Being trapped in North/South can be one of the most frustrating things while grappling. It is for this reason that we need to have a set of defenses ready to get out of bad positions. I start the series of escapes from North/South with a transitional escape to Turtle. This can be a fantastic escape that is very useful AND extremely easy as long as you have the correct timing and you bridge in the right direction. Because this move is so dependent on timing you must practice this a lot before