Straight Ankle Lock Escape from 50/50 Guard to Side Control Variation (Advanced)

Professor Lucas Lepri teaches a variation to escape from the straight ankle lock while in the 50/50 guard by controlling the opponent’s sleeve. The opponent locks the straight ankle and controls his own collar. In this scenario, Lucas controls the opponent’s sleeve and comes up. He pulls the sleeve and straightens his leg to break the opponent’s grip. Lucas now brings his leg back and maintains control of the sleeve. He applies pressure until the opponent releases the grips. From here, Lucas moves to the side control position.