3 CONCEPTS TO IMPROVE YOUR ROLLING BACK ATTACKS

3 CONCEPTS TO IMPROVE YOUR ROLLING BACK ATTACKS

Like most of Jiu Jitsu, people tend to overcomplicate these attacks. Instead, focus on a few key concepts:

1) Control a leg: Get one of their legs between yours, ideally above the knee so you’re controlling the thigh.

2) Understand the roll: The roll isn’t the goal, it’s just the movement that gets you behind the knees. Like all back takes, we need to get behind the knees and elbows.

3) Chest to back: Close the space. If your chest isn’t connected to their back, you're not on the back yet.

In this video, I break down how these concepts show up in 3 different scenarios:

• Clip 1: From a top pinning position

• Clip 2: Guarded against a standing opponent

• Clip 3: Guarded against a seated opponent