hold their neck, resist and time release for rubber band back. Feet on hips, legs outstretched, and hips on ground. Palms on head to block punches. Lower them down and, once they are low, point toes off hips to get back to stage 1 protecting head from their head with back of your hand on the opposite side of your face.

Question 20

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: PUNCH BLOCK
Opponent pulls arm back to punch body or head

Answer 20

Punch Block - Stage 2 (8.2)

Control head first. Block with forearm of other arm. Bring in knee and place their arm on shin with monkey grip on bicep. Kick legs out straight to get back to stage 1 protecting head from their head with back of your hand on the opposite side of your face.

Question 21

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent advances toward you, does not throw strikes, and you wish to control them while standing

Answer 21

Clinch (Conservative) (15.1)

Keep 2 arm length distance until you decide to move in. Throw palm strike into face to enter the clinch. Front leg in and on the outside of their leg. Front leg arm around the back like a bar, grab wrist with monkey grip at hip. Ear in center of chest pushing up into their chin. Your hip touches their hip. Press head over and draw arm in. Take small steps in for easier control.

Question 22

I’m in their MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has grapevines and wide arms

Answer 22

Elbow Escape - Hook Removal (12.2)

Kick leg straight to remove one hook. Use free foot to pin their other hook to ground. Put you leg on top of your own foot. Remove your foot allowing your leg to lie flat on floor. [Standard Elbow Escape] Turn on side. Elbow or hand to their knee. Your knee under. Trap their leg from inside with other leg. Head control with that hand. Turn over on other hip. Bite back with top leg. Elbow escape other leg. Swap hips again. Pull leg out to guard.

Question 23

They’re in my MODIFIED MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent tries to roll to their knees with headlock

Answer 23

Headlock Counters - Prevent Get-Up (16.2)

Keep arms based out and don’t allow your head to get pulled too far down. Pull them back down with your vertical leg.

Question 24

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent establishes side mount

Answer 24

Shrimp Escape - Shrimp and Shoot (24.2)

Control head. Arm frame on their hip. Small shrimp back just enough to shoot knee in. Establish guard.

Question 25

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent tries to wrap your posted arm

Answer 25

Positional Control - Low Swim (3.3)

Post your hand at 45 deg angle. Keep weight in your arm. Swim when they least expect it, i.e. mess with their timing, stay inconsistent.

Question 26

STANDING
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent attempts to tackle you

Answer 26

Guillotine - Standard (23.2)

Put hands out on their shoulders and move your feet back to absorb some of their movement in. Drop one hand for a forearm on their shoulder and this arm will lead their head under your arm. Wrap their neck. Grab your wrist with monkey grip. Bring your choking side hip in to choke them with your arm on one side and ribs on the other by lowering your weight and rotating your torso over the back of their neck.

Question 27

They’re in my MODIFIED MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent rolls to knees without headlock

Answer 27

Headlock Counters - Back Mount (16.3)

As they roll to their front, windshield wiper your rear leg parallel to their spine. This allows you to slip for foot under their hip as soon as it leaves the ground. Keep your weight off them and walk back as they go to knees. Get your head lower than theirs and seatbelt.

Question 28

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent attempts transition to full mount driving knee across torso

Answer 28

Elbow Escape - Knee Drive (33.1)

When their weight transitions to the knee they drove across, elbow on the non driving knee. [Standard Elbow Escape] Your knee under. Trap their leg from inside with other leg. Head control with that hand. Turn over on other hip. Bite back with top leg. Elbow escape other leg. Swap hips again. Pull leg out to guard.

Question 29

I’m in their MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has wide base (knee heavy, foot light)

Answer 29

Elbow Escape - Heel Drag (12.4)

Turn on side. Elbow or hand to their knee. Drag their leg over yours using back of your heel. Push their leg down over yours creating a seesaw motion which will lift their knee. [Standard Elbow Escape] Your knee under. Trap their leg from inside with other leg. Head control with that hand. Turn over on other hip. Bite back with top leg. Elbow escape other leg. Swap hips again. Pull leg out to guard.

