Originally Posted by
Gray
I personally turtle and go for a leg or stand up. I'd much rather be stuck in front headlock than side control for the most part. (This has gotten me in some super shitty positions competing against guys who turned out to be excellent wrestlers however) There's a definite learning curve to this approach, you're going to get a lot of guys who go for your back/guillotine/d'arce, but I find it works well for me. Generally speaking, this is probably the number one way I reverse guys who are better than me.