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.
Takedowns
Arm Drag
Pulling the opponent's arm across your body to get an angle to the back, standing or from seated guard.
Also called arm drag to back, arm drag standing, arm drag from guard, drag.
Where it shows up
- Standing · Standing (neutral) · Takedowns
- Closed Guard · Closed Guard Bottom · Back Takes
- Butterfly Guard · Butterfly Guard Bottom · Posture and Grips
- Butterfly Guard · Butterfly Guard Bottom · Sweeps
- Butterfly Guard · Butterfly Guard Bottom · Entries to X-Guard, SLX and the Back
- Open Guard · Seated Open Guard · Sweeps and Wrestle-Ups
Related techniques
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.
No-gi Beginner
Quick clip of three butterfly attacks: arm drag to the back, arm drag to a wrestle-up, and a head-control entry to the back or guillotine.
YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Danaher's half-butterfly arm drag into an overhead sweep when they post to stop the hook lift.
No-gi Intermediate
Bernardo Faria baits the wrist grip from butterfly guard so he can peel it, open the hook and arm drag straight to the back.
No-gi Intermediate
Arm drag grips and a partner drill that alternates drags as the opponent pushes apart, plus intercepting a reaching arm with a snap. Builds the feel for standing drags in no-gi.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
A full tour of butterfly guard for gi and no-gi: underhook and overhook grips, the classic hook sweep, entries to X guard, the arm drag and a quick triangle when they post.
Roger Gracie's back take from closed guard: drag the arm, climb, get to the elbow and take the seatbelt.
No-gi Intermediate
Lachlan Giles on the arm drag from seated guard: win the wrist, drag to the armpit and immediately glue your chest to the trapped arm so they cannot pull it back before you come up to the back.
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.