The Mount is the second-most dominant position you could get to in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. But it can also be extremely difficult to transition into. Namely, when you get to the back, your training partners will do everything they can, not just to escape – but also to prevent you from establishing Mount.
So you’ve lost back control?
Here is one thing that you could do: transition to Mount.
Andrew Wiltse demonstrates how to transition to Mount after losing back control, on the video below:
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