## Technique Name **50/50 Guard Escape** ## Explanation The 50/50 Guard is a position used in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu where both practitioners have their legs wrapped around one another's leg, forming a configuration that allows for multiple attacking and defending possibilities. Escaping the 50/50 Guard is crucial to bypass stalling, regain a superior position, and initiate other techniques. ## Possible Positions - **50/50 Guard** ## Step-by-Step Instructions ### **Step 1: Control the Scenario** - **Posture Up:** Maintain a strong upright posture with your upper body to consolidate balance and prevent your opponent from executing attacks. - **Grip Fighting:** Use your hands to control grips closer to your opponent’s belt line or collar while breaking any grips they have on your legs or arms. ### **Step 2: Address the Leg Entanglement** - **Lower Leg Control:** Use your free hand to control your opponent's ankle that is **over** your thigh. Ensure their leg is away from your center line. - **Bottom Leg Trap:** Wrap your leg under their leg to restrict their movement, amplifying your control over their lower body. ### **Step 3: Escape Initiation** - **Shift Your Hips:** Scoot your hips backward slightly using your free leg, maintaining pressure on your opponent’s leg by pinning their foot to your chest. - **Knee Line Management:** Highlight the knee that is being controlled and use your resources to pull it out and free it from the control of the opponent's 50/50. ### **Step 4: Create Angles** - **Angle Your Body:** Pivot your body to the outside (away from the 50/50 lock) to enhance your loan of leg pressure against the opponent’s grips. This positioning is crucial for leverage. ### **Step 5: Exit the 50/50 Guard** - **Turn Your Leg Outward:** Exploit the created angle to rotate your leg outwardly as you press down with your hand, escalating your hip movement. - **Kick-Out Motion:** Propel free leg in a swift kick-out motion aimed at debuting the controlled knee completely out of the lock. ### **Step 6: Transition to Dominant Position** - **Control and Maintain:** Hold your opponent's sleeve or pant leg as you slide your leg deep forward to set up for passing. - **Side Control or Mount:** Transition immediately into a solid controlling position like side control or mount to maintain dominance in the roll and continue your attack strategy. ---