No-gi Intermediate
Josh Barnett shows how to escape a seatbelt grip from turtle and turn defence into offence.
Control
Seatbelt Grip
One arm over the shoulder and one under the armpit, hands clasped at the chest - the primary upper-body control from the back and the turtle.
Also called seat belt, harness grip, seatbelt control, over under back grip.
Where it shows up
Related techniques
Shorts
YouTube videos
The Most Important Concepts Of Controlling The Back by Felipe Pena
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
Felipe Pena on the concepts that actually keep you attached: chest-to-back connection, hip tracking and not over-committing to a choke.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Simple back-mount adjustments when they are escaping the hooks, so you keep the seatbelt.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Knight Jiu-Jitsu's essentials for attacking the back in gi and no-gi: control first, then the chokes that follow.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Jordan walks through eight fundamentals of holding the back: seatbelt, hip connection, following the roll and when to switch to a body triangle.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Jason Scully on opening a tight turtle: hip control, the seatbelt and flattening them to side control when the back take is not there.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Jean Jacques Machado on the small upgrades from a loose back take to a back you can actually finish from.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Ffion Davies on back-control concepts: seatbelt, following the turn and when to switch to a body triangle.
Controlling the Jiu-Jitsu Turtle Position and Two Sneaky Technique to Watch Out For
Chad The Beast Hardy YouTube
How to stay attached on a turtled opponent, the counters they will try, and breaking them down to their side rather than jumping to a loose back take.
Seat Belt Control, Taking the Back from Front Headlock, Turtle to Back Control, Rear Naked Choke
Just Train YouTube
Seatbelt on turtle, spinning behind from the front headlock and finishing with the rear naked choke. A compact attacking sequence.