Taking the Back

​Maybe you know this or maybe you don’t, you are probably getting to the back in one of two ways. Under the legs or around the side. Under the legs would be things like deep half guard, kiss of the dragon, and double under pass to back take. Around the side would be pretty much anything else, arm drag, matrix, sprawl and go behind, etc. as long as you have placed yourself behind their elbows, you have a good chance of taking the back. Once again, don’t make things more complicated than they need to be, focus on getting under or around people behind their elbows and the back will appear more than you would think.