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Week 42 of 96

Back Control Bottom — Seoi Nage Throw Escape

Get to turtle · Clear the hook · Grab the arm · Pull them over · Underhook and pin

What To Think About This Week

The Lesson

Get to turtle first — knees and elbows. Now find the hook and drive your knee through to clear it. Did they start to fall? That's the throw starting. Grab that arm, pull it to your chest. Pull, trade, pull — keep going until they come over the top. Get the underhook as they land and pin.

Don't think of it as a dramatic throw. Think of it as a continuous pull that you keep feeding until the position gives way. Patience and persistence — not explosiveness.

Class Warm-Up

The Drills

Line Drills

Hip Escape (Shrimp)
Hip Escape to Sprawl (Wrestle Up / Thread)
Forward Shoulder Rolls
Break Fall Stand in Base
Back Shoulder Rolls

Movement Drill

Low Mount → Middle Mount → High Mount Flow

▸ Video · The Drill

Escape Drill

Mount → Top Position

▸ Video · The Drill

Strike Defense

Guard Position Defense

▸ Video · The Drill

This Week's Techniques

The Material

Escape · Back Control Bottom

Seoi Nage Throw Escape

▸ Video · The Technique

Seoi Nage Throw Escape

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Class Rolling & Takedown Rules

How We Roll

White vs White

Flow training by default unless the instructor specifies otherwise.

Upper vs Lower

Lower ranking student picks their top position. Blue through black vs white, or blue vs black — the lower rank decides where to start.

Purple / Brown / Black

Neutral start or request a specific position you want to work on.

Takedown Rounds

Same rules apply. White vs white — controlled and flowing. Upper vs lower — lower rank picks entry or tie-up. Purple / brown / black — neutral or requested start.