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Summary: Practical self defense, MMA style! Watch experts demonstrate the escaping bottom guard maneuver, Jiu-Jitsu style in this free video on self defense and mixed martial arts.
Mr. Jeannette is a Third Degree Black Belt and has practiced Martial Arts for over 15 years. He is the owner and chief instructor at the Bellevue Location. He has Black Belts in...read more
"JASON JEANETTE: Hi. I'm Jason Jeannette. This is Daniel Klapheke from Elite Martial Arts of Middle Tennessee for Expert Village. DANIEL KLAPHEKE: This is escaping the Bottom Guard Jiu-Jitsu style. In BJJ this was known as a scissor sweep. What I'll do is control an arm. If I need to, I'd put a foot down on this side, but in some people, that's not necessary, but I want to shrimp to my left side, try to drop this down as low as I can and slide my right knee through, so that it's pointing down and my foot is hooked in on this other side. So I have good control over him. From here, I don't want to try to kick him over yet, because all his weight is still on his knees. So I need reach out, grab a lapel, pull his weight on top of me, so it's not on the knee anymore. And from here I'll just need a round kick towards the floor, follow through and so I'm back into the mount."
eHow Article: How to Escape Bottom Guard in Jiu-Jitsu