A Mount Escape that Works Against Larger Opponents

[@diegodelagarza5495]

I'm a beginner and tried this in practice. It worked beautifully. Now I have two mount escapes. I just came back to give props and thanks.

[@jamesalafayette8255]

You still train?

[@HaloManHM]

@@jamesalafayette8255 I think he died ._.

[@willcoffarchives]

Rip bro. You were one of the best at escaping mounts. Even in bed 😔😔 truly a loss to the universe

[@diegodelagarza5495]

I'm alive and still training! The replies were going to my junk mail. I now have three mount escapes! ;)

[@diegodelagarza5495]

@@jamesalafayette8255 yes!

[@nasri]

Hey Stephan and Emily, I'm a less-than-a-month-old white belt and I stumbled upon your videos and seen this mount escape but never had the chance to use it until now. Today I rolled with another 2 white belts who were months ahead of me and physically larger than me (I'm a puny 5'4 63kg). Aim was to start mounted, person on top would try for a submission, guy on bottom would defend the submission or escape full mount then reset. I didn't have enough knowledge/experience to pull off any submissions properly, but with this one mount escape (which I've never practiced), I managed to escape their mounts repeatedly or keep them busy enough to avoid getting submitted at all. A tiny accomplishment, but I just wanna thank you guys for sharing your knowledge with us. Truly appreciate it. Btw, I bought and downloaded a couple of your apps and I find them extremely valuable, especially as a newbie to the ground game. Keep it up and keep em coming!

[@chrisXDfull]

nasri me and you both being small people (5'4 62kg) how frequently do you injure your fingers/hands. Or injuries in general

[@chrisXDfull]

Bush Ninja as in i gota gain weight if i wanna be able to handle bjj? i feel like 70kg would be sufficient. But ye im naturally 45kg but through gym i was able to put on 20kgs then cut 5kg.

[@chrisXDfull]

Bush Ninja im 20, spent 2 years putting on the mass. im currently sitting at 15% bf at 62kg. Doubt ill be growing in anymore height.

[@nasri]

+chrisXDfull Injuries happen to everyone, regardless of size/mass. Focus on the training and eat right. You don't need more mass for bjj. It will seem harder at first if you're rolling with larger opponents, but that will force you to get especially technical and tactical. I've been taught by instructors smaller in frame than myself and I've also been taught by 2m tall giants (to me, at least). And my experience has been that people with smaller frames will be particularly aware of small details in technique. Don't get me wrong, you still need some strength, but average joe strength is enough to start with because as time goes by you'll get stronger naturally.

[@chrisXDfull]

nasri ah thankyou for your insight.

[@paularaja]

Thank you so so much Emily and Stephan. I was always stumped when the big guys mounted me. And being the smallest in my gym I was completely screwed. Now this little tip has changed the game completely. Today I refused to submit and kept going into half guard at least. With a little more practice I will go for the sweep and reverse positions. Thank you so, so much. I had Stephans book from the Kindle store and will always look for more stuff on small people bettering bigger people.

[@TheNewton777]

As a guy who weighs 145 I always had the hardest time escaping mount with most of the guys in my gym who were all 170-200 at least. A friend showed me this technique and I absolutely love it. It's an incredibly deceptive way to achieve half guard if you are keeping their arms tied up with yours. You can work independently of your arms and use this technique. Great for nogi.

[@Jessijitsu]

Emily - Jess here. I'm pretty sure we met at an MMA expo in New York a few years back. At any rate... I taught at the UFC Gym for awhile. At the time Alexander Crispim was the head instructor there, and I learned a really cool technique from him that incorporates the same foot scoop for taking the back . Unfortunately, we live a bazillion miles away from one another, but if our paths should ever happen to wind up crossing again, remind me and I'll show it to you. Excellent vid by the way. ;-) Jessi Taran

[@foleydvm]

I am going to go out on a limb here and swallow all male ego and say that Emily Kwok is one of the BEST jiujitsu teachers around. amazing detail

[@stevensoares3532]

I was trying to find her name, thanks so much for mentioning it!!

