Knee Push Escape — BJJ Escape / Transition

Options from Knee Push Escape

From Knee Push Escape, you can:

Move to Half Guard — Only one of opponent's legs trapped. Modern half guard is offensive — underhook to take b…
Move to Closed Guard (full recovery) — The fundamental guard. Your legs lock around the opponent's waist, controlling their post…
Move to Butterfly Guard — Both feet hooked under opponent's thighs from a seated position. Strong sweep platform; d…
Move to Open Guard (full recovery) — Feet and grips active, legs no longer locked. The parent family of every modern guard — s…

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