Also known as: shrimp escape · ebi
Pushing with straight arms instead of building frames.
Why it failsStraight arms get collected for an armbar or a kimura, and they carry no structure anyway.
FixKeep elbows bent and connected to your own body — frames transmit their weight to the mat, not to your shoulders.
Shrimping without inserting the knee.
Why it failsYou make space and give it straight back when they follow your hips.
FixThe instant the hips move, drive the near knee into the space and connect it to your frame.
Turning away from them (belly down) to escape the pressure.
Why it failsYou expose your back and they take it with the cross-face already in place.
FixTurn toward them onto your side; if you must turn away, commit to turtle immediately and move.