{"slug":"crab-ride","name":"Crab Ride","aliases":["crab hooks","double unders ride"],"category":"transition","format":"both","level":"advanced","summary":"A rear-hip riding position that uses the feet behind the opponent's knees or thighs to elevate, steer, and expose the back.","overview":["Crab ride places the attacker behind the opponent's hips with both legs threaded underneath or around the thighs. The feet act as steering hooks while the upper body controls the waist, allowing the rider to lift the hips and prevent the opponent from fully facing them.","The position appears in berimbolo systems, leg-drag counters, wrestling rides, and no-gi back-take sequences. It is transitional by nature: the goal is usually to expose the back, settle a leg drag, or follow a roll into stable control."],"keyPrinciples":["Stay attached to the waist while the hooks manipulate the knees.","Keep your head and chest behind the opponent's hip line.","Elevate one side at a time to create rotation.","Climb to upper-body control as soon as the back becomes available."],"entries":[{"label":"Berimbolo","description":"Follow the hip rotation and place the feet behind the opponent's legs."},{"label":"Leg-drag counter","description":"Invert and attach behind the passer's knees as they direct the legs."},{"label":"Turtle ride","description":"Insert hooks behind the thighs while controlling the waist from the rear."}],"continuations":[{"label":"Back control","description":"Pull the hips toward you and climb from waist control to the shoulders."},{"label":"Leg drag","description":"Turn the opponent's knees across and come on top beside the hips."},{"label":"Technical mount","description":"Follow a hip turn and settle one knee behind the back."}],"defenses":[{"label":"Sit to a hip","description":"Put one side on the mat to reduce the rider's ability to elevate both legs."},{"label":"Hand fight the waist","description":"Break the upper-body attachment before spinning toward the opponent."},{"label":"Clear one hook","description":"Recover a knee to the floor and rebuild a facing position."}],"relatedTechniqueSlugs":["berimbolo","back-control","leg-drag-pass","de-la-riva-guard"],"athleteSlugs":["levi-jones-leary","mikey-musumeci","tommy-langaker","gianni-grippo"],"rulesetNote":"Scoring and permitted grips vary by promotion and division. Check the current organizer rules before competing.","sources":[{"label":"IBJJF rule book and rules resources","url":"https://ibjjf.com/books-videos","type":"rules"},{"label":"United World Wrestling — grappling disciplines","url":"https://cms.uww.org/disciplines","type":"reference"}],"lastUpdated":"2026-07-25","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/techniques/crab-ride","markdownUrl":"https://www.ossmeta.com/techniques/crab-ride.md","jsonUrl":"https://www.ossmeta.com/api/public/techniques/crab-ride","relatedTechniques":[{"slug":"berimbolo","name":"Berimbolo","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/techniques/berimbolo"},{"slug":"back-control","name":"Back Control","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/techniques/back-control"},{"slug":"leg-drag-pass","name":"Leg-Drag Pass","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/techniques/leg-drag-pass"},{"slug":"de-la-riva-guard","name":"De La Riva Guard","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/techniques/de-la-riva-guard"}],"associatedAthletes":[{"slug":"levi-jones-leary","name":"Levi Jones-Leary","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/athletes/levi-jones-leary"},{"slug":"mikey-musumeci","name":"Mikey Musumeci","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/athletes/mikey-musumeci"},{"slug":"tommy-langaker","name":"Tommy Langaker","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/athletes/tommy-langaker"},{"slug":"gianni-grippo","name":"Gianni Grippo","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com/athletes/gianni-grippo"}],"sourceSite":{"name":"Ossmeta","url":"https://www.ossmeta.com"}}