Marcelo escapes from the Botinha: If your opponent pauses after encircling your ankle with their arm, deliver a kick with your free leg as you slip your foot out of the hold heel first towards center-line. However, if your opponent snatches your ankle as they drop back for the finishing pressure, immediately look to sit-up and come up on top. Interfere with your opponent’s ability to bite down on your leg by removing their outside leg from your hip; you can also grab onto their lapels or even their arm to help defend against the Straight Ankle-Lock. Either work to pull your foot out from underneath the opponent’s armpit and bring it back to safety, or vault over top of their inside leg into the Mount Position.
Category: Escapes, Escapes & Counters, Positional Escapes, Submission Escapes, Submissions, Technique
