Alias · Sweeps
Half guard back take
Also known as Scorpion to Back Take — the canonical term used on this site.
Names the back take from half guard
Half guard back take is a descriptive name for the scorpion to back take — naming the back take by its starting position, half guard.
Etymology. “Half guard” names the position; “back take” names the destination. The label is the general description of the sequence, where “scorpion” names the specific leg configuration that enables it.
Mechanics. The back take follows a destabilisation: off-balancing the opponent forward over the trapped leg turns them past the bottom player, and the exposed back is taken in the same motion; the off-balance comes first, since a squared, based opponent gives no angle to slip behind.
Cross-reference. “Scorpion back take” and “Duck-under back take from half guard” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Scorpion to Back Take.