Gi Intermediate
Study of Roger Gracie's low-risk back take from closed guard: drag the arm across, climb to high guard, work around and get up on the elbow. Uses competition clips.
Transitions
Back Takes
Arm drags and hip angles that get you around the opponent's arm and onto their back.
Closed Guard Bottom · Closed Guard
The other side: Closed Guard Top
Techniques in this topic
Shorts
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Gordon Ryan's closed guard arm drag: grip high by the armpit, push the hand under your elbow, knee pull across and hang off the body so posture cannot come back before you go to the back.
YouTube videos
Roger Gracie's back take from closed guard: drag the arm, climb, get to the elbow and take the seatbelt.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Jason Scully turns a stuffed hip bump into a back take using the wrestling switch: shoot the arm past the hip and bring your hips out to trap the arm.
Gi Intermediate
Match-footage breakdown of Roger Gracie's closed guard: two-on-one arm drag to the back take, the flower sweep when they resist, and the cross collar grip when they hide the arm. Analysis rather than a drill-along.
Full BJJ class w/ Heather | Closed Guard Arm Drag Set Up, Drills, & Back Take
Heather Morgan YouTube
Heather Morgan's class on the closed-guard arm drag: drills and the back take that follows.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Morgan's rodeo back take from closed guard, climbing around the arm when they post to stand.