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Clearing the knee line
2 videos for this move
1
Craig Jones
4:34 · BJJ focus camps
2
Lachlan Giles
4:33 · BJJ Fanatics
Clearing
the knee line
Escape
Intermediate
Gi and no-gi
Not for kids
Where this leads
Open guard, top
You end up here. See what's next.
What this stops
Enter single-leg X
Open guard, bottom · 2 videos
K-guard entry to leg lock
Open guard, bottom · 2 videos
Ashi garami / single-leg X control
Leg entanglements, attacking · 2 videos
Kneebar
Leg entanglements, attacking · 2 videos
Key
details
1
Know the danger
If your knee is past their hips, you're stuck.
2
Hide the heel first
Point your toes.
3
Push their legs off
Use your hands to push their top leg down and off your hip.
4
Pull your knee out
Get your knee back in front of their hips, then pass or stand.
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50/50 escape