Movements

Inversion

Rolling onto the shoulders with the legs overhead to retain guard, enter berimbolos or escape north-south.

Also called inverting, inverted guard, going upside down, granby for retention.

Where it shows up

5 resources

Gi & no-gi Beginner

Five retention movements - hip switch, high pummel, invert, half granby and north-south spin - shown as solo drills on a grappling dummy.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Danaher on guard retention: frames, hip movement and making the passer start over instead of chasing a single recovery.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Stephan Kesting on countering the leg drag: frames, the granby and getting the leg back in front.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Jon Thomas' simple, effective leg-drag defence: hip movement and inversion to recover the dragged leg.

No-gi Intermediate

A longer no-gi north-south escape system, step by step.