Alias · Guard Passing
Lockdown escape
Also known as Lockdown Pass — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: common gym language — emphasises escaping the trap
Informal — escaping the lockdown leg lace
Lockdown escape is a colloquial name for the lockdown pass — framing the pass as escaping the lockdown’s leg lace from the top.
Etymology. “Lockdown” names the half-guard leg entanglement that laces and extends the trapped leg; “escape” frames the passer’s job as freeing the foot. The label is informal and reflects how trapped the lockdown can make a passer feel.
Mechanics. The lockdown laces the legs and stretches them long; unwinding it is rotational — the passer rotates the trapped foot free of the lace around a fixed point so the extension can no longer hold, after which the leg slides out and the pass continues.
Cross-reference. “Lockdown counter” and “Figure-four half guard pass” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Lockdown Pass.