Neck first · Manage the choke · Arm over your back · Peek out · Baseball slide · Waist clinch or half guard
Neck first — always. Where are their hands? Are they hunting the choke? Deal with that before anything else. Is there an arm over your back? That's your window.
Peek the head out, throw the elbow back, slide the knee through. Am I sliding all the way out? Sit out — cover the waist. Stopping short? Half guard. Same move, two destinations. Let their base tell you which one to take.
Break Posture → Climb Legs to High Guard → Regain Posture
Back Control → Top Position
Turtle Position Defense