Back Step Defense Leg Lift

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Another great option for defending the Back Step. It's important that we make a distinction between the Back Step and the Reverse Sit. To people that have not been training long these positions may look similar but they way you defend is totally different. The hand and head positioning is very important in this move. Make sure that the initial hand grips include the four fingers in the back of the collar. A lot of people underplay the importance of this hand but having the ability to pull your opponent backwards and challenge their base is important.Once you've got that grip it's time to fish the hand under their arm. The space there might be crowded so it's important that you pull backwards with your hand in the collar to open that space.Once you've cleared your other hand under their arm it's time to grab the pants or knee (keep your elbow tight to your body) and switch your legs. Switching your legs is a place where your opponent may try to get his/her leg free. Your grip on the pants, or turning your knees out like the last escape, can buy you the time to switch you feet. Once you've underhooked that leg with your foot it's time to immediately lift. Lifting will off balance your opponent and open space for you to move. Resist the urge to just throw them back and come up. You'll find that you feel like you can do this but right at the end of the move, where it matters the most, you're going to run out of leverage.Instead keep that foot lifting and use your other foot to move your hips. This is a unique hip movement that we do not do often in BJJ so it's important to put your reps in for this move to work. You want to keep a strong lifting motion with that leg while simultaneously moving your hips out. Moving your hips is all about clearing space for your head. You want to get the inside track with the head, meaning you want your head to go to the inside of the armpit. Once you get your head to this position it's going to be very difficult for your opponent to resist you coming up. Threading the needle (the hands between the legs) is what keeps that position once we've earned it with inside head position. If you can go under the near leg and place your hand on the top of the thigh of the far leg you will be in great shape!Make sure to rep this out as the movements are different than what we traditionally do.

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Video Technique: Back Step Defense Leg Lift

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Great video as always. Really like your style of teaching. Im a nogi guy
but still pick up a bunch of good tips. Thanks. You may want to throw in
the simple, buy my favorite back step pass defense, butterflying the left
hook as he steps over and grab his hips with the left hand. Pulling him in
and taking the back. Would also really love seeing your turtle strategy as
well both when opponent sprawled and with harness on the side (no hooks). 

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I posted a great no gi back step defense a couple of weeks ago.  It's very high percentage and does not rely on the collar at all.  You should check that one out.

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