Turtle Escapes

Escaping turtle against underhooks, seatbelts, & bodylocks! Responses to common controls that get you BACK to guard or into better positions.

Flow outline

1. Position Escape System Turtle

   • quick note: the foundational entry point for the turtle position escape approach. switch if it stalls

2. Turtle

   • From here, the defensive position of turtle, from which all escapes and counters are initiated

3. Guard

   • the primary goal of many escapes, re-establishing a defensive guard position

4. Front Headlock

   • Once set, a dominant controlling position achieved from the turtle, often leading to submissions

5. Reverse Scarf Hold

   • From here, a stable side control position achieved through a rolling escape from turtle

6. North South

   • A dominant top position achieved by countering the opponent's leg attacks from Turtle

7. Stand Up

   • The position of standing to disengage, a valid escape from Turtle

8. Escape

   • The successful conclusion of disengaging from the opponent's control

9. Fishflop

   • Often A dynamic rolling escape movement to create space and recover position. Switch if it stalls

Branch conditions

• Grip Wrist Elbow, Insert Foot, Shoot Leg Through, Shoulder Roll
• Defend Far Side Underhook, Establish Two On One Wrist Control, Turn Ninety Degrees, Post Head Inside And Grip Elbow
• Opponent Secures One Underhook, Grip Wrist And Pull Arm Deep, Defend Back Take With Leg, Roll To Side
• Opponent Secures High Seatbelt, Move To Tripod Position, Opponent Angles Legs, Trap Legs And Grip Head To Sweep
• Opponent Secures Bodylock, Grip Wrists, Break Grip
• Opponent Secures One Hook, Hide Shoulder, Roll To Hook Side And Drop Hip, Frame On Hip, Shrimp
• opponent secures bodylock, grip wrists, roll out