Body Lock Pass from Taking the Back

Body Lock Pass from Taking the Back is a transition between related positions built around a handful of repeatable controls. The attacker has a standing rear body lock on an opponent who is blocking knee bumps and hook insertions. Another common starting shape: the attacker has an inside tie and the opponent shrugs and steps to defend. The ideas that hold it together are shrug reaction telegraphs the direction to attack, concede the underhook to win the angle, and body lock avoids leg lock counters.

The body lock pass chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Bias to one side and insert one leg first with foot inside and knee outside. Fall back and insert the second hook the same way. Pressure the knees with the inserted feet to maintain crab-ride position. Read the shrug and step on one side; tap the opposite side to redirect. Hit the body lock as the opponent commits to the shrug direction. Drag, take the back ride, and finish. Accept the underhook and step the lead foot to the outside. Swim the trail arm around their back at the same time. The attacker has fallen back with both feet around the ankle line and knees pressuring the opponent's knees, landing in crab ride.

Later in the body lock pass, back take from body lock, trap the arm during the body lock, and heel hook as a wedge tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Trying to jump both hooks in at once and getting blocked. Hesitating after the shrug, letting the opponent square back up. Locking the hands too high on the back, allowing the opponent to base out. Trying to lift instead of off-balance. The high-percentage version of body lock pass from taking the back is the one you can still chain when the next position is contested.