Question 30

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent posts one leg without arm under your neck

Answer 30

Elevator Sweep - Standard (11.1)

Trap their arm by putting your hand flat between your stomachs. Drop hip on side opposite their posted leg keeping posted leg side hip high. Swim leg under their thigh near their knee. Underhook arm on posted leg side. Pull them north with both arm and leg to transfer all their weight to their knee. Sweep knee out from under them.

Question 31

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent’s arms are protecting face but do not cross centerline

Answer 31

Americana Armlock - Standard (2.2)

Use 2 hands and chest to pin an arm to the ground above their shoulder. Wrist control. Swim south hand under arm, palm up, figure-4. Put elbow in neck. High extend opposite leg. Pull their arm into their body toward their opposite hip.

Question 32

STANDING
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has you in guillotine choke

Answer 32

Guillotine Defense (32.1)

Grab wrist of choking hand and pull it away from your neck relieving the choke somewhat. Throw the other arm over their far shoulder and hang a lot of weight on their shoulder. Step in front of them. Buckle their leg with your knee and sidestep down as they fall into side mount. If they don’t release the choke, lift them on their side with your upper body to relieve some of the bend in your neck, then paper cutter choke with your forearm on their neck until they release the choke. Then gable grip for side control.

Question 33

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent has hands on your chest/neck, their head low

Answer 33

Armbar - Low (19.1)

Head control. Holding the back of their neck, move arm over their head to frame their neck. Push back some to get space for your leg to swing in but still hold their shoulder preventing them sitting up. Underhook their leg with your hand. Swing both legs up their body, lower goes into their armpit and higher around their head. Drive heels down on their back and neck respectively. Both hands on their arm rotating thumb south. Hip up.

Question 34

They’re in my BACK MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent falls toward your arm that is over his shoulder

Answer 34

Rear Naked Choke - Strong Side (5.2)

Control forearm with underhooked arm. Hug neck with bottom choking arm, hold shoulder. Swim other hand. Raise fingers on choking hand at last second to grab your own bicep. Make fist on other hand to avoid finger exploitation. Head in. Expand Chest. Shoulders back.

Question 35

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent establishes side mount and prevents your initial escape attempts

Answer 35

Shrimp Escape - Rider (Punch Block) (24.3)

Underhook their arm and hold the back of your head blocking them from punching. Other arm to back of shoulder to ride if they sit up. Foot resting on your own knee waiting for an opening to be able to shoot your knee in asap.

Question 36

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent’s arm crosses their centerline and they end up rolling to their knees

Answer 36

Twisting Arm Control - Back Mount (35.2)

Hand on wrist, other hand above elbow replaced with chest as you lower your weight. Once your chest controls their arm that hand goes behind neck to control wrist. Other hand above elbow. Chest can now raise off to get into modified mount. As they start rolling windshield wipe rear foot parallel with their spine. As they lift hip to get on their knees insert foot. [Take the Back]

Question 37

They’re in my BACK MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent falls toward your under-hooked arm

Answer 37

Rear Naked Choke - Weak Side (5.3)

Grab opposite shoulder with top arm. Lift with leg and arm to remove bottom arm. Feed bottom arm under top arm both controlling head/chin alignment. [Standard Rear Naked Choke] Hug neck with bottom choking arm, hold shoulder. Swim other hand. Raise fingers on choking hand at last second to grab your own bicep. Make fist on other hand to avoid finger exploitation. Head in. Expand Chest. Shoulders back.

Question 38

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent has hands on your chest/neck with their head high

Answer 38

Armbar - High (19.2)

Grab their wrist. [Armbar] Underhook their leg with your hand. Swing both legs up their body, lower goes into their armpit and higher around their head. Drive heels down on their back and neck respectively. Both hands on their arm rotating thumb south. Hip up.

Question 39

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent pulls arm out of armbar

Answer 39

Armbar - Triangle Transition (19.3)

Move your leg around their head into triangle setup, blocking punches. [Triangle]

Question 40

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent post one leg with arm under your neck

Answer 40

Elevator Sweep - Headlock (11.2)

Put your hand on the back of your head trapping their headlocking arm. Drop hip on side opposite their posted leg keeping posted leg side hip high. Swim leg under their thigh near their knee. Underhook arm on posted leg side. Pull them north with both arm and leg to transfer all their weight to their knee. Sweep knee out from under them while bending at waist to move head and compromise their elbow post.

