Aggressive Backtake 2

This technique is an aggressive backtake from the closed guard position, particularly useful when the opponent is larger, stronger, or is effectively distributing their weight to prevent movement.

1. When the opponent is sprawling on your leg or hugging your leg tightly, making it difficult to move, maintain your grip but instead of hugging the lat, fish for the belt. If there's no belt, grab the pant, being mindful of where your thumb is placed.
2. Keep the hook live and place the top leg as a butterfly hook inside the opponent's thigh. If flexibility is an issue, use your hand to help bend your leg and insert your foot.
3. With your foot inside the opponent's leg, grab the belt and maintain your grip on the neck, bringing both close to you. As you do this, kick out with the butterfly hook leg.
4. From this position, dig deep to get the lapel. This will allow you to stretch out the opponent and take the back.
5. If the opponent is overpowering you or shifting their weight on top of your leg, preventing a good hip escape or shrimp to break them down, there's an alternative. Keep the grip, get close, and the hand that was supposed to grab near the armpit should go for the belt.
6. Place your free leg or outside leg as a butterfly hook inside the opponent's thigh. For control, get closer to the opponent's hip until you feel tight. To execute, roll the leg down and kick as you pull both the belt and the cross collar grip close to you.
7. If you're still stuck after breaking the opponent down, the hand that was on the belt should go in to dig for the opposite lapel. Now, with the lapel grip, you can shrimp and stretch out the opponent.
8. If you're unable to do that or if the opponent steps over your leg, lock your legs behind them and stretch them out. Once you're in this position, it's easy to get the hook in.