Escapes

North-South Escapes

Framing on the hips, spinning to turtle and inverting to recover guard from under north-south.

Also called escaping north south, north south escape, spinning out of north south.

Where it shows up

6 resources

Gi & no-gi Beginner

Chewy's two effective options for escaping a tight north-south.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Giles on escaping north-south and choosing the correct escape based on arm position.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Machado on the body mechanics of the north-south escape: the devil is in the hip movement.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Machado on escaping north-south from side control, including protecting the neck from the choke while you move.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Jon Thomas on escaping north-south, with the frames that keep the choke from closing while you spin.

No-gi Intermediate

A longer no-gi north-south escape system, step by step.