Turtle (Top)

Question 1

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[TRANSITION]
Back take if your opponent is in turtle position (stay tight to opponent)

Answer 1

1. If your opponent is in turtle position, get close and press your chest into their back and get your weight on their hips to keep them down. Slip one arm under their arm pit on the far side and grab their lapel. If they have their arms clamped tight to their ribs for defence, make sure you flatten your hand completely and keep your palm facing you so you can worm your way through.
2. Once you have a grip on your opponent’s lapel, keep them tight and if there is a gap between their elbow and hips on the near side, go ahead and place your hook in. If they are defending and closing the gap, then first worm your knee in to set up the beginning of the hook.
3. Sling your other hand over their shoulder to put on the seat belt grip.
4. Step your free leg in between your opponent’s legs and use your foot to drag their near leg closer to you to pull them off base. As you do this, also shoot your first leg under their hips to place your first hook.
5. Immediately put your second hook in to complete the back take. If they are defending and you don’t have the angle, plant your foot on the floor and hip escape until you are chest-to-back with them. If they are still defending by raising their leg to close the gap, triangle their lower leg and stretch them out so you make space for the second hook.

Question 2

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[TRANSITION]
Back take if your opponent is in turtle position (using leg to prevent rolling)

Answer 2

1. If your opponent is in turtle position, get close and press your chest into their back and pop the leg closest to their butt up to press onto their hips to prevent them from rolling.
2. Slip one arm under their arm pit on the far side and grab their lapel. If they have their arms clamped tight to their ribs for defence, make sure you flatten your hand completely and keep your palm facing you so you can worm your way through.
3. Once you have a grip on their lapel, plant your free hand out to the side and use your lapel grip to pull and twist your opponent. This should open some space between them and the floor.
4. With your hand planted on the floor, do a reverse technical stand up to lift your butt up and shoot your leg through the gap between your opponent’s hips and the floor. If they are not defending you can just place your hook as normal. If they are defending and closing the gap, just shoot your foot over their arm (this can be even better because now you also trap their arm so they can’t defend the choke).
5. Immediately get the seatbelt on and place your other hook to complete the back take.

Question 3

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[SUBMISSION]
Corkscrew choke from the back (when your opponent is in turtle position) + options if they defend by rolling to either side

Answer 3

1. If your opponent is in turtle position, lean your weight on their back (chest to back) and work one hand between their arm and ribs on the far side (if they are defending, open your hand so it is flat and easier to worm through) to grab their wrist (if possible) or their opposite collar (if their arm is too far away or your arm is too short).
2. With your free hand, set up the choke by looping your arm over your opponent’s shoulder and under their neck and get a DEEP grip on their opposite collar.
3. Once you have your grips in place, switch your base so your hips are facing towards your opponent’s head rather than at the floor. At the same time, put your weight on the back of their neck and post your own forehead on the floor above their far shoulder (you should press your chest against their upper back / base of their neck to force them down to the floor before dropping your head down).
4. Take BIG steps and walk your body in a circle so your feet walk towards their far shoulder. This should will tighten the pressure of the choke until you get the tap.

Option: if your opponent starts to defend by grabbing your wrist-grabbing arm to roll over their shoulder, jump and go with them, landing so that you have one hook in and you can take the back and go for a regular cross-collar choke instead.

Option 2: If your opponent starts to defend by rolling on their back, keep a grip on their wrist so they cannot defend the choke. Wait until their back is to the floor and then use your shoulder to press their head forward (neck crank) while pulling on the choke for a really nasty finish. Keep your head tucked on the shoulder where you have the wrist grip and look toward their elbow.

Question 4

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[SUBMISSION]
Crucifix choke from the back (when your opponent is in turtle position)

Answer 4

1. If your opponent is in turtle position, lean your weight on their back (chest to back) and work one hand between their arm and ribs on the far side (if they are defending, open your hand so it is flat and easier to worm through) to grab their wrist (if possible) or their opposite collar (if their arm is too far away or your arm is too short).
2. With your free hand, set up the choke by looping your arm over your opponent’s shoulder and under their neck and get a DEEP grip on their opposite collar.
3. Once you have your grips in place, switch your base so your hips are facing towards your opponent’s head rather than at the floor. Step your foot closest to their head over their arm on that side to hook it and drag it between your legs.
4. Lean your body weight over your opponent’s far shoulder and do a forward roll to bring them with you so you land in the crucifix position with one arm choking them and your legs controlling their other arm. Pull your opponent apart for the tap.