Question 41

They’re in my BACK MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent compromises your hooks to escape

Answer 41

Take the Back - Remount Technique (4.2)

Bottom leg kicks out from under them. Step over their hip keeping them close into mount.

Question 42

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: PUNCH BLOCK
Opponent standing at a distance

Answer 42

Punch Block - Stage 5 (27.1)

As they move one direction, lead foot on ground, hind foot knee to chest ready to kick.

Question 43

I’m in their MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has wide base

Answer 43

Elbow Escape - Standard (12.1)

Turn on side. Elbow or hand to their knee. Your knee under. Trap their leg from inside with other leg. Fish that hand under their arm for head control. Shift to other hip. Control back with top leg. Elbow escape other leg. Swap hips again. Pull leg out to guard.

Question 44

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent is aggressive, commits to attacking you with strikes, and you wish to transition

Answer 44

Double Leg Takedown (Aggressive) (17.2)

Drop under the punch vertically without leaning over. Move in, with back straight and eyes facing forward, putting your foot between their feet. Place shoulder on their stomach and palms on back of calves right under their knees. Push into them with shoulder and pull their knees inward falling down to one knee and pushing them on their back. Tripod up on your shoulder and feet with extended legs using your hand flat on the ground to block beside their hip. The other hand collapses their knee so you can walk around and clear their knee. Slide up into side control.

Question 45

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent pushes off the ground from stage 1

Answer 45

Kimura - Rider (25.2)

Keep hold of their neck when they sit up riding up with them. Swim arm over their head keeping their upper body under control as it swims down behind their arm. Lower hand grabs their wrist, but not before other arm has control of their upper arm. Figure-4 collapsing their arm and bringing their elbow toward your chin. Put your leg on the ground behind their leg as you push their shoulder down into the ground making them face plant. Shift your hips and shoulders under them until you can get a scissor grip on their body with your ankles locked. Focus on the scissor squeeze more than trying to finish with your arms. Twist your torso to finish the submission instead of trying to out muscle them with your arms. Your arms are for controlling their arm and your torso is for finishing the submssion.

Question 46

They’re in my MODIFIED MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent has headlock

Answer 46

Headlock Counters - Armbar (16.4)

Frame on the neck with forearm grabbing your wrist. Break grip. Hug arm with south hand. Press on face with north hand keeping tension on their shoulder. Walk foot into armpit. Lean away from head and spin leg around head. Armbar.

Question 47

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent attempts to throw punches after you establish the clinch

Answer 47

Body Fold Takedown (14.1)

From clinch, lower weight onto opponent’s hips and walk forward pushing your head up into their chin. Keep legs wide so you fall into mount and not guard.

Question 48

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent (tall) stands up both feet close to your hip

Answer 48

Double Ankle Sweep - Kick (20.2)

Grab both ankles with monkey grip. Bring feet in and push their hips like stage 4. Scoot back to avoid getting kicked in face. Stand up and base. Pass guard. Hands on their chest. Push-up down and transition into side control.

Question 49

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent establishes and maintains a tight headlock with their head up

Answer 49

Headlock Escape 1 - Super Lock (18.3)

Frame their neck and push down and back. Shrimp to create a hole where their back is leaning on your ribs so they fall down the hole. Both legs and hips up in the air to grab around their head for a scissor choke but if you can’t reach around their head, or they hold on too tight for you to be able to break their grip with your leg, then when you fling your legs down and do a crunch you should be able to knock them over anyway ending up above them. Place hand at their hips to block, arm under their head to shoulder to open them up so you can swap your knees and bring your leg over into modified mount.

Question 50

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent’s arm crosses their centerline, and they do not end up rolling to their knees.

Answer 50

Twisting Arm Control - Armbar (35.3)

Hand on wrist, other hand above elbow replaced with chest as you lower your weight. Once chest controls that hand goes behind neck to control wrist. Other hand above elbow. Chest can now raise off to get into modified mount. Push wrist control hand out to give space for other arm to come in and figure-4. Straighten arms for control. Loop arm out from behind head. [Armbar]

Question 51

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent reaches up for your chest/throat with one or both hands

Answer 51

Armbar - Standard (9.2)

Place hands on chest, one over their arm, the other under. Put foot under their armpit sole north. Move head to keep balance as you swing leg around into armbar. Spin their wrist south.

