The third installment in the Practical Jiu Jitsu series focused on escaping bad positions and finishing from the top

Michael Heinz covers escaping pins, surviving mount, headlock escapes, rear naked choke, cross sides top, mount control, and opening closed guard

Every technique is broken into "Fundamental" and "Extra" categories so you can build a solid base and then expand

A complete 7-part system designed for self-defense and practical grappling scenarios

What Will You Learn?

Michael Heinz returns with the third volume of his Practical Jiu Jitsu series, delivering a comprehensive system for getting from the bottom to the top without losing teeth. This 7-part instructional covers every critical scenario: escaping cross sides bottom with guard recovery and turtle escapes, surviving and exiting mount with bridge escapes and shrimp escapes, schoolyard headlock escapes, the rear naked choke from standing and ground, pinning and finishing from cross sides top, maintaining and smashing in mount with americanas and gift wraps, and opening closed guard with multiple breaks and passing sequences. Each section is organized into fundamental techniques and extras, giving you a clear progression path.

Technique List

Part 1: Escaping Pins - Cross Sides Bottom

Introduction

Warm Ups for Surviving and Escaping Pinned Positions

Warm Ups for Finishing From the Top

Intro to Escaping Pins - Cross Sides Bottom

Fundamental - Taking Weight and Defending Mount Takes

Fundamental - Guard Recovery

Fundamental - Going to Your Knees to Escape

Fundamental - Circling in Turtle Bottom

Extra - Preventing the Cross Face

Extra - Running Man Escape

Extra - Bridge Escape

Extra - Escaping Underhook Sit Out 1

Extra - Escaping Underhook Sit Out 2

Part 2: Surviving and Exiting Mount

Intro to Surviving and Exiting Mount

Fundamental - Two-Handed Strangle Defense

Fundamental - Sport Bridge for Understanding Connection

Fundamental - Overwrap Bridge

Fundamental - Dealing with the Sitback

Extra - Escaping Punches From Mount

Extra - Low Mount Bridge

Extra - Knee Elbow Escape

Extra - Shrimp Escape

Extra - Opponent on Arms Escape

Extra - High Mount Escape

Part 3: Schoolyard Headlock Escapes

Intro to Schoolyard Headlock Escapes

Fundamental - Falling to Good Posture

Fundamental - Preferred Escape by Getting on Top

Fundamental - Shrimp Escape

Fundamental - Bridge Escape

Extra - Breaking the Headlock on Top

Extra - Lethal Weapon Choke to Armbar

Extra - Guard Recovery When Opponent Is on the Knees

Extra - Head and Arm Escapes

Part 4: Rear Naked Choke

Intro to the Rear Naked Choke

Fundamental - Single Arm Mechanics

Fundamental - Double Arm Finish

Fundamental - Overcoming Hand Fights

Fundamental - Standing Control

Extra - Jedi Spin and Finish

Extra - Sit Down and Finish

Extra - Turtle Top Smash and Finish

Extra - Seated Control

Part 5: Pinning and Finishing - Cross Sides Top

Intro to Pinning and Finishing - Cross Sides Top

Fundamental - Prevent Roll Away to Mount or Back Control

Fundamental - Beating the Push to Cross Face Underhook

Fundamental - Beating the Push to Classic Hands

Fundamental - Americana Off the Face Push

Extra - Knee on Belly

Extra - North-South Kimura

Extra - Strikes From Cross Sides

Extra - Shoulder of Justice to Mount

Part 6: Maintaining and Smashing in Mount

Intro to Maintaining and Smashing in Mount

Fundamental - Not Getting Pushed Off

Fundamental - Low Mount Control

Fundamental - Americana

Fundamental - Dealing with the Belly-Down Roll

Extra - High Mount Control + Strikes and Armbar

Extra - Side Mount vs Escapes

Extra - Gift Wrap

Extra - Torso Grip Break to Guillotine

Part 7: Opening Closed Guard

Intro to Opening Closed Guard

Fundamental - Move If the Legs Are Open

Fundamental - Legs to Chest Passing

Fundamental - J Point Posture and Opening From the Knees

Fundamental - Knee in the Middle Guard Break

Extra - Clearing the Head and Freeing the Arms

Extra - Standing Up with a Tripod vs a Lunge + Guard Breaks

Extra - Miscellaneous Guard Breaks

Extra - Strikes and Submission Concerns

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