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 from Guard
Arm drags, hip angles and climbing around the arm to reach the back from closed, butterfly or seated guard.
Also called taking the back from guard, guard to back, back take from closed guard, back take from butterfly.
Where it shows up
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.
YouTube videos
Gi Beginner
Roger Gracie teaching closed guard for FloGrappling: collar grip, posture break and the attacks he actually used at black belt.
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.