Back Control Bottom — Arm Over Escape

The Lesson

Before anything else — stay calm. Don't try to escape yet. The escape comes after the hand fight, not before. If you skip the hand fight, you rush into a position you haven't earned and the choke catches you.

Win the hand fight first. Is their arm getting under your chin? Fight it off — actively, patiently. Keep fighting until you have control of that arm and can move it to the other side of your head. Only once you've won that battle do you grip the wrist, drive it away, scoop your hips, and turn. Calm first. Hand fight second. Escape third.