Side control escape from bottom

Si Iades arm drag attack to back

Me in double butterfly guard sitting and opponent kneeling was the posture. Fighting to grips to control wrists, grab their (right) cuff with my (left) arm and pull down towards mat and across my body. While pulling down as part of the motion take my (right) arm and grab their bisep from the inside firmly. Both are key grips but bisep is kept thru taking back.  All of this kinda takes place in one motion but remove my (left) butterfly hook and repost my leg outside of theirs (needed to move to their back)

Using the arm drag to pull myself off the mat and my (left) posted leg to rise I work to swing my (left) leg around their torso taking their back. Keeping my (right) underhook during the transition provides me with one hook easily.

*Focus on keep knees together and my body weight low and back once I have the back as part of good back control posture.*

Si Iades half guard bottom defense

Keep my body on it's side to help keep from getting flattened out. Fight (left) arm or up arm to keep or get underhook. (right) or lower arm, keeping elbow to mat and side from exposure, place hand on forehead (palm down against forehead). Keep opponents crossside arm from getting between head and arm. If it does then repummel  my hand down towards chest and back up between my face and their attacking arm.

Legs wise: Left leg posting out and bring knee up against their body taking up space. Preventing mount attempt and keeping my body on side. Right leg stays flat to mat and straight.

If crossface achieved then work Lockdown attack on legs.

Lockdown is to make space by separating their crossface pressure to shrimp and get guard back.  To apply,  bring left posting leg in and place near their butt and my half guard crossing (right) leg and repost on mat. Then move my (right) leg to hook my ankle under their (right) ankle. The same one I've already posted inside of. Then hook my (left) ankle under my (right) shin and straighten my (left) left creating a clamp on their (right) leg. The straightening motion lengthens my body and moves them (south) away from my head.

This space then provides the opportunity to apply two arm pressure on their (left) thigh to shrimp and get guard back.

*don't use Lockdown as a position but only a space creator*

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Matt's takedowns

Two categories: opponent standing and sitting in kneeling. All of these are based with me in sitting guard (knees bent, back erect with slight forward arch, chin down protecting choke, elbows against sides, hand fighting preventing grips and keeping distance. Most all of these work for Gi and no Gi. :)

STANDING:

Armpull - using right hand grab opponents right sleeve or wrist if no gi, pulling arm across their body towards my right knee. At same time step left leg out to their right side, as standing up plant forehead into their right hip applying pressure. Start circling around their back and grapping their left legs gi and pull tight. Continue pushing with forehead and bring them to the mat.

Leg attack - if their right leg is forward,  hook the ankle with the left hand via the outside of their leg. Sit up bringing one ankle under you coming to combat stance with other knee up while reaching with right arm behind calve via the inside of the leg. Place shoulder below the attacked legs knee with head on the inside to prevent choke and push into them till they collapse onto the mat and mount.

Trip - if both legs are squared up to me simply extent both legs between theirs placing ankles behind their ankles with my knees down towards the matt. Then place both hands on their knees and push them back and they'll collapse onto the mat.

THEM IN KNEELING:

Colar and knee - if both of their knees are on the matt and squared to me, reach across their body with my right hand and grab high on their right collar(thumbs out). Then grab their right gi pants at their hip with my left hand. While transitioning up off the ground towards them slide my right shin against their right thigh. (Key is keeping right arm straight and rigid) Push them back to mat and take side control.

Ankle and neck - if their right knee is up, grab around their ankle via the outside, then while raising my posture to a nearly standing postion take my right arm (keeping it straight and rigid) apply pressure near sternum and neck and push them back tripping them with the ankle grab and advance position.

Diggin's No Gi takedown

Work to get outside(right) arm unhooking the opponents inside(left) side, bring my hand up till cupping the shoulder and pull down hard till they are forced to break posture and drop their shoulder giving upper body control. Once control is achieved, keep a 45 degree stance to their left, rotate my arm to left forcing them to step their far side leg(right) out to stabilize themselves. Thinking I'm gonna shoot for a singe leg they'll step back. Create angle and take outside(right) leg and hook the outside of their leg. At nearly the same time, take my inside(left) hand and feed it between their legs. (grabbing ankle isn't needed, just a straight arm and hand to wedge to keep them from stepping it back) lowering my body while doing so to push them back offside.

Note: hand in between legs gives lower body control once on ground in side control and upper arm hook on shoulder the upper torso control.

Chris' no Gi sitting to back control

While facing opponent, fight for wrist control(their right arm) grabbing it with my left hand, bring it down towards my lap. Then feed my right arm between their torso and right arm, bringing hand around their bisep from inside out getting a good grip high on their bisep and pulling down to collapse their posture and pull them towards me. Then drop to my right cheek switching my posture more offset to their right. While pulling down on bisep and switching weight on my hips bring my left leg up and around their back keeping bisep control till getting upper torso control via neck, far arm or left leg hook.