Baret Yoshida's Guillotine Setup from the Back

Baret Yoshida (@baret75), ADCC Hall of Fame and 2009 IBJJF No-Gi black belt world champion, on turning a back take into a closed guard guillotine when they push the arm away and duck the head. From the video: https://youtu.be/9gf6WaMe8oE

Flow outline

  1. Back With Hooks

    • Start from back control with your hooks in.
    • From Baret Yoshida (@baret75), ADCC Hall of Fame and 2009 IBJJF No-Gi black belt world champion, in the video "Guillotine Setup from the Back".
    • Position: back with hooks in

  2. Opponent Pushes Arm

    • The opponent pushes your arm away and ducks their head.
    • Reaction: they push this arm away
    • Reaction: they duck their head

  3. Hand Inside Leg

    • Put your hand inside your own leg.
    • Grip: this hand goes inside my leg here

  4. Let Opponent Turn

    • Let the opponent turn, unwrapping your foot to make the turn easy.
    • Leg Path: unwrap my foot to make it easy for him to turn
    • Direction: let them turn the way you want them to

  5. Trap The Arm

    • Trap the arm so it cannot come around your waist.
    • Anchor: left hand grabs my right hand
    • Checkpoint: trap that arm from coming around my waist

  6. Close Guard And Finish

    • Close your guard, lock your hands, and finish the choke.
    • Checkpoint: close my guard, get tight
    • Grip: lock my hands together
    • Finish: make sure that arm is stuck and can finish

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