Question 52

They’re in my SIDE MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent attempts to escape by bridging and rolling

Answer 52

Positional Control - Roll Prevention (13.1)

As opponent rolls into you base your arm out.

Question 53

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent establishes headlock, keeps head too low to frame and keeps a wide base preventing rollover

Answer 53

Headlock Escape 2 - Super Base (Kimura) (22.2)

Try for the neck frame first but if it keeps failing then bring your hips into theirs instead of shrimping away. Tuck your elbow under your body and grab their wrist with that hand. Grab their upper arm with the other arm. Hook your leg over theirs. Arch your back and drive your shoulder into their back making them faceplant. If you can’t keep the momentum of the roll and get into modified mount keep a hold of their wrist and as they faceplant bring your arm around their head to put downward pressure on their shoulder with your upper arm. Put your opposite hip toward the ground and raise your upper back up turning and looking back while pushing your shoulder firmly into the back of theirs creating a kimura submission.

Question 54

I’m in their MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent puts hands on chest or neck

Answer 54

Trap and Roll - Standard (1.1)

Trap wrist with hand across. Trap tricep thumbfull grip. Bridge @ 45deg.

Question 55

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent rolls underneath you to their knees

Answer 55

Take the Back - Standard (4.1)

Take modified mount. As they roll to their front, windshield wiper your rear leg parallel to their spine. This allows you to slip for foot under their hip as soon as it leaves the ground. Keep your weight off them and walk back as they go to knees. Get your head lower than theirs and seatbelt.

Question 56

STANDING
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent extends arm and pushes your chest

Answer 56

Standing Armbar (34.1)

Double handed wrist grab. Step back with opposite leg pulling their arm. Spin your body toward them and step in front of them causing them to run into your back as you continue pulling and place their arm under your armpit. Keep twisting pressure on their wrist and lean weight into their arm pushing your hands vertically from below their arm.

Question 57

I’m in their MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has headlock and grapevines

Answer 57

Trap and Roll - Headlock (1.3)

Kick out leg opposite of headlock arm. Trap headlock arm. Bend at waist to move head and compromise their elbow post. Bridge @ 45 deg.

Question 58

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent stands up with one foot close to your hips

Answer 58

Hook Sweep (28.1)

Grab close ankle with monkey grip. Hook foot behind far knee. Close foot on close hip. Push hip, pull far knee. Scoot back to avoid getting kicked in face. Stand up and base. Pass guard. Hands on their chest. Push-up down and transition into side control.

Question 59

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent establishes headlock with head up

Answer 59

Headlock Escape 1 - Standard Frame (18.1)

Frame their neck and push down and back. Shrimp to create a hole where their back is leaning on your ribs so they fall down the hole. Both legs and hips up in the air to grab around their head and bring the to the ground crossing your feet to trap their neck. Lower arm grabs their arm. Upper arm pushes off their ribs. Shrimp until your knee is directly under the center of their neck. Straighten legs to choke.

Question 60

I’m in their GUARD
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent has you in their guard

Answer 60

Double Underhook Pass (36.2)

Vertical elbow to the gut to open their guard. Both elbows down forcefully to swim under their legs simultaneously (don’t let one get caught). Stack them bringing their knee toward their head. Grab far shoulder with hand. Walk around looking up and back until their leg drops off your head. Fall into modified side mount.

Question 61

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent is in your guard and punches your rib

Answer 61

Triangle Choke - Stage 1.5 (10.2)

Hand off head. Stage 1.5. Slide hand to wrist. Punch forward and bring leg in or kick leg out and stuff arm. Triangle setup, blocking punches. Raise hips, move arm over, lower hips. Grab shin beside head controlling head. Shoulder walk and push off hip with foot to align leg vertically. Cross legs. Add hands to head.

