Having an opponent on your back is one of the most dangerous positions in all of Grappling. For many people this represents the final moments before being your opponent submitting you. The position is so dangerous because, essentially, your opponent has taken away your ability to attack them and at the same time, they have complete control over your entire body…
If you find yourself in this dangerous position, don’t panic; you will still have plenty of opportunities to escape. You just need to do it right…
It is not wise to be completely comfortable in this position, but you still have some high percentage escapes depending on how your opponent is attacking you.
Remember to always keep calm and don’t panic.
Here is one of the most high percentage no gi back mount escape explained by Daniel O’Brien via MaxBJJ.
The important detail is to put your bodyweight on the opponent’s bottom leg so as not to let them get on top…
Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k3OuLWl1QY
If you want to be un-submitable, you need to check out Tom DeBlass’ “Submission Escapes” BJJ 3 volume BJJ instructional from BJJFanatics.com . In this series, he shares multiple escapes from all of the hardest to escape positions. Soon your training partners and opponents will be calling you Houdini.
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