How to Escape a Mount in Jiu-Jitsu

Video Transcript

"JASON JEANETTE: Hi, I'm Jason Jeannette. This is Daniel Klapheke from Elite Martial Arts of Middle Tennessee for Expert Village. DANIEL KLAPHEKE: This is a Jiu-Jitsu style escape from the mount. In this mounted position, there's a few things I want to take into consideration before I try to escape. Number one, I want to make sure I've got my elbows in his thighs. If I don't do this, he is liable to slide up on top of me, which is going to make it much harder for me to escape and easier for him to hit me. So I point my elbows over here to keep him from riding up. The next thing I want to consider is him posting if I try to roll him over. If his foot goes out, I'm going to have a hard time rolling. So I'm going to also trap his foot here with my right foot. This is the side that I've decided I'm going to go for. My hands are in front of my face to block punches this way. So I'm pretty--I'm safe for a moment. So the next thing I need to do to get him off of me is I'm going to throw my hips forward as I push my elbows in. My hips I'm going to throw up in this way. When he goes to catch himself, I'm going to reach around, pull his arm to me, pin it here. I'm going to keep his weight move forward by extending the bridge a little bit more, and then I'm going to turn over onto my knees so I'm in a better position."