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Belly Down Position

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Also called: belly down, belly-down-escape, face-down-position

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3 gi · 2 no-gi

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Leads into

Rear Naked ChokeWhen: army crawl forward with constant hip pressure
Full NelsonWhen: walk elbows up to back of head and pull both hands together

Reached from

Hook InsertionWhen: secure hooks and flatten opponent on stomach
Back TakeWhen: establishing control and moving to top

Belly Down Position

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