Front Headlock

Position · Turtle

You are in front of his turtle or sprawl, chest on the back of his head and shoulders. One arm wraps his head with the forearm under his chin; the other controls one arm — over the triceps, or the arm trapped against his head. Keep your hips low and back, your weight on his head, so he cannot raise it, posture up or shoot. If he pulls the near arm free, go for the D'Arce; if the arm stays by his head, the Anaconda; if he sprawls with the head low, the Guillotine; if he sprawls the hips back, go behind; head low with one arm out — Peruvian Necktie; posts the near arm — Japanese Necktie; drives into you — Pancake. His goal is to lift his head and shoot or snap you over; the detail beginners miss is keeping the chin locked under the forearm rather than wrapping only the back of the neck.

How to do it

  1. In front of their turtle, drop your chest onto the back of their head, so your weight presses their head toward the mat.
  2. Wrap one arm around the neck, the forearm under the chin and the elbow tight, so they cannot pull the head out.
  3. Control the far arm at the triceps with your other hand, so they cannot post it or reach for your legs.
  4. Sprawl your legs back, hips low, so your weight stays on their head and not on your knees.
  5. Snap them down and circle to the side: from there open the guillotine, anaconda, d'arce or the back.

Key details

  • Your weight on their head stops them rising: a head pushed down cannot lift the body behind it.
  • Circle to the side, never stay square: square in front, they can build up and drive into you.
  • Control one arm: it opens the chokes, because the arm is no longer there to block your arm around the neck.

Common mistakes

  • Hips high. — Your weight is off their head; they shoot a leg or drive you back. — Sprawl the hips down.
  • Staying square in front. — They build up and stand. — Circle to the side.
  • A loose neck wrap. — They pull the head out and turn. — Forearm under the chin, elbow tight.

If they defend

  • They drive forward into you. → Pancake or guillotine.
  • They reach for your leg. → Sprawl and go to the back.

How to drill it

Front headlock rounds: they try to stand, you snap and circle, 3 × 1 minute.

What comes next

  • D'Arce Choke
  • Anaconda Choke
  • Guillotine Choke
  • Go-Behind
  • Peruvian Necktie
  • Japanese Necktie
  • Pancake
  • Cow Catcher

Where it comes from

  • Turtle
  • Guillotine Roll-Out
  • Gator Roll
  • X-Pass
  • Leg Weave Pass
  • Ghost Escape
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