A popular option for escaping the turtle position is for your opponent to drop their far shoulder to the mat. When you’re attacking the turtle position and this happens, your best option is to follow the roll with one of your own (but with your opposite shoulder rather than the same shoulder your opponent is rolling on).
When you’re grappling experienced opponents, it’s unlikely they will accept being in bottom side control, and will instead be bridging, hip-escaping, and turning away from you to try to escape. You can take advantage of this movement by placing your body in the space they’ve created, then securin...
When your opponent turns into you from bottom side control with an underhook or a frame, you can move to the other side of their body using a topspin. From there, their back is available for the taking. The topspin can also be used when attacking the turtle or front headlock positions.
It will be difficult for you to use the topspin technique when your opponent turns into you from bottom side control with a strong cross frame on your shoulder. Instead, you can push your opponent’s arm towards their head and use the claw grip to control the position, move your body to the other ...