Question 62

I’m in their MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent sits up to punch

Answer 62

Trap and Roll - Punch Block (1.2)

Sit up, wrap torso hiding head. Pull them down. Slide up body (grab shoulders if you want, 1 hand at a time). Reach one arm out trapping their arm. Bridge @ 45 deg.

Question 63

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent establishes headlock and keeps head too low to frame

Answer 63

Headlock Escape 2 - Standard Leg Hook (22.1)

Try for the neck frame first but if it keeps failing then bring your hips into theirs instead of shrimping away. Tuck your elbow under your body and grab their wrist with that hand. Grab their upper arm with the other arm. Hook your leg over theirs. Arch your back and drive your shoulder into their back making them faceplant. Keep the momentum and roll them into modified mount.

Question 64

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent maintains a wide base when you clinch

Answer 64

Leg Hook Takedown (6.2)

Step foot between their legs. Shift their weight onto their back leg lightening the front leg. Hook around the front leg. Spin until they fall. Fall into mount, watching to not put your knee down in between their legs.

Question 65

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent prevents you from controlling their hips in a clinch

Answer 65

Pull Guard (21.1)

One at a time, so you don’t lose control of their body, move your hands to the back of their shoulders. Pull them toward you and down lowering your hips. Hop in toward them once you have broken down their posture and extend your legs back pulling them down while keeping your feet out wide so they fall into your guard.

Question 66

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent (short) stands up both feet close to your hips

Answer 66

Double Ankle Sweep - Knee Thrust (20.1)

Grab both ankles with monkey grip. Bring knees in and push their hips/torso like stage 3. Sit on one of their thighs. Grab their neck/shoulder. Rotate knee around like a clock to mount.

Question 67

They’re in my MOUNT
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent pushes your side

Answer 67

Positional Control - Anchor and Base (3.2)

One arm under head other hand out wide. Leg extend up on side they push from. Knee comes down and bases out wide to keep from being rolled. When switching sides keep hip pressure consistent by bringing knee in first before putting other knee out.

Question 68

STANDING
My goal: CONTROL
Opponent is in your rear clinch

Answer 68

Rear Takedown (29.2)

Block the heel of their far foot with the sole of your foot. Keep this leg straight, squat with other leg. Let arms extend as you fall until you pull them abruptly right at the end of their travel causing the opponent to fall in a spinning motion. Let go of your hold on their hips before you hit the ground so your arms don’t get stuck under their body. Keeping the momentum of the spin, swing your leg up over them to make it easier to establish modified mount.

Question 69

They’re in my GUARD
My goal: SUBMISSION
Opponent remains in stage 1

Answer 69

Kimura - Forced (25.3)

Stuff their head down under your armpit riding up as they sit up. Grab upper arm. [Kimura Rider] Lower hand grabs their wrist, but not before other arm has control of their upper arm. Figure-4 collapsing their arm and bring their elbow toward your chin. Put your leg on the ground behind their leg as you push them down into the ground in a face plant. Shift your hips and shoulders under them until you can get a scissor grip on their body with you ankles locked. Focus n the scissor squeeze more than trying to finish with your arms. Twist your torso to finish the arms instead of trying to out muscle them with your arms.

Question 70

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent attempts to mount from sitting position with a high step over your body

Answer 70

Elbow Escape - High Step (33.2)

When their weight transitions to the stepping leg, elbow on the non stepping knee. [Standard Elbow Escape] Your knee under. Trap their leg from inside with other leg. Head control with that hand. Turn over on other hip. Bite back with top leg. Elbow escape other leg. Swap hips again. Pull leg out to guard.

Question 71

I’m in their SIDE MOUNT
My goal: ESCAPE
Opponent attempts to punch while maintaining headlock

Answer 71

Headlock Escape 2 - Punch Block (22.3)

Stick your arms straight out and up, one in front of them and the other behind blocking the incoming punches and hugging their arm with both hands. Slide down to gain wrist control. Push wrist slightly to be able to thread your rear hand under their arm to grab their forearm. Once you control their forearm well you can leg hook and let go of the wrist stuffing your elbow as you arch your back and face plant them. Remove your hand from their forearm before they are all the way down so it won’t get stuck in their arm under their weight when they are under you. Continue rolling to modified mount or kimura finish.