The turtle position is a common one in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. On your knees with your head and arms bunched together protecting all of your vulnerable areas, turtle is a natural, instinctive defensive position.
But while the BJJ turtle can be a strong defensive position, it can also be a frustrating one. With your back exposed and no means of attack, it is easy to get stuck in turtle and end up with your back taken.
To prevent the BJJ turtle position from being just a stopover to delay your opponent taking your back (or spinning around and attacking you with the turtle arm bar, guillotine choke, d’arce choke, or anaconda choke), being able to perform an effective turtle escape with the granby roll is essential.
Start: Turtle on bottom
Step 1: Shoot inside hand between your legs and drop inside shoulder to the mat
Step 2: Tuck head underneath your body and spin onto your inside shoulder, kicking and rotating your legs away from opponent and over your body
Finish: Scramble with opponent potentially in turtle position, potentially in your guard