Back Takes

Roger Gracie's back take from closed guard: drag the arm, climb, get to the elbow and take the seatbelt.

Jason Scully turns a stuffed hip bump into a back take using the wrestling switch: shoot the arm past the hip and bring your hips out to trap the arm.

Study of Roger Gracie's low-risk back take from closed guard: drag the arm across, climb to high guard, work around and get up on the elbow. Uses competition clips.

Gordon Ryan's closed guard arm drag: grip high by the armpit, push the hand under your elbow, knee pull across and hang off the body so posture cannot come back before you go to the back.

Match-footage breakdown of Roger Gracie's closed guard: two-on-one arm drag to the back take, the flower sweep when they resist, and the cross collar grip when they hide the arm. Analysis rather than a drill-along.

Heather Morgan's class on the closed-guard arm drag: drills and the back take that follows.

Morgan's rodeo back take from closed guard, climbing around the arm when they post to stand.