Truck Entry

Transition
Also known as:
Transition To Truck

The truck entry is a transition where you thread a leg between your opponent's legs to establish a calf-to-calf hook, typically from behind or from a top position, leading to the truck control position. It is used when you have access to your opponent's back or hips and can spiral underneath or around them to entangle the legs.

Quick Reference

Key principles

  • · Thread your hooking leg deep between the opponent's legs, lacing calf-to-calf on the far leg to create the twisting control.
  • · Maintain strong upper body connection (seatbelt, harness, or hip grip) throughout the entry to prevent separation.
  • · Use a rolling or spiraling motion to off-balance the opponent and expose the leg entanglement.
  • · Anticipate the opponent straightening their legs to resist by timing the hook insertion when their knees are bent, such as during turtle or scrambles.
  • · Keep your hips tight to theirs—any space allows them to face you and re-guard.

Execution

  1. 1 From your controlling position, identify the near leg and thread your bottom or inside leg between the opponent's thighs, hooking your calf behind their far calf.
  2. 2 Secure upper body control with a seatbelt grip or underhook to lock your chest to their back or hip.
  3. 3 Roll or spiral toward the entangled side, using the momentum to flatten or rotate the opponent into the truck position.
  4. 4 Once the calf hook is locked, use your free leg and hip pressure to stabilize and complete the transition to full truck control.

Common mistakes

  • × Inserting the hooking leg too shallow, resulting in a weak hook that the opponent easily kicks free from.
  • × Releasing upper body grips during the roll, allowing the opponent to separate and escape before the truck is established.
  • × Attempting the entry when the opponent's legs are fully extended and sprawled, making the calf lace nearly impossible to achieve.

Do it from

Positions and situations where the Truck Entry shows up.

Long Step Pass pass Reverse Mount Rodeo Ride Smash Pass pass Stoner Control Turtle Top
6 less common
Back Control Top Inverted Guard Reverse De La Riva Guard Top Reverse Side Control Seatbelt Control Body Triangle

Where it lands

The position you end up in.

Truck

Chains & Sequences

Commonly taught paths through the graph that feature this technique.

Toreando to Truck Back Take

Toreando Pass Truck Entry Back Control

Turtle Cradle to Back Take

Turtle Top Truck Entry Back Control

Knee Cut Smash Truck Back Take

Knee Cut Pass Smash Pass Truck Entry Back Control