Which technique results in a standing side headlock?

• A. The Weave
• B. The Sit Down Sweep
• C. The Slip Out
• D. The Shovel Under Escape

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is converting a head control into a stronger, standing-side position by quickly freeing your head and pivoting to the side. The Slip Out accomplishes this by peeling the head out of the opponent’s grip and stepping to the outside, while your body rotates so that your arm threads behind their neck and your other arm wraps in front. That sequence places you on your feet with the opponent’s head controlled from the side, giving you a standing side headlock. It’s effective because you maintain balance and immediately gain a dominant vertical control that can be kept or used to advance.

The other options don’t yield that same standing-side control. The weave is aimed at avoiding the grip by weaving under/around it but doesn’t naturally set up the standing side headlock. The sit-down sweep drops you to the ground, not a standing position. The shovel-under escape moves you out of the grip into a different stance and doesn’t inherently produce the standing side headlock.