When attempting the Paper Cutter Choke from side control, the opponent is likely to block the choking arm using both arms. When he does, you can use the grips to get a backtake.

When you have Worm Guard, but the opponent leans forward to defend against a back sweep, you can roll forward with the same lapel grip to get into a back angle for a Backtake. If he defends the backtake by grabbing your collar, you can get a Wrenching Armbar.

When the opponent defends your Kimura from closed guard, swing your leg over his head and poke your foot under his arm. The straighten your leg so that it is heavy on his shoulder and do a switch backtake.

When you attempt a Kimura from your closed guard, but the opponent defends by grabby his belt or other hand, escape your hip off to the side and then use your leg as a pendulum to sit up and take his back.

When your opponent grabs his belt to defend your Kimura from the closed guard, you can drag the arm and sit up to reach for the back. Then rotate your hips around to his back for a backtake.

When you enter the Backside X Guard position from X Guard, and your opponent leans forward, you can use the crab ride position to drive his knees to the mat. If he starts rotating, use the hip grip, pant grip, and crab hooks to maintain the backside position that sweeps the opponent and lands you...

When you have a deep lasso, you can use it to tilt the opponent to one side and get his hand on the mat to enter the Corkscrew Armbar. Then from there, if the armbar fails, you can take the back.

When the opponent attempts the double under stack pass, you can counter with a back take by gripping both of his sleeves and wedging your legs under him.

When you have chest-to-chest halfguard top position, you can use a grip on the opponent's farside lapel to secure a back take when he turns away from you. You can even use the same lapel grip to get a choke after the backtake.

When the opponent has quarter guard from a knee cut attempt, you can pass by moving his hips using your leg. You can pass or take the back from mount, or use farside knee cut to clear the foot.

When the opponent defends your flower sweep with a cross post, you can take the back by securing grips on the tricep of the cross post arm and the farside armpit area. Once these 2 grips are in place, you can move your hips around to the backside of his hips, or you can drag his hips down in fron...

When the opponent defends your Flower Sweep by cross posting, you can lift his leg over your head to access the backside and insert your crab ride hooks. Then you can take the back.

When attempting the 2-on-1 Cross Sleeve Scissors Sweep and the opponent defends by leaning his weight to the other side, you can do an armdrag that will give you access to the back when he is forward or the body lock pass if he leans back.

Take the back from your kneeshield half guard using underhook by throwing his arm off your back and onto the floor. Then move to secure a seatbelt and take his back.

From De La Riva (DLR), grab the belt and drag his hips to the floor. Then invert into the Berimbolo while keeping his hips as close to your head as possible. Squeeze your thighs above his knees so that you can control his hips while you reach for his far leg or hip to complete the back take.

From De La Riva, use the collar grip to drag him forward and get his weight off the leg. Then put the foot on his hip to transition to X guard and shelf his leg on your shin. Then pass the leg over your head and move into crab ride.

Transition to De La Riva (DLR) from spider guard and then use the deep DLR hook to access the back using the Baby Bolo technique to get to the crab ride.

When the opponent stands up in 50/50 you hook his far leg from behind using your free foot, and then enter the crab ride position, which will give you an opportunity for a backtake.

When your opponent has side control and he switches his base facing your feet, keep him low on your hips, grip his collar and hook the nearside leg to sit up and take his back.

When opponent lifts up his nearside knee to counter the Scissors Sweep, you can switch to an omoplata sweep and then roll into a back take from the top.

When opponent lifts up his nearside knee to prevent the Scissors Sweep, you can execute a back take or a triangle.

When the opponent has the DLR guard on you, you can back step over the DLR leg and then roll into a back take.

If you get him to turn an standard X-Guard into a Single Leg X, you can roll into a back take.

You can get to the bicep sandwich either from an Omoplata sweep, or directly from side control top. From there, you can setup a rolling back take, or roll into a triangle from the backside.