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Compression lock on calf between shin and forearm.

Generic strangle without specifying type.

Rear strangle from back control.

Generic gi collar strangle.

It is a variation of Cross Ashi Garami with both Inside Position and Outside Position.

It is a variation of Criss Cross Ashi Garami where our outside leg is protected by being below the inside leg.

It is a variation of Criss Cross Ashi Garami where our outside leg is exposed by being above the inside leg.

We secure the opponent's secondary leg so the opponent can not turnout in the first place, so we solved the Turnout Problem from the parent system. We then deal with the Release Problem instead. Release Problem: If we want to apply an Inside Heel Hook on the opponent's primary leg, at some point we need to release the secondary leg. We need to finds way to manage the release of the secondary leg so we can apply an Inside Heel Hook.

The Cross Ashi Garami system is a way to go from Cross Ashi Garami with our feet on the inside to the application of an Inside Heel Hook while dealing with the Turnout Problem first, and depending in the path we take, different other spinoff problems. Turnout Problem: When we are in a Cross Ashi Garami situation the opponent must escape by turning out away from us. From there he can hide his heel, expose the back of our legs and start building up to escapes and counters.