GB Technique: Breaking Down the Turtle
As we encounter more advanced opponents, we will find ourselves dealing with the Turtle position. Instead of conceding the side control after a guard pass, most experienced jiu-jitsu players will transition to a tight defensive turtle. Solving a tight turtle can be a difficult task!
ㅤ
GB Blog is here to help. This week Prof. Victor Estima and Prof. Marcio Feitosa share some highly effective techniques to control and break down your opponent s defensive turtle.
ㅤ
Have you checked out the GB Online Instagram?
ㅤ
Turtle Breakdown to the Back Mount
Prof. Marcio Feitosa attacks the structure of the opponent defensive turtle in order to insert the hooks to Back Mount
ㅤ
Collar choke from the turtle
What if your opponent has a strong base and counters your efforts to break them down? Prof. Victor Estima shows how we can attack with a collar choke variation.
ㅤ
Break the Turtle to Shotgun Arm Bar
This is a simple but amazingly effective way to break the structure of the turtle and finish with the “Shotgun” armbar variation. Prof. Marcio shares some details to make it work.
ㅤ
See also on GB Technique:
GB Technique: Passing Different Guard Styles
ㅤ
Writer: Mark Mullen, Gracie Barra Black Belt