Defending and Escaping the Back Take (Fundamentals)

Special guest Alec Baulding teaches a technique for the fundamentals class. Alec teaches how to defend and escape from the back take. The opponent has the back take and the first thing Alec does is defend his neck by controlling the opponent’s arm. He grips the arm and pulls it down as he slides his head down and towards the elbow. Alec then pushes the opponent onto his back and turns away in the opposite direction of the choking arm. He escapes his leg and then turns into the opponent to get to the closed guard or the open guard.