[@sweett3253]

That's the thing, teaching is a much harder yet much more important thing to do, as it doesn't necessarily require someone to be ABLE to do something, it requires them to understand and explain thoroughly the thing they are discussing, which requires a much deeper level of understanding than just knowing how to do it

[@humptydumpty5763]

Respectfully - smaller people tend to have near perfect technique as they are less able to rely on strength that larger people often use.

[@RenAtkins]

​@@humptydumpty5763 yes, and having to be nearly perfect isn't exactly an advantage , so all the more credit to Emily.

[@julesdelorme5192]

I've used this escape many times, and the only time it has failed me is when I rolled to far onto my side. Excellent instruction and illustration. Thank you!

[@rfrancoi]

Every time I watch this video, I see a little more detail. Awesome video.

[@mmafan400]

I can honestly say this is my favorite escape from mount. Especially if you start, instead of just pushing on the knee after you've snagged the foot, swivel your hips under his leg, you can still escape to half guard without necessarily using your hands, or at least not for long.

[@sabrewolf479]

This has been my favorite mount escape for years. It works on everyone, no matter how big they are. It works on black belts, if you use it in combination with other escapes which prevents them from attacking your neck while your arms are at their hips.

[@soldierviejo8224]

Great, I love it, my Instructor teaches it the exact same way. Thanks for sharing, I love Stephan's methods, he makes it more effective and I appreciate what you are doing.

[@DavidOraha]

Once i saw the title of this video, i felt that sudden urge of relief......

[@thehopoman]

i've used this escape so many times! simple and works almost every time! even against the largest opponents! great technique indeed!

[@thousandlocks3258]

Thank you, that slight detail is what I needed because when mounted, bjj practioners alway tuck their feet under which makes it even harder to escape.

[@Molgats]

So going training in about an hour, going to be using this when it's time to roll. I'm forever defending submissions and trying to escape.

[@blueskyfiddle]

The past few weeks I was getting my back taken way too often when I attempted to do the knee elbow escape. This subtle tip of only slightly turning as to not expose the back should be really helpful. Thanks!

[@georgevuxton3195]

They just taught this at my gym and I’m bummed because it’s been my favorite escape ever since watching this!

[@intikhabkhan3466]

Thankyou Stephan and Emily, i struggle with the technical details of jitsu sometimes, i had a brain anuresym 2 years ago , but i dont let that stop me , keep going i think , i reall enjoyed your patience vid Emily

[@Shalovacabin]

I used this today while rolling with a fairly larger person, and this technique worked like a charm :D, thanks for the showing me.

[@MMAREAL]

emily is so down to earth and definitelly knows whats up with jiu jitsu and brings a very easy to learn aspect to teaching jiu jitsu..not to mention..shes beautiful. i could watch her instructional videos all day. LOL but for real, she knows what she's doing, thanks for the video emily.. and stephan

[@Jonderlei]

Been using this since I started and seen this video,had to come back to it so I dont miss any good details before trying to teach it. Been my number 1 escape ever since seeing this 8ish years ago

[@ctx73]

This helps. Thank you!! I'm 5' 2" and 115 lbs. EVERYONE is bigger and heavier than me. Learning to move myself when I can't move my opponent makes a big difference.

[@heatherfranks9729]

Love How You Stayed Focused On The Leg Instead Of The Arm Since Sometimes People Expect The Arm Grab Or Are Much Faster And Stronger, So It Works Great 👍.

[@savagemiks4093]

It's useless if i'm sitting on your belly or i'd just sit on your chest full weight and there is no way to escape from that

[@itchykami]

I weigh 220 lbs and I still need this lesson.

