How to Escape Side Control with Knee Elbow by Brian Glick #bjjmoves #bjjtechniques #jiujitsumoves
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Short version of Brian Glick's knee-elbow side control escape, ending with the knee inserted and the leg back in play.
Retention
Recovering Half Guard
Catching a leg during a pass so that side control becomes half guard instead.
Half Guard Bottom · Half Guard
The other side: Half Guard Top
Techniques in this topic
Shorts
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Quick tip: add a bridge before the shrimp so the passer's elbow disconnects from the mat and there is room to bring the knee inside.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Michael Zenga shows how to escape bottom half guard when the opponent has underhooks and start turning the position around.
YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Brian Glick's full breakdown of the knee-elbow escape: the diagonal bridge that lets you get the elbow inside, then walking the hips away to connect knee and elbow and recover half guard.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
When the passer blocks your hip and the knee-in does not work: escape belly down to the knees, then windshield-wiper the legs back to collect them in guard.