Scarfhold escapes

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Man have I been hanging out with too many heavy Judo blackbelts in my life. I hate getting stuck here so today I share with you some of my favorite escapes from the scarf hold position! Enjoy!

[@VadimLi]

Thanks! This is a beautifully crafted video. Your channel worths 1 mln. subscribers. 😊

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Osú! Thank you! Haha hope to reach that someday 😁👌🏼🙌🏼

[@boripatpraidam6877]

I've been looking for a good Kesa escape video on KZbin for a while and I dare say this is currently the best VDO out there! It covers all the scenarios, nothing flashy and unrealistic. It's quite fundamental and is easy for a-white-belt me to follow. Thanks Energia! 👍

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Thank you brother! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Osú! Our pleasure! Where do you train from?

[@boripatpraidam6877]

@@EnergiaMartialArts Bangkok, Thailand! I've been training jiu jitsu for a little over 7 months, and have always been struggling in someone's Kesa. I'm definitely gonna try these escapes out the next time I roll. Much appreciated energia, Oss! 💪

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Chapters 0:00 - Start 0:32 - Position frames 2:41 - Backtake 1 5:26 - Backtake 2 6:40 - Leg reversal 9:41 - Double bridge 14:08 - Arm trap 15:40 - Flow

[@hopkinshaworth7669]

Keep going 💪💪✨

[@rijkgrift2434]

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[@EnergiaMartialArts]

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[@timmumby5348]

Lots of small helpful details 😊

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Thank you!

[@bryanpacheco6174]

This is gold... Thanks you so much brother 🙏 ❤ I love this Channel, I really enjoy all your content

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Thank you! Appreciate that. 100% reason we keep going 🙏🏼

[@iloveViennaBJJ]

great explainations , excellent close camera work - great upload

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Thank you! Appreciate it. We put a lot of effort into the camera work. Love it when that get's noticed.

[@LongPhamKimura]

It suck to be under if you have heavier partner. Thanks for sharing coach

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

🙌🏼👌🏼 osú!

[@torstenschmidt9457]

Zelfs als dat niets met het onderwerp te maken heeft, zijn de twee mannen op de een of andere manier erg sympathiek.😀

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Hahah ik weet niet precies wat je bedoeld maar we zijn idd erg sympathiek! Ofja, Storm in ieder geval XD

[@torstenschmidt9457]

@@EnergiaMartialArts Ik denk dat je de technieken zelfverzekerd en serieus uitlegt, maar dat je sympathiek met elkaar omgaat.

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

@@torstenschmidt9457 ja dat klopt helemaal, zo hoort het 😁👍🏼

[@MeroGrumble]

I feel like I should just make copy pasta under BJJ videos at that point because it is always the same. Thanks for the video but this is not a "judo scarfold". I will only mention the leg positioning that is lacking: - controlling the nearside arm elevates the shoulder which makes bridges harder, insert your thigh there to fill the space and ensure *they cannot hide their arm if you lose it* . - front leg must be extended to *counter bridges* . - backleg must be knee down (not to offer a hook) and the sole of the foot pointing backwards to *counter a situp or any movement this way* . Try before/after with this simple change and the top guy will feel a huge difference without more efforts. Bottom guy will feel miserable and be forced to use escapes in combination.

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

Thanks for your comment! Though I’m always open to discuss technique you do state it’s not a judo scarfhold but this is a bjj video. Also, Storm here (uke on top) is a brown belt in Judo with a lot of competition experience. Thanks for the tips but trust me, his scarfhold is very tight 😄 you are happy to swing by our gym and try out.

[@MeroGrumble]

Hello @EnergiaMartialArts , I said "judo scarfold" as a reply to you being "stuck under too many judo blackbelts". The fundamentals of the pin apply whether you call it bjj or judo. My comment was not meant to be disrespectful to you or your judo brown belt friend. I invested almost 30 years of my own in judo & grappling and merely tell you that applying the points listed above makes a significant difference without costing any effort. I only mean to share and it is up to you to test it yourself. PS: it is not so much about being tight but stable.

[@EnergiaMartialArts]

@@MeroGrumble I did not think it was disrespectful but I hope you realize we get a lot of crazy comments here on KZbin. Mostly, trust me or not, from people who have never grappled in their lives. I did not mean to disagree with you; as I stated I’m always open to discussion. I’ll definitely give the front leg details a go but about the back leg I myself like to base it on the mat to counter their bridge into me. So to explain my foot is planted on the mats and my knee is facing towards the ceiling. I don’t really understand how your take on the back leg would make it more stable. I do however think I get what you mean with preventing the hook. Is it that the thigh in the floor with the back leg creates no grip to grab with the bottom players foot to hook?

[@MeroGrumble]

​​​​@@EnergiaMartialArts , no worries, I know the Internet is full of keyboard warriors. Scarfold is just a pet peeve of mine. You are right in your understanding of the "hook". With your knee up, uke can "retro-shrimp", grab your leg with his legs, roll you over and ultimately reverse the position (fun escape drill, bad experience in competition). I cannot post a link to a picture of the position (I tried...) but if you google image "sampson kesa gatame", you will find the proper placement of the backleg. Perform the position alone and you will feel that you are more stable against pushes to your rear. One simple way to test it is to switch between both leg positioning and, in each position, try to lay down on your back in line with your frontleg. Just as the foot of the frontleg is countering a bridge, *the foot & positioning of the backleg act as a counterpoint to them sitting up* (e.g, pushing against your neck/shoulder). Don't get me wrong, it is still unpleasant when they push but it is *easier to maintain balance & gives you time to react* . For instance, in scarfold with the hand behind their head, when they push with their free hand: - you can overhook, go to side position and work a head&arm choke; - or if they leave enough space, just underhook and switch to side control (with a farside armbar threat if they extend it...) Having a leg with knee up accomplishes in fact peanut. You can apply the same "pressure" in the proper position by simply lifting your butt (don't overdo it or you will get rolled over). Sidenote: There are many kesa variations and I see them as *transitional pins* to more secure pins (side, NS, mount) where you can apply submissions. The kesa leg movement allows smooth transition between those pins while keeping control. Hon kesa gatame (without underhook) is one with the least transition options and (to me) already a hail mary pin outside judo ruleset (where you just need to stay there 20 seconds).

[@tomthemmen7549]

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[@EnergiaMartialArts]

🙌🏼👍🏼 osú