フレームリガード(Furēmu Rigādo)
TransliterationTranslation: frame and reguard
The Frame And Reguard subfamily covers side control escapes that use defensive frames to create space, then leverage that space to reinsert the legs and recover a guard position. [1] The frame and reguard approach focuses on incremental space creation through proper frame placement, followed by the critical step of reguarding before the opponent can collapse the space. [1],[2] This escape method is considered more reliable than the bridge and roll because it doesn't require explosive timing — it uses systematic frame placement and hip movement. [2],[3]
Frame and reguard is the most fundamental side control escape in BJJ. [1]
Used in BJJ and MMA competition at all levels. [1]
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Risk of injury to the person this technique is applied to
Bottom escapes from mount/side control; bridge and hip escape mechanics (Ribeiro 2008)
Skill level needed to execute this technique reliably
Whether this technique is allowed under major competition rule sets
Jiu-Jitsu University (Saulo Ribeiro, 2008)
Alias sources — [1] Jiu-Jitsu University (Saulo Ribeiro, 2008) [2] Mastering Jujitsu (Renzo Gracie & John Danaher, 2003) [3] Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Gracie & Gracie, 2001)
Effectiveness sources — [1] Jiu-Jitsu University (Ribeiro, 2008) [2] Mastering Jujitsu (Gracie & Danaher, 2003)
Standard katakana transliteration of Western martial arts terminology (外来語) — used in Japanese MMA, boxing, and BJJ communities
Alias sources — [1] Jiu-Jitsu University (Saulo Ribeiro, 2008) [2] Mastering Jujitsu (Renzo Gracie & John Danaher, 2003) [3] Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Gracie & Gracie, 2001)
Effectiveness sources — [1] Jiu-Jitsu University (Ribeiro, 2008) [2] Mastering Jujitsu (Gracie & Danaher, 2003)
hip escape (shrimping) speed, framing strength, timing
flexible hips and quick lateral movement
hip flexors, obliques, triceps (framing), core
According to Andre Galvao, the foot and shin are the first and most important frames your opponent will use to block you during guard passing—they'll try to hook your hips or place their leg to stop your advance. Additionally, once you get past the lower frame, your opponent will build an outside frame by bringing their leg over to push you away.
Andre Galvao emphasizes positioning yourself between the thigh and upper arm by underhooking the arm and placing your head below and behind the tricep—this eliminates their frame and gives you access to mount or the back without resistance. You must also control or defeat the shin frame by maintaining pressure on top of it, which is why techniques like the lahiva hook and headquarters position are effective.
Andre Galvao recommends sliding toward the side of the shin to escape the leg trap rather than fighting it head-on. Once your foot escapes and your opponent faces away from you, the frame becomes much easier to control, and you can transition into a leg drag without dealing with the inside frame anymore.
Andre Galvao stresses that you must use your own frames against your opponent's frames throughout the pass—use knee cuts, shin slides, and control the collar and pants to limit their ability to establish frames. When you underhook and get on the side, you eliminate their inside frame and control their positioning before they can build an effective outside frame.
The Frame And Reguard subfamily covers side control escapes that use defensive frames to create space, then leverage that space to reinsert the legs and recover a guard position. The frame and reguard approach focuses on incremental space creation through proper frame placement, followed by the critical step of reguarding before the opponent can collapse the space.
The frame and reguard from side control became the primary side control escape methodology in modern BJJ, emphasising the combination of skeletal framing and hip movement over explosive reversals. It is now the most commonly taught side control escape approach.
Unified MMA: legal — Legal defensive technique; IBJJF: legal — Legal — escapes and sweeps are fundamental to BJJ, sweep from bottom scores 2…; IJF: legal — Legal; ADCC: legal — Legal, sweep scores 2 points (4 from mount/back); FIAS Sport Sambo: legal — Legal; FIAS Combat Sambo: legal — Legal
Danger rating 3/10. Moderate — bottom escapes from mount/side control; bridge and hip escape mechanics (Ribeiro 2008)
The standard setup chain: Create Space → Disrupt Control → Execute Escape → Recover Position.
Standard counters include: Heavy Hips — maintain low hip pressure and wide base to absorb the bridge / Grapevine — hook legs inside opponent's thighs to neutralize hip movement / Post Hand — post arm on the mat in the direction of the bridge to maintain balance.
Common variants: Shrimp to guard (framing and hip-escaping to recover full guard or half guard); Underhook escape (winning the underhook and coming to knees or reversing); Bridge to knees (bridging into the opponent and transitioning to turtle or…); Ghost escape (inverting under the opponent to re-guard from the opposit…).
Used in BJJ and MMA competition at all levels.
Top errors to watch for: Framing too far from the body — keep frames close and structural; extended frames are weak / Not using the forearm (using hands instead) — forearms provide rigid, sustainable frames / Shrimping without framing — the frame creates the space that the shrimp expands / Only shrimping once — multiple shrimps are often required.
The Frame And Reguard is also known as Furēmu Rigādo, Frame Escape, Reguard From Side Control, Stiff Arm Escape.
