Beginner
How to Escape the Back EVERY TIME | Jiu Jitsu Back Escape System
Coach's take: Best complete back-escape system in the batch.
3.9
Back escape
Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Popular
Strip the hooks and escape back control before the choke.
What coaches agree on
- Control the choking arm first — grip the wrist of the arm crossing over your shoulder and tuck your chin — before you worry about anything else in the escape.
- The real target of the escape is getting both shoulders flat on the mat; once you're flat, your opponent can no longer be on your back and the choke can't finish.
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- Clear the bottom hook with your own foot and leg rather than your hands, hooking your leg over their ankle so it can't slide back in.
- Bridge or turn to break your hip alignment with your opponent so you're no longer stacked directly under their control, which strips away their leverage.
Beginner
3 Back Escaped Every White Belt MUST Know!
Coach's take: Clean, priority-ordered, easy to actually drill from.
3.8
Beginner
BJJ Fundamentals: Back Escape by Stephen Whittier
Coach's take: Explains the why, not just the what -- this is how fundamentals should be taught.
3.8
Intermediate
Back Escape by John Danaher
Coach's take: Dense but clean -- every detail here is doing work.
3.8
Advanced
The ONLY Back Escape You Need (It’s Simple)
Coach's take: This corrects a mistake a lot of people are taught -- worth your time.
3.8
Intermediate
3 back escapes I tested over years of trial and error
Coach's take: Technically sharp - explains why each step works, not just the motion.
3.7
Advanced
Summer Camp 2025: Turning defense into offense: Back escapes with Michael Currier
Coach's take: Great honesty on how hard this actually is - the success-rate benchmarks alone are worth it.
3.7
Beginner
The BEST BACK ESCAPE For White Belts!!
Coach's take: Practical, honest about what a 'win' actually looks like here.
3.7
Advanced
How To Do The Perfect Back Escape by Adam Wardziński
Coach's take: Great detail on staying calm through the scarier part of the escape.
3.7
Beginner
BJJ Beginners Tutorial - Back Escape / Elbow Escape Method
Coach's take: Exactly the order I'd teach a new student - neck safety first, then escape.
3.6
Beginner
Back Escape - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for Kids
Coach's take: Simple, clear, and actually correct -- good starting point for anyone.
3.6
Advanced
Alexander Volkanovski and Craig Jones Teach the Back Escape Technique
Coach's take: Good if you already have the basics down -- this is a specific tool, not a starting point.
3.6
Advanced
No Gi BJJ Back Escape
Coach's take: Useful tool for a specific situation, not a complete answer.
3.5
Advanced
Rolling Back Escape by Marcus Buchecha Almeida
Coach's take: Good idea, but the explanation is thinner than the technique deserves.
3.3
Intermediate
Aggressive Back Escape Kimura - ZombieProofBJJ (NoGi)
Coach's take: Clear step-by-step escape, assumes some grappling experience already.
3.2
Beginner
THIS Back ESCAPE is UNSTOPPABLE!!
Coach's take: Solid technique, just wade through some filler.
3.1
Intermediate
BACK ESCAPE to 50/50 Guard
Coach's take: Solid, specific escape route - useful once you already have the basics down.
2.7
Advanced
The Back Escape Wizard - BJJ Study
Coach's take: Teaches by showing you elite defense, not by drilling it with you.
2.5
Intermediate
Effective Back Escape #bjjlesson #bjjinstructional
Coach's take: Good bits in here but you have to dig for them.
2.2
Intermediate
Jiu-Jitsu Technique. Fundamentals to Master . Back Escape by Xande Ribeiro
Coach's take: Good source, technique's in there, but it's a dense, fast walkthrough - expect to rewind.
2.0