Reversal from Hip Out Escape

Travis Tooke is one of only a handful of non-Brazilians to achieve the rank of Black Belt from Carlos Gracie Jr. and at only 23 years of age, became one of the youngest BJJ Black Belts in the United States. His name has appeared numerous times in Grappling Magazine and he is among the top Jiu-Jitsu competitors in the country.
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Here, Travis shows a follow-up to the Hip-out escape

• Step 1

Steve is caught in the bottom side mount and Travis has the cross face position
• Step 2

To make space, Steve steps his legs out and slightly turns away from Travis as he pushes against Travis’ neck to get rid of the cross face.
• step 3

He now pulls his hips completely away from Travis, pushes away with his arms and turns back in to face him.
• Step 4

Steve recovers the guard but is unable to get his right leg across to the full guard
• Step 5

He secures his leg across the waist of Travis, hooks his right arm inside and around Travis’ leg and controls Travis right arm with his left arm.
• Step 6

Steve now uses his left leg to throw Travis weight to the left and roll him over (Steve keeps his knee across Travis’ waist)
• Step 7

After the roll Steve is now on the top knee ride position