🥋 5-Tech Friday: Back Escapes

What up Flowrollers! It’s time for 5-Tech Friday…

Today’s theme is back escapes. If you can’t make your way back to a guard when someone has your back, you’re going to be in serious trouble! Check out these tips on how to get out of even the tightest back controls.

1. Alexander Volkanovski and Craig Jones teach one of their favorite back escapes from turtle. Watch here.

2. Looking for something basic? Here’s a great back escape for white belts. Watch here.

3. Chewy shows how to transition from the back into butterfly guard. Watch here.

4. Pay attention to the leg work in this back escape from Lachlan Giles. Watch here.

5. Learn a sneaky way to get out of the back mount from Henry Akins (Rickson Gracie black belt). Watch here.

Want to go deeper? Check out defense Jiu Jitsu legend’s Priit Mihkelson’s "Back Escapes” instructional over at BJJ Fanatics.

Have a great weekend, and give these techniques a try at open mat 🤙