I rolled with the judo club in Memphis. I feel that it is great to learn the basic fundamentals from them, and make sure to improve on those. It doesn’t do any good to learn all the cool moves if I’m unable to even pin and opponent correctly.

Scarf Hold Escape - Hip Switch with elbow push
  • Switch hips away
  • Get arm under elbow behind head
  • Switch hips towards
  • Push elbow up and away
Try to take back with leg, or at least get to knees

Scarf Hold Escape - Bridge and Roll
  • Switch hips away and in
  • Grab belt with outside arm
  • Hip escape and push to make room
  • When they follow, bridge into them, and roll over head
If they don’t follow, then just get back into guard


Scarf Hold Escape - Push head to triangle with arm bar
  • Use outside arm and push into neck
  • Trap head with legs into triangle
  • Trap other elbow with arm
  • Sit up (not back) to complete armbar

Arm Triangle Escape - Punch fist
  • Make a fist with trapped arm
  • Punch into neck to make space
  • Shrimp in to secure arm

Arm Triangle Escape - Roll Out
  • Scooch legs out
  • Roll over far arm

Tai otoshi (Body Drop)
  • Keep front leg between theirs
  • Punch, keep arm close
  • Get low on leg