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Is It Ever OK to Cross Your Ankles In Rear Mount?

Is It Ever OK to Cross Your Ankles In Rear Mount?

In BJJ, beginners are taught very early to NEVER cross their ankles in the rear mount.

There is of course a terrible ankle lock if your opponent triangles their legs. The ankle lock is so strong that even if you have locked on a choke, you will be tapping much faster when they apply the ankle lock.

BJJ blackbelts Rob Biernacki and Stephan Kesting debunk the myth that it’s always a mistake to cross your ankles in rear mount.