### Double Underhook Escape The Double Underhook Escape is a fundamental Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) technique used to reverse or neutralize an opponent who has passed your legs and secured a strong control position, such as side control or mount. This escape involves using your arms to establish an underhook position to create space and progressively improve your position. **Japanese Name:** N/A **Position(s):** - **Side Control** **Top/Bottom Position:** - **Bottom** --- ### Step-by-Step Instructions #### **Side Control: Double Underhook Escape** 1. **Stay Tight:** - When you're under your opponent's side control, immediately establish grips or frames to prevent them from advancing further. - Maintain a tight core to protect yourself from pressure and elbows tucked in to avoid submission threats. 2. **Establish Underhooks:** - Use the arm closest to your opponent to create space by pushing against their hip or shoulder. - With the opposite arm, work to slide your hand underneath their arm closest to the ground (they might try to turn/angle towards you). You should aim to get your arm around their back or far side hip, creating an underhook. 3. **Bridge and Roll:** - Simultaneously, bridge your hips up strongly, generating power to destabilize their base. - As you bridge, use your newly established underhook to drive, bump, or roll them to the opposite direction—they are likely to topple when their balance is compromised. 4. **Create Space:** - As they base out to stabilize themselves, use the opportunity to slide your hips out and regain proper alignment by using a shrimping motion. - Get your bottom knee closest to them through, establishing a knee shield to make space if necessary. 5. **Secure Control and Transition:** - From here, depending on the space you've created, you may be able to transition into a guard position (Closed Guard, Open Guard, or Half Guard) or capitalize by sweeping them to a more favorable location. - Maintain awareness of their movements to ensure they cannot re-establish dominant control. #### **Tips:** - **Timing:** Perform the escape when your opponent's control isn't rock solid and they're adjusting, usually right after the pass. - **Patience:** Look for the opportunity; if your first attempt fails, maintain frames and control, ready to try again. - **Hip Movement:** Remember that successful escapes often relate closely to efficient hip movements and control. --- The Double Underhook Escape, when practiced with precision and timing, can be a reliable technique to escape side control, giving you the opportunity to reclaim favorable and secure positions.