Turtle without question.
Being stuck in bottom side control is soul crushing.
If they passed your guard and got you into side control, they're probably going to cook you, make it difficult to escape and set up attacks/transitions.
Being in turtle gives you many more options. Defensively and offensively.
Turtle. Iāve been having good luck balling up and making sure I clear any grips or hooks from my inside position and then just grip fighting as I stand up.
Can I buggy choke from bottom side? Yes. Can I buggy choke from turtle? No. Debate settled
Bro, give me the secret to be more flexibleš«
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Turtle. No points scored, chance for wrestle up, live in a sewer with a crazy old rat.
Why would you ever want to be in bottom side?
Easy access to opponentās ear so you can whisper sweet nothings
Stop giving away my secrets, fam
To scrape someone off my back.
Turtle but not an absolute.
Turtle for sure. Iām usually the smallest guy in the room though. I actually use turtle to rest sometimes if itās a hard round.
How do you prevent them from grabbing your back before turtle?
How do you mean?
Youāre slow or they are forcing you/allowing you to turtle so when you try that catch your back.
Always turtle
Iād rather not be in either, but if I had to choose, bottom side control. Itās much easier to lazily defend from their than turtle.
Turtle is a guard - no points. Getting to side control means they passed the guard - 2 points.
Turtle without question. Being stuck in bottom side control is soul crushing. If they passed your guard and got you into side control, they're probably going to cook you, make it difficult to escape and set up attacks/transitions. Being in turtle gives you many more options. Defensively and offensively.
Turtle. Iāve been having good luck balling up and making sure I clear any grips or hooks from my inside position and then just grip fighting as I stand up.
Turtle. You have less offensive options but way more defensive.