Escape Low Mount
Deal with heavy hips and low pressure without wasting all your energy trying to bench-press your opponent into the ceiling.
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Escape Series // Route 02
Being mounted is bad. Staying there is a choice.
Stop Living Underneath People
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Today’s Problem
Mount is miserable—but lying underneath someone and hoping they get bored is not an escape strategy.
Mount is one of the most dominant positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Your opponent has gravity, control and plenty of time to make your life increasingly unpleasant.
The good news is that mount changes as your opponent moves. Low, mid and high mount each create different problems—but they also require different methods of control.
In this instructional, I’ll show you how to recognise which version of mount you’re dealing with, choose the correct escape and use timing and mechanics instead of exhausting yourself underneath.
What You’ll Learn
Deal with heavy hips and low pressure without wasting all your energy trying to bench-press your opponent into the ceiling.
Recognise the middle stage of mount and use the available space before your opponent climbs higher and makes everything worse.
Recover your structure when your opponent has climbed towards your shoulders and your arms are beginning to feel suspiciously exposed.
Improve your timing, mechanics and troubleshooting so the escapes continue to work when your training partner knows exactly what you’re trying to do.
Final Thought
Stop treating mount as the end of the round. Identify the position, protect yourself and use the correct escape for the problem in front of you.