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

well... i don't know how common it is at your gym... but i go to a big gym in NYC and i'm one of the smaller guys around at 220.... i frequently have to roll with 270 280 lb guys and it sucks

[@Helios601]

I was practicing this on my livingroom floor at midnight lol will try it this week at club

[@JaesinJei]

Thanks for the video, I can use this if I ever get into a fight again. To me its better to know how to defend yourself even if you don't get into a fight, rather than not know how to defend yourself when getting into one. A lot of things in life happen unexpectedly including fights, and I'd rather be ready for it, if and when it happens, than be caught off guard and get beat up. Getting beat up sucks!

[@chavamma]

Thanks for the vids Stephan really helpful, you were gone for a while glad to have you back & posting. -Kind Regards-

[@michele18schmidt]

Thanks for posting. As a beginner in BJJ, I always find myself in the mounted position. Guys are just bigger and stronger than me. I'll definitely try this technique, once again great instructions.

[@hillerm]

Keep in mind that this technique is designed to be used when rolling against guys who actually know jiu-jitsu. I actually use this in class, but if you are in a street fight and punches are involved, this shouldn't be your first line of defense. This technique could be used in a street fight if used as part of a combo, but the truth of the matter is that against most people who haven't trained jiu-jitsu, you probably wouldn't even need such a complex technique. Bridging, hand trapping, and basic elbow escapes should be enough.

[@davidk3009]

+Michael Hiller hopefully. Do you have any other ideas that might be a little more street applicable if the trap and roll doesn't work? Thanks man!

[@nizz0matic307]

I'd assume in a street fight, by the time they've mounted you, and you're on your back, you are taking hits to the head like its raining buckets, and you're a goner. How to survive street fights? Don't let them take you to the ground.

[@davidk3009]

Nizz 0matic if you happen to end up in a mounted position, you should be able to escape, since that is a major element of bjj-essentially speaking.

[@nizz0matic307]

David K I'm talking about a street fight not BJJ sport competition dude. They dont sit there trying to arm bar you, they punch your head and face in for 10 minutes.

[@davidk3009]

Nizz 0matic I hear you. Bjj originally was created for street situations, not tourney so I'm sure if you mounted non tourney bjj practitioner, he would be able to escape a street fighters mount. Get me?

[@yousra996]

I really like the tune that plays at the beginning and the end haha

[@patgalvin99]

Thank you very much for posting this helpful video. I'm just a white belt and getting worked a lot during training by larger and faster opponents. I will definitely give this a try. Much appreciated.

[@1iguerra]

@lochn For self defense purposes, the majority of people you run into in a street situation do NOT train in any ground fighting techniques, or take the time to learn them (even to this day). So the traditional Gracie hip-bump escape is probably the best for that as it allows you to immediately wrap up either their neck, arms, or chest and pull them to you to prevent hits. Iv'e experimented around with it, and there is another if that one fails which works well off of it.

[@cu99460]

Dont know who this amazing women was, but what a good teacher. Keep posting Ms.

[@jagg2789]

yeah i get your point, some MMA wrestlers are amazing grapplers, im just saying that sometimes you don't have enough time or breath to do this escape properly, i'd rather bump my hips and throw the guy aside than do all this steps with high chances of lost my breath completely in the process, but then again, is all up to you and your JJ style.

[@dillanversai6717]

Great move, I have used it during sparring.. however, your face is exposed to vicious elbows and other strikes. Thanks for sharing.

[@cirtey29]

Very good technical escape, never thought about it. Great stuff.

[@GLPitt1]

It does work in MMA. I was originally shown this by Dan Swift George Gurgel Brown Belt and veteran of over 50 MMA fights. Jason Dent (of Ultimate Fighter Fame) uses this escape all the time in MMA fights. You end up eating a punch or two, but it is the most effective way to escape mount.

[@sg-hunter]

i agree. moving to position yourself or taking the initiative so that you only have to fight one at a time is key.

[@edwardkania142]

Second mount escape I ever learned. Great technique.

