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Saddle escape
2 videos for this move
1
Lachlan Giles
6:23 · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
2
Eddie Cummings
3:05 · Digitsu
Saddle
(inside sankaku) escape
Also called
Saddle escape · Honey hole escape · 411 escape
Escape
Advanced
No-gi only
Not for kids
Where this leads
Open guard, top
You end up here. See what's next.
What this stops
Saddle / inside sankaku control
Leg entanglements, attacking · 3 videos
Key
details
1
Hide the heel
Toes pointed, heel turned away.
2
Sit up and hand fight
Stop them grabbing your foot.
3
Push their top leg off
Push their foot off your hip to break the triangle.
4
Free your knee
Turn your knee out and pull it free.
Previous
50/50 escape