Sit Up Escape from Side Control

good work nice escape, needs to be done quickly and wit momentum if doing it on someone bigger imo

Nice! ;)

the opponent can take the back as ur sitting up

Unlikely. Try it.

This seems useful for sure. I feel like if I continued all the way thru and tried to take side control on the opponent I would get my back taken unless I was pretty quick about it. Anyway even if I don't this could help me regain guard. I'll be trying this out today.

im just wondering if the opponent can get to your back once you grab your leg for escape..it looks like the opponent can scoot out to your back?

But I will definately Try this !!!! thanks

It looks like he COULD get your back if you release the grip from your leg, otherwise I would think NO, but I'm trying this tonight!

I really like that last move thanks!

Every move has risk. That's the cool thing about this sport. Lots of escapes set you up for chokes, too. This is not a beginner's escape, so I expect that if the top man changed his arm position, the bottom man would watch for that. The hard part about this move is the setup. Getting both of your arms in front of you is hard if the top man has a solid side control, but you can always adjust while he's in transition. Once you get your arms in position, you can catch an experienced guy with this.

It's a kesa gatame side control, and it's not a very safe variation of this position. Once you sit up, you'll want to drive your right arm underhooked under his far armpit. This will prevent him from taking your back.