[@jurv10]

any skill you use can be shut down if you are waiting for it, that is why it is good to know so many different varieties of escapes.

[@chrish408]

This is my go to mount escape.

[@duncansutherland47]

I was crushed today by a bigger opponent. I will try to utilize this in the future, thanks!

[@TheTrinityWOLF]

THANK YOU...OMG JUST THANK YOU! The STRUGGLE IS SO REAL!!! I'm like 5'11" 200 lbs and I'm not small but the guys I train with are like 6'3" to 6'5" and 250-280 lbs and I'm always in trouble :( This will help a lot

[@itscork]

It seems so simple! I can’t wait to try it Saturday.

[@TLeschar]

I needed this two weeks ago when I couldn't get a 215lb-er off me. Gonna train at home with the wife and kiddos, and hopefully establish some muscle memory. Thank Emily & Stephan.

[@farcasterx]

Take the right leg and drop it over the attackers left ankle. If he's on the ball of his foot (it isn't flat) you can damage the ankle immediately. Use that point of leverage to roll hard to the right shoulder and push him over. Simple. The technique doesn't work as well if the person is well up towards your neck, but if you can get the back on your thigh on his ankle, you've got him! Go for it!

[@hjk622]

daaannng!!! i love it when you know a move and you still learn new details bout it! thumbs up!

[@koliekins]

Just yesterday, in 6 minutes, I managed to Armbar, Triangle, and Kimura an untrained man much larger and stronger than me under the training of Behring Jiu Jitsu. I've only been training since December. It's a fine art. One of the best in the world.

[@hondahousey1127]

Defs helpful. Approx 90% of the peeps at the place i train are at least 2 weight classes above me.

[@vinhit2nguyenitbjj]

Ain't that a bitch? I know how you feel bro...

[@richardgredwulf-cronley3858]

Im a big guy... 6'2, 220 lbs.. Thought I would have an advantage at my gym.... turns out my gym is where giants go to train BJJ. lol. we have like 4 different 300lbers here. Its brutal.

[@Facedless]

Or you can simply not use your strength even though it is a temptation and only work your technical abilities. That makes it way more fun to train with you and you'll develop your technique.

[@fearlessway]

This explanation and demonstration is the equivalent of Aikido demonstrations and throws. Neither is effective when someone is punching you, but both are effective in telling you how to move. I hope one day the ego from both sides of the Martial Arts spectrum subside and they can learn from each other. Cool Demo.

[@fitzerg]

Nice. This gave me a eureka moment: For a street application, just wrap your arms around the body and protect the head while doing this escape.

[@1iguerra]

@1iguerra The other works directly off the traditional one. Sometimes the person on top will get wise or will just through sheer chance stick their foot far enough out to the point where you cannot hook it with your own (again, talking about the traditional mount escape). In this case, you can trouble shoot easily into a half guard situation because there should be a gap with their leg. From there you essentially have their leg trapped to follow through with the traditional mount escape.

[@RomeoBarnes]

@wowheads45 simple pull them in closer to you. Sounds strange but in reality he needs space to hit you. Sit up, bury your head in his chest and pull him down hard to make him put his weight on his hands. As soon as his hands hit the floor shift (it'll be easy as there no longer weight on you) then continue then continue the escape just Emily showed in the video. Source: I do it everyday.

[@666ojeez]

Good Basic escape to guard or half guard - Not gonna get to the back unless they are completely unskilled - in which case any elbow escape would work

[@canelaflavor1]

Thanks for sharing! I am currently struggling getting of the guard. Will definitely try it today! Oss!

[@diosantana2659]

Small hint: Sometimes It is hard to hook your leg over the opponents leg if you are taller. A good way to do this is to use the bottom arm of the frame to drive the opponents knee/leg down a bit, making it easy to overhook their leg.

