## Technique: Truck **Position**: - **Back Mount** **Japanese Name**: - **Kuruma** (meaning cart or wheel) - Though not commonly used, this is a potential translation. ### Introduction The Truck is a versatile and innovative BJJ technique that allows practitioners to control their opponent from the back mount position. It provides opportunities for transitions into submissions like the calf slicer or setting up leg locks. Brazilians developed it further as they incorporated more rounds and twists, drawing on its roots linked to wrestling techniques. ### Step-by-Step Guide #### 1. **Establish the Back Mount** - Begin by gaining control of your opponent’s back. Ensure that you have one hook in and the other leg free to move. - Secure a seatbelt grip: one arm over the shoulder and the other under the arm of the opponent. #### 2. **Prepare for the Transition to Truck** - As you have the back, slide down on one side of your opponent. Use the same side where your hook is in, aiming to keep pressure and control. - Use the free leg to move under your opponent's leg's knee, linking your foot with your instep under their knee pit. #### 3. **Rolling Transition** - Gain momentum by pulling your opponent with your seatbelt grip while rolling towards the free leg side. This movement starts the transition to the Truck position. - As you roll, maintain your instep hook while bringing your other leg to cross over the opponent’s near leg, capturing it securely. #### 4. **Establishing the Truck Position** - You should terminate the roll with your opponent transitioned into a sideways position, with your legs controlling one of their legs in a way that forces them into a banana-half-moon shape. - Complete the Truck by switching from the seatbelt grip to controlling their body with both hands or maintaining a grip on their far hip with your free hand. ### Submission Opportunities from the Truck - **Calf Slicer**: Grasp the opponent's trapped leg, pull it towards their torso, and apply pressure by extending your leg against their calf. - **Adapting to a Leg Lock**: Transition further into a leg lock or maintain control, awaiting an opportune moment to attack the now exposed leg. ### Key Points to Remember - The Truck position offers control and transition opportunities but requires precision in leg placement and grip. - Keep pressure with the feet to ensure your opponent’s leg is trapped throughout the technique. - Be patient; the setup might require multiple attempts or adaptations based on the opponent's resistance.