Move of the Day
Collar Drag to the Back
Part of the blue belt hub.
Yank the collar past you, take the angle, and climb onto the back in one beat.
When someone kneels in your seated or butterfly guard, the collar drag is a high-percentage path to the back. You are not pulling them onto you. You are making them miss, taking their back-step, and inserting the first hook before they recover their base.
The steps
- 01Seated, get a deep same-side or cross collar and a sleeve or tricep.
- 02Fall slightly to your hip as you drag the collar past your shoulder — they should feel like they are diving past you.
- 03Turn your belly down toward their near hip and post on your free hand.
- 04Insert the near hook (your top leg) and glue your chest to their back.
- 05Collect the second hook or a body triangle. Seatbelt before you hunt the collar.
Details that matter
- If the drag stalls, switch to a single-leg or a sit-up sweep. Same grip family.
- Keep your head on the correct side of their spine so you do not get rolled over the top.
- Do not reach for the choke until both hooks (or the body lock) are real.
Phone walkthroughs will land on the BJJ Everyday YouTube when they are filmed. The written steps above are the complete drill.
Related moves
- Knee Cut Pass
Split the guard, pin the far hip, and walk your knee through to side control.
- De La Riva to Technical Stand-Up Sweep
Hook the lead leg, off-balance the passer, and stand up on top of their base.
- Triangle from Closed Guard
Isolate one arm, climb the legs, and finish with angle — not calf strength.
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