GB Technique: Escape Like Houdini
Harry Houdini was an old-time magician made famous by his stunts involving escapes from impossible situations. Any time someone escapes a seemingly inescapable position, we can call them Houdini.
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Be like Houdini in jiu-jitsu class and try these positional escapes and your opponent will be scratching their head wondering just where you went?
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Backdoor variation side control escape to choke
Prof. Draculino shows one of the sneaky ways to escape a heavy side control and look to catch a Guillotine choke variation
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Escape Grapevine mount
Ever get stuck on the bottom of the mount with your opponent’s legs “grapevines” with your legs. Prof. Flavio shows the way out.
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Head and arm choke/kata gatame escape
Prof. Joe Scarola teaches us how we can use the basic knee to elbow escape to stop the opponent’s shoulder choke.
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Turtle Reversal
My jiu-jitsu students are stuck for ideas of what to do when they arrive in turtle. Prof. Draculino shows a way to reverse the position and advance to side control on top
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See also on GB Technique:
GB Technique: Passing Different Guard Styles
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Writer: Mark Mullen, Gracie Barra Black Belt