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Back Attacks

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

Adapted from InGrappling, Back Attacks. System Games did not invent this curriculum.

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.Back Attack System — Full ExpressionFrom 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 catalogUncovered ShouldersFrom the catalogWith One ArmFrom the catalogWith Uncovered HipsFrom the catalog

Games

Back Attack System — Full Expressionback-control · full-system · seatbelt · hooks · rear-naked-choke · ladder · CLA · nogi-friendlyBack EscapeEscapes · PinsBack Position Seatbelt Keepback control · seatbelt · pinning · CLA · nogi-friendlyBack Retention with Hooksback-control · hooks · seatbelt · rear-naked-choke · ladder · CLA · nogi-friendlyFinishingsubmissions · slime mold original · rear naked chokeFinishingsubmissions · slime mold original · rear naked chokeFinishing the Escape — From the Backback-escape · seatbelt · finish-first · ladder · CLA · nogi-friendlyHook War — Back Position Lower Controlback control · hooks · body triangle · seatbeltMaintaining The Finishsubmissions · slime mold original · rear naked chokeStraight Jacket Back ControlPinsTurtle Recoveryturtle · back control · seatbelt · sit-out delay · CLA · nogi-friendlyUncovered Shoulderssubmissions · slime mold original · rear naked chokeWith One Armsubmissions · slime mold original · rear naked chokeWith Uncovered Hipssubmissions · slime mold original · rear naked choke