I am aware that there are ways to get out of a grapple.
- use the escape artist skill
- break free rolling CMB vs. CMD
I have the improved grapple feat which states:
You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when performing a grapple combat maneuver. In addition, you receive a +2 bonus on checks made to grapple a foe. You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to grapple you.
My question is, do I get that +2 bonus to CMD if my enemy is trying to break free from my grapple? He's simply trying to break free, he's not trying to reverse the grapple and become the primary grappler (in which case I suspect I would get the +2 bonus to CMD).
Best Answer
Yes, it does.
All attack bonuses that you gain on your grapple checks are applied to your CMD against grapples. That includes the CMD to escape your grapples.
The check to escape a grapple is also a grapple check:
This can be easily seen on any bestiary creature that has improved grapple, also on nearly all npcs from the npc codex that got improved grapple as a feat.
Example: the Trox (B4):