defending the back

1. turtle roll- look away from opponent and roll to guard. time so that you catch it before they lock you down with arm across back. eyes closed drill- sensitivity.

2. turtle to side control top, mount, ezekiel. control wrist of arm across back, nearside knee. sit out and come on top. bj penn mount, cross ankles under mount, ezekiel.

3. leo vieira guard recovery- opponent behind you. close leg comes up, put instep across. can use to track them if they try to take your back- shuts off one side. recover guard.

4. helicopter variation- opponent trapping one leg behind you. you weave and trap leg closest to you with your toes on mat. grab other knee and keep sleeve of arm across back. look towards (or was it away from?-need to double check) opponent and roll to an omoplata-like position (chop down). continue the helicopter roll to the top. weight on them. lock down and control.

**no leg omoplata variation


keys-
-retaining back- tight harness. "chin in bowl"
-pay attention to where opponent looks. they look away= attempting to roll back to guard. follow and jump all the way across to 270 back take. they look towards you=half guard recovery. hop around to back side.

-on the back- always attack the neck. prioritize the submission over the points.
-if you are smaller- you need to be faster. arm drag, take the back, etc.