Turtle Position Escape Variation to Side Control (Intermediate)

Professor Lucas Lepri teaches a variation on a turtle position escape. Lucas is in the turtle position and the opponent is trying to get the seatbelt grip from the top. Lucas works on preventing the opponent from establishing control. In this variation, Lucas uses one hand to grip the opponent’s far side leg. The other hand is used to trap the arm that is over Lucas. Lucas now extends his leg on the same side he is trapping the arm and rolls in that direction to make the opponent flip. When he comes up, Lucas secures the hip and pants so he can shrimp back. From here, Lucas secures the side control.