Underhook Recovery

Options from Underhook Recovery

From Underhook Recovery, you can:

• Try Back Take (underhook to back) — Gain an angle, secure one arm or seatbelt grip, and climb to the opponent's back. Availab…
• Move to Half Guard — Only one of opponent's legs trapped. Modern half guard is offensive — underhook to take b…
• Move to Turtle (partial only) — When you can't recover a guard, turn belly-down to knees-and-elbows. Defensive shell, not…
• Move to Open Guard — Feet and grips active, legs no longer locked. The parent family of every modern guard — s…
• Move to Closed Guard (full recovery) — The fundamental guard. Your legs lock around the opponent's waist, controlling their post…