The mount is a position of great control over your opponent, which makes escaping it pretty complicated. It's actually the highest score given for a position in Jiu-Jitsu, and from there your opponent can stay as long as they want without being penalized for lack of combativeness.
Even though it's hard to get out of this situation, there are a few escapes, and at my school we have a sequence with several escapes from it.
To help you get out of the mount, below is a video lesson with all the details you need not only to escape this bad spot, but also to surprise your opponent by taking their back and winning back the four points you gave up.
Video lesson - Escaping the mount to a back take
To do the mount escape from the video lesson, I place both hands on my opponent's hips and bridge to open the space I need, keeping both hands holding their body up for a moment. In one quick movement, I put my right shin between my opponent's legs, and from there I can take my left hand off the hip. Keep in mind that, depending on your opponent's weight or the pressure they're putting on you, this won't be easy and you may have to bridge more than once.
With my left hand I grip my opponent's pants, roughly at knee height, and push their leg between my legs. Notice the hook I make with my right foot behind their left knee, tightening things up for the next movement. Now I switch my left-hand grip to my opponent's belt, shrimp my hips back and go in with the seat belt. To complete the back take, I keep moving my hips back until my shoulders are in line with my opponent's shoulders, and only then do I put in the second hook.
If your opponent stays very balled up (bringing their legs toward their head) to stop you from putting in the second hook, bridge to stretch them out, opening the space you need to get the hook in and score the points for the back take.
Best moment to use the technique
The best moment to use the technique from the video lesson is when your opponent is mounted right on your hips with their hands on the mat in front, splitting their weight between the hips and the hands. If your opponent is mounted with their knees high up under your armpits, the ideal is to push them away so they slide the mount lower, and then do the movement more easily.
Which side to escape to?
This technique can be done to both sides; it just depends on which side you feel more comfortable with at the moment.
Scoring
The highest score in Jiu-Jitsu for a position is four points. The three Jiu-Jitsu positions worth that score are the mount, back control and the back mount.
Mount
Back control
Back mount
Did you like this mount escape?
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Big hug and see you next time!
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