Masakazu Imanari Leg Locks 11 - Knee On Belly Escape to Heel Hook

Masakazu Imanari Leg Locks 11 - Knee On Belly Escape to Heel Hook

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Masakazu's opponent has knee on belly, so he brings his knee behind the leg and grabs it with his arm, also behind the leg. He bumps him to the side, landing with the leg next to him, in perfect to position to grab the foot and finish the heel hook. He also shows a variation where he comes to the top and passes right away.


Inside the University 880 - Where to Position Your Knee on the Belly

Inside the University 880 - Where to Position Your Knee on the Belly

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Now both Saulo and Xande share their personal preferences of where they like to position their knees to keep good knee on belly control. Saulo has shorter legs and prefers a lower position, where as Xande prefers to keep his up higher toward the chest. Each offers its advantages and disadvantages.

Inside the University 879 - Establishing and Escaping Knee on Belly

Inside the University 879 - Establishing and Escaping Knee on Belly

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First Saulo goes over getting to knee on belly from side control, by first going hip to hip on his opponent and then sliding his knee up to the belly. To escape when on bottom, he turns away and brings his knee and elbow together, as he did during the kick the door movement, and uses his leverage to push off and turn back into his opponent to attack the single leg.

Inside the University 632 - Knee on Belly Step Over Collar Choke

Inside the University 632 - Knee on Belly Step Over Collar Choke

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From knee on belly, Xande has the near side collar grip, and his opponent tries to escape by pushing at his knee. Xande drops his weight on his opponent, trapping his arm, and straightens his forearm against the neck. To finish the choke, he steps his leg over the head and squeezes with his arm and leg.

Inside the University 631 - Knee on Belly Armbar

Inside the University 631 - Knee on Belly Armbar

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While Xande is controlling knee on belly, his opponent pushes his knee, so he underhooks the arm and clutches it tight. Next he pushes the head down and steps over to the other side. While pivoting, he grabs his opponent's pants at the knee, and falls back for the armbar. If necessary, he can throw his leg over the body to finish with more control.

Inside the University 630 - Knee on Belly Baseball Choke

Inside the University 630 - Knee on Belly Baseball Choke

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From the knee on belly position, Xande grips his opponent's near side collar with his thumb inside. He releases his grip on the hip with the other hand, and brings it to the far side collar with four fingers inside, with his hands now gripping like a baseball bat. Now Xande spins to north-south, making sure to bring his forearm across the neck, and places his head on the same side his body was just at. To finish the choke, Xande gets on his toes, picking his hips off the ground and creating more pressure on his opponent.

Inside the University 629 - Controlling Knee on Belly

Inside the University 629 - Controlling Knee on Belly

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Xande shows how he likes to maintain control while in knee on belly position. His method of control is pulling up the collar on the near side while pushing the far hip down. When his opponent tries to escape his hips or scoot away, Xande keeps his grips and follows with his knee.

Inside the University 628 - Fundamentals of Knee on Belly

Inside the University 628 - Fundamentals of Knee on Belly

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When Xande sets up his knee on belly position, he slides his shin across the stomach, hooking the ribs and keeping his foot off the mat, which allows him to apply more pressure. When his opponent bumps his hips, Xande stretches his body to maintain balance, and follows closely if his opponent tries escaping the hips.

Eduardo Inojosa Series 10 - Cross Collar Choke from Knee On Belly

Eduardo Inojosa Series 10 - Cross Collar Choke from Knee On Belly

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Starting in side control, Eduardo post one hand at his opponent's far hip and the other under the head, and hops up to a knee on belly position. He brings his hand from the hip to sink a deep cross collar grip with his fingers inside and his other hand grabs the cloth on the cross shoulder. Now he squeezes the choke as he lowers his head to the mat to get the finish.

Inside the University 369 - Knee on Belly Escape

Inside the University 369 - Knee on Belly Escape

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Saulo's opponent has passed his guard and is pressuring down with the knee on belly. Rather than turn in or away, Saulo's first move is to diagonal crunch toward his outside leg, and he places his inside hand on the knee. He places his outside elbow on the mat and posts off it to escape his hips. Now he has the option to turn in to his opponent and possibly attack the single leg, or use his legs to recover the guard.

Inside the University 317 - Cross Choke with Your Leg from Knee on Belly

Inside the University 317 - Cross Choke with Your Leg from Knee on Belly

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From knee on belly, Xande has the near side collar grip, and his opponent tries to escape by pushing at his knee. Xande drops his weight on his opponent, trapping his arm, and straightens his forearm against the neck. To finish the choke, he steps his leg over the head and squeezes with his arm and leg.

Inside the University 316 - Spinning Armbar from Knee on Belly

Inside the University 316 - Spinning Armbar from Knee on Belly

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Xande has knee on belly and his opponent pushes on his knee, so Xande first underhooks the arm, keeping his elbow against the inside of his knee. His other hand pushes the head down as he steps over it to the other side. As he finishes his pivot, he reaches and grabs his opponent's pants at the knee, and then falls back for the armbar. He also has the option to bring his leg across his opponent's body to finish.

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