Arm drag to back take
Off the two-on-one escape, when partner pushes into you, drag them past and take their back.
Source: Volume 02, §6.1 --- Watch at 00:27:08 (full transcript)
Purpose
When partner pushes into you after the arm-drag grip is established, drag them past and get chest to back.
Entry condition
Arm-drag grip established (two-on-one, right hand at partner's armpit). Partner pushing into you.
Mechanics
The setup is the same every time:
- In front of partner, locked hands.
- Retract arms, protect the chin.
- Wait for the transition. As soon as arms unlock --- pump-handle, head to the outside.
- Pass off: leave your left hand where it is. Take your right hand and slide it up to your partner's armpit. Then sit.
If we feel our partner coming toward us, this is an ideal time to simply drag, bring our partner past us.
- Leave your inside leg on the inside.
- Heist. Plant your rear leg, bring your body through.
- Immediately put your chest on your partner's back. It's really important that you keep your chest on your partner's back.
Key details
- Start with a chest lock, not a seat-belt grip. The chest lock allows you to keep weight over partner's shoulders and elbows and maintain good chest-to-back connection.
- You don't have to be in a rush to step the second leg over. Don't try to throw your second hook inside. It makes much more sense to tilt your body off in this direction, and then when you're ready, pass your second leg over and switch off to a seat-belt --- then you're ready to attack.
Common failures
- Rushing the second hook. Trying to immediately throw both hooks in compromises your chest-to-back connection. Tilt your body off to the side first, then pass the second leg over, then switch to seat-belt.
- Starting with a seat-belt instead of a chest lock. The seat-belt comes later --- the chest lock keeps weight distributed over partner's shoulders and elbows during the initial connection.
- Losing chest contact during the heist. Keep your chest glued to partner's back throughout the transition.
Connections
- From: seated-guard --- To: back-control
- Principles: inside position
- Skills: grip fighting
- Sibling attacks off the same grip: Arm drag to Sumi Gaeshi (partner pulls back), Arm drag to Hiza Guruma (partner stalemates)
Two-on-one pass-off
Patient escape from front headlock using inside-position thumb grip and two-on-one wrist control. Wait for hands to unlock, then pass head to outside.
Arm drag to Sumi Gaeshi
When partner retreats from your arm drag, slide forward, connect shoulder to chest, and lift with right leg hook.