1. Elbow deep.
2. Half foot: -Push with your hands and hollow your body out. Only half the foot should be visible from the back. ankle bone should be visible and no daylight
3. your elbow should be as close and inside your hip.
4. pinch your knees together.
5. while you only grip with one hand, your body should follow when he tries to limp out. then knees pinch, figure 4 for a tight grip where you no longer need to follow.
6. to get the tap, you dont arch back, you move your elbow to the center line.
7. Now how to go from achilles grip to half grip.
8. You cant push with achilles grip, it will only slide
9. You use open hand, or a figure 4 hand to push along with your hooked leg plus a hollow body. you do all 3 as you scoot out.
10. some details: you pinch with your knee first while having achilles grip, then you hook your leg, scoot back and hollow your body.

Whats important is that your elbow should be as close to the centerline as possible.

Figure 4 grip allows you to push as well as pull, but not as strong finishing pressure, as moving your elbow to the center line is a bit more difficult.

grabbing your own elbow gives you that crazy pressure, but risks the foot slipping out.

bicep figure 4 still no pushing yet better preassure. test with what works best for you

1. Controlling leg is decided by your opponents knee direction
2. knee facing outward: your inside leg will control
3. knee facing inward: your outside leg will control
4. opponents spins outward: butterfly ashi with your inside foot on or over their hip. other alternative is your outside foot stepping on the hip with your inside foot.
5. opponent spins inward: put your outside leg over your opponents leg, creating downward pressure.
6. another KEY DETAIL: when opponent knee faces outward: it helps with the half foot grip. however when opponent knee face inward: its hard to keep half foot grip, so it is often better to switch to grabbing elbow grip.

When in belly down, even with shitty grips, the force is so much greater it just works.

1. when knee faces outward, go belly down. to finish, go with figure 4or whatever grip, then spread your knees and sprawl.

2. with just one hand grip, take the other hand, put your head high and sprawl. like so

3. when going for 2 hand grip, base on your head, hollow body posture and sprawl like so.

4. when knees face inward, put your outside leg over and lock a triangle. if the opponent turns, go belly down, usually 2 hand is recommended here. same mechanics as previously described.

5. Short knee finishes.

6. when opponents hips are on the floor, simply put your inside leg over your opponents knee.

7. if they elevate the hips thats when you go close loop triangle. you dont have to have half grip here to finish. it is much stronger

short lock isnt always better. mix up those two for best efectiveness