Granby Roll
Escape · Turtle
Takes you from bottom of turtle back to guard facing him. The moment is when he drives his weight toward your head, so it moves over your shoulders and off your hips. Tuck your chin, turn your head to the side and put the top of your shoulder blade on the mat, then push off your feet and roll diagonally over that shoulder, hips passing over your head with the back rounded; his own forward pressure carries you out from under his chest. Keep turning until your feet point at him and your knees and feet are between you. Never roll over the top of the head: the neck takes the load. If he follows the roll, come up and shoot a single leg; if he blocks your shoulder, sit out instead.
How to do it
- In turtle, feel them drive toward your head: their weight moves forward over your shoulders and off your hips.
- Tuck your chin and post on the shoulder: turn your head to the side and put the top of your shoulder blade on the mat, not your head.
- Roll over the shoulder diagonally, legs swinging over: push off your feet and let your hips pass over your head while the back stays rounded.
- Use their forward pressure: as they push toward your head, the roll takes you out from under their chest.
- Keep turning to face them, feet toward them, and recover guard with your knees and feet between you.
Key details
- Roll on your shoulder, never the neck: the shoulder takes the load, the head stays turned and tucked.
- Their forward pressure helps you roll: the more they drive toward your head, the easier the roll.
- Finish facing them, feet toward them: your legs between you are your guard.
- From the turtle, slide the arm on the rolling side between your knees so that shoulder goes to the mat; then walk on your toes to lift your hips over your head.
Common mistakes
- Rolling on the neck. — Rolling straight over the head loads the neck and can injure it. — Put the shoulder down, head tucked and turned.
- Rolling while they sit on your hips. — With their weight on your hips they follow the roll and take the back. — Roll when they drive toward your head.
- Ending flat on your back. — Flat on your back you are in front of their legs and they pass at once. — Keep turning until your feet face them.
How to drill it
Solo Granby rolls 3 × 10, then with a partner driving lightly.
Safety
Keep the head tucked and roll on the shoulder to protect the neck.
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