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Nicolas Renier Shows Simple & Effective Mount Escapes

Many BJJ practitioners believe that Luta Livre is just a No Gi version of BJJ but that can’t be further from the truth. Any BJJ grappler that has had he chance to train in a legit Luta Livre...

Xande Ribeiro Shows A Mount Escape Everyone Can Do

Stuck under Mount? That’s too bad… But this is no time to ponder your bad luck – you’ve got to prepare to escape immediately! You need to look for space to frame on the...

Here’s How To Escape Mount If Opponent Flattens Foot

So you’re stuck under Mount and you’re trying to figure out a route to escape… So you go the basic (but very efficient) path: getting your knee next to their foot, and then using...

This Mount Escape Is Great For Jiu-Jitsu – But Terrible For MMA

Listen up: there’s a pretty high chance that you’re making Jiu-Jitsu way more complicated than it really is. Other than learning some extremely complicated sequences of techniques, you’re...

Isolating The Hips: The Mount Escape Detail You Don’t Use

The Shrimp (i.e. Hip Escape) is one of the most fundamental moves in BJJ and probably one of the first ones you’ll learn. But that doesn’t mean you have to keep doing it the way you’ve been...

Here’s How To Counter The Mount “Leg Escape” In Jiu-Jitsu

The mount position is one of the most dominant controlling positions in BJJ. It is one of the fundamental positions in Jiu-Jitsu and is arguably one of the most valuable lessons a student will learn...

Here Is A Simple Way To Beat The Grapevine (From Bottom Mount)

So you’re in bottom Mount and your opponent hooked your legs? This is called a grapevine. And it can be quite difficult to get rid of. When you are stuck in bottom mount, one of the ways your...

How To Escape Mount When Opponent Covers Your Head?

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...

This Escape Technique Will Make You Much More Confident When Stuck In Mount

Let’s keep it real: there have been lots of times when you were stuck in your training partner’s or opponent’s Mount when you’ve resorted to doing the bridge and roll technique – otherwise...

Mount Escape Against “Prayer Feet”: Here’s How To Do It

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 Side Control or Half...

Here’s How To Escape Technical Mount… The Easy Way

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...

Here’s How To Escape Mount & Sweep Your Opponent Immediately

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...

This Mount Escape Is So Easy, You’ll Facepalm Yourself For Not Learning It Before

Listen up: there’s a pretty high chance that you’re making Jiu-Jitsu way more complicated than it really is. Other than learning some extremely complicated sequences of techniques,...

“Cranium Control”: A Crucial Concept For Escaping Side Control & Mount

Escaping Side Control & Mount will never get easy… Especially when you roll against someone who knows what they’re doing – someone who’s using that Crossface as if...

BJJ Basics: Elbow Escape From Mount To Butterfly Sweep

So you’ve just begun training BJJ, haven’t you? Do you like it? Ah yes, we knew the answer already; you found your new favorite hobby and physical activity! It feels just about...

BJJ Basics: Learn These 3 Types Of Top Mount Posture

If you’re just starting out in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, things can seem a bit complicated and a bit more then hectic at times. But when you break it down, BJJ is simply comprised out of a set of...

Stuck In S-Mount? Try Out This Simple Defense by Dinu Bucalet

The S-Mount is one of the worst positions you can end up in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. When you’re stuck there… Often, one of the only things you can think about is just “getting it over...

Can’t Escape Mount Against Bigger People in BJJ? Try This Technique

No matter what anyone says, don’t let ’em lie to you – escaping Mount ain’t easy. It might get easier as you get better, but guess what? Your training partners and opponents...

Easy MOUNT ESCAPE To Butterfly Guard by Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida

Getting stuck in Mount is one of the worst spots to be in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Especially if your opponent knows what he is doing – it can get really discouraging, really fast. So much so that...

Refine Your Basic Mount Escape – And Make It Work Every Time

Basics… Work! And they work well, but the thing a lot of jiujiteiros make a mistake in is in thinking that just because something „works“, that it’ll work in the same way for every...

Escaping Full Mount for Smaller Grapplers

The mount position is such a dominant position, and escaping it can be extremely difficult sometimes. When grappling against a bigger and stronger opponent, this is usually where they want to be....

Advice For Beginners: Learn These Basics Of Mount Defense First

When you’re a beginner, absolutely everything is unexpected in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Most of the time, you won’t know what’s going on and what you should or shouldn’t do;...

This Is Why Your Upa – Your Bridge And Roll Technique – Doesn’t Work

Let’s keep it real: there have been lots of times when you were stuck in your training partner’s or opponent’s Mount when you’ve resorted to doing the bridge and roll...