Escapes
Getting out of positions where the opponent has already established control.
Escaping back control: hands, then the turn
Escaping back control starts as rear naked choke defence, with the neck safe and the hands won, and only then turns until your shoulders reach the mat and you face them.
Foundational · Gi and no-giEscaping side control: frame, bridge, shrimp
Getting out of side control is a sequence, frame then bridge then hip escape then knee, and the reason it fails under a heavy partner is usually the order rather than the strength.
Foundational · Gi and no-giThe elbow-knee escape from mount
The escape that trades an elbow against the opponent's knee for enough space to bring your own knee through, and the reason it fails is almost always sequence rather than strength.
Foundational · Gi and no-gi