Remember every time you are stuck in the mount and you can’t escape for dear life? You are being smashed and left at the mercy of your opponent and are clueless on how to escape?
For many Grapplers, especially for beginners, this is an every day reality on the BJJ mats.
It’s fair to say that the ability to escape the mount is very important in BJJ.
Just because you’re in a bad position doesn’t mean you can’t end up in a much better, offensive position in just a few seconds. For instance, there is a way to escape Mount and then – almost immediately – Hook Sweep your opponent.
Here’s how to do it, as explained by Kyle Sleeman on the video below:
Dive Into High Level X-Guard Techniques With Black Belt Kyle Sleeman And Start To Utilize This Guard To Effortlessly Control Your Opponent And Smoothly Transition Into Match Winning Positions And Submissions.
- Start with the basics such as entries and gaining a good foundation and understanding of single leg x and full x-guard.
- Work on transitions to and from x-guard from other guards such as spider guard, butterfly guard, De La Riva, and much more.
