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Back Attacks

Chest to back. Hooks or body triangle. Strangle with two sides of pressure.

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Back attack submissions — RNC, body triangle, rear triangle, short choke, straitjacket, garrot choke from back control.

Method. Reverse-Phase Progression · Invariants Are Information

Series. Back Attack

Invariants. INV-S01 · INV-S02 · INV-S03 · INV-07

Canon pages

Rear Naked StrangleSeatbelt, hide the choking arm, support hand. INV-S01: both sides of the neck.Body TriangleThe high-control back. First rung of the back-attack ladder on this site.Taking the BackThe approach rung: turtle, failed pass, front headlock — get chest-to-back first.Back TriangleLeg-based strangle from back control — legs lock in a triangle figure-four around the neck and near arm.Backpack PositionBackpack position — chest-to-back back control without leg hooks. Double overs or seatbelt with no hooks set.Belly Down Back MountBelly down back — the prone back ride, entered when the opponent rolls from seated back. RNC is the primary finish; cross ashi is the route Body Triangle DefenceBody triangle back control escape — turn into the locked side, expose the attacker's trapped foot, and attack the ankle.Seatbelt DefenceBack escape from seatbelt — chin tuck, two-on-one on the choking wrist, escape toward the underhook side, strip the hook, shoulders to the mBack Defence — StandingStanding back defence — piggyback/backpack escape.Back Take Entry RoutesBack entries — every route into back control from standing, guard, top, and leg entanglements. Hub for the back attack system.Back ExposureThe transitional moment of first back access — before any grip system is established.Short Choke — Front HeadlockThe short choke taken beside a turtled opponent without taking the back first — the same bent-arm strangle, reached from the front headlock.Back Defence — Hand FightBack hand-fight defence — chin tuck, two-on-one on the strangle wrist, elbow-to-hip control, palm shield against the jaw pry.Rear Naked ChokeThe primary submission from back control. Bilateral carotid compression applied from the seatbelt or body triangle.Seatbelt ControlSeatbelt back control — over-under grip with strangle hand over the shoulder, control hand under the armpit.Short ChokeShort choke — the rear strangle finished palm-to-palm with the free elbow driven behind the shoulder. Taken when the RNC figure-four cannot Standing RNCStanding RNC — rear naked choke applied from standing back control before hooks are established.StraitjacketStraitjacket back control in no-gi: the opponent's near arm is fed down and pinned against their own body while back control is held.Back Defence — Turtle RecoveryBack escape to turtle — when face-out isn't available, belly-down and recover to turtle.Arms Low, Hand to the Spine vs Turn to FaceFrom the catalogBack Attack System — Full ExpressionFrom the catalogBack Control, Arm Trapped: Get the Back Triangle vs Escape the BackFrom the catalogBack EscapeFrom the catalogBack Position Seatbelt KeepFrom the catalogBack Retention with HooksFrom the catalogFinishingFrom the catalogFinishingFrom the catalogFinishing the Escape — From the BackFrom the catalogHook War — Back Position Lower ControlFrom the catalogMaintaining The FinishFrom the catalogStraight Jacket Back ControlFrom the catalogTurtle: Seat Belt and a Hook, or Hip Down Past the Legs vs Guard or StandFrom the catalogUncovered ShouldersFrom the catalogWith One ArmFrom the catalogWith Uncovered HipsFrom the catalog

Games

Arms Low, Hand to the Spine vs Turn to Faceback-control · RNC · arm-isolation · straight-jacketOpen game →Back Attack System — Full Expressionback-control · full-system · seatbelt · hooks · rear-naked-chokeOpen game →Back Control, Arm Trapped: Get the Back Triangle vs Escape the Backback-control · back-triangle · arm-trap · back-escapeOpen game →Back EscapeEscapesOpen game →Back Position Seatbelt Keepback control · seatbeltOpen game →Back Retention with Hooksback-control · hooks · seatbelt · rear-naked-chokeOpen game →Finishingsubmissions · rear naked chokeOpen game →Finishingsubmissions · rear naked chokeOpen game →Finishing the Escape — From the Backback-escape · seatbelt · finish-firstOpen game →Hook War — Back Position Lower Controlback control · hooks · body triangle · seatbeltOpen game →Maintaining The Finishsubmissions · rear naked chokeOpen game →Straight Jacket Back ControlOpen game →Turtle RecoveryEscapes · TurtleOpen game →Turtle: Seat Belt and a Hook, or Hip Down Past the Legs vs Guard or Standturtle · turtle-attack · back-take · seat-belt · hooks · rear-naked-choke · turtle-escape · guard-recoveryOpen game →Uncovered Shoulderssubmissions · rear naked chokeOpen game →With One Armsubmissions · rear naked chokeOpen game →With Uncovered Hipssubmissions · rear naked chokeOpen game →