[@denvertaylor9195]

She’s such an amazing instructor

[@L0stAtLast]

This escape works great but a few people I train with attack my neck when my arms are framing their hips. I know it's coming now so I'm cognizant of it, it's just one more thing to think about.

[@fleurimondproductions2786]

Thank you

[@hiwhat2172]

Holy crap this is exactly what my coach taught to me, I just forgot some details, thanks for this.

[@thtphatcat23]

This move has worked great for me in BJJ, and I can definitely see it working in a self-defense situation, too, if you're quick about it. As far as MMA, I'd use this technique as a last resort. Anyway, one thing I've noticed about this escape is that (in my experience) it only works if the person has a low mount. If they're sitting higher up on your chest, you probably will have a lot of trouble trapping your opponent's foot (as I have). Good thing to practice, but have a plan B!

[@koliekins]

Have you seen the many many videos of the Gracies stomping out many many striking martial arts? They are pretty awesome.

[@TrishCanyon8]

Oh boy. Can't use this in class yet but great to have in repertoire.

[@hjue]

This definitely works. I'm a small guy, usually rolling with guys 30lbs+ heavier than me. I actually do it with my normal shrimp escape if I don't/can't seem to shrimp enough to get my leg fully out.

[@marymotherofjacob]

I end up on my back alot as a beginner and i have never had an opponet yet that sits up on me like that in mount.. they are usually laying on top of me... :( with all their weight. i do try to frame the hip out and push them back as i try to bridge and hip escape.... this is good to see thanks for posting it :)

[@edmondlau511]

Going to have to try this one. Being 5'6", 150 lbs., I'm typically giving up height and weight to my opponents.

[@KenpoJuJitsu3]

No, this is taught in a lot of schools as a base mount escape and used often in sport competition as well as MMA.

[@aidandixon6028]

I found this one out myself and it's incredibly useful.

[@patt0981]

Great instructional on how to perform a practical and effective escape for GI jiu jitsu. If you're wondering how this works in a street fight it's very simple... When someone approaches you in the street wearing a GI, you get out of their way as they are clearly unhinged!

[@inquisitive.lurker]

Yes they can,.....say they are absolutely determined to beat you up....it takes just one to take you down. Once you are in a tight clinch, which is inevitable if you stand your ground, the other man can simply come from the side or behind.......then it's over. You can argue technical details and w/e, but what it boils down to is that running whether you are a grappler or striker is the only way to avoid losing.

[@Brazackp1]

Awesome work Emily!

[@Albandr]

Love this sweep! Thank you so much this works wonders and is very hard to stop

[@vanillarice24]

Thank you Emily! I kept giving my back trying to escape

[@Gojnic]

I don't think it had to be said, but of course that you will have some sort of set up to get to this move. You could make this work against alot of people if you had a good set up but that would be for another lesson. I think it is a great technique and used a variation of it myself many times against different opponents.

[@inquisitive.lurker]

The point is not whether they are purposely trying to take you down or not, I'd bet most people DON'T prefer taking you to the ground since most people can't fight well on the ground in the first place. My point was that even in full contact striking, a clinch is inevitable......so a striker trying to handle three determined opponents is in a better position to run than fight.

[@conor-_C]

Wow this looks slick will have to try this

[@mohamedalahmadani5174]

This is one of the techniques found in Karate's Tekki Shodan.

[@proghead908]

This is a technique specifically for when the opponent refuses to lean forward. There are other techniques from this position that work better in different situations. Also the more your opponent moves (i.e. to strike your face) the looser his grip becomes, and the faster you can make progress to get out.

[@1TheShawnster]

Whenever I start teaching a new class, the first thing I do is have everyone do sprints. After I while, I ask if anyone can tell me why we did them. The answers vary quite a bit, but I have only had one student ever get it right. I explain that unless you are forced to defend someone else, then running is almost always your best bet. Avoiding physical conflict is the only sure way of staying healthy...and out of trouble with the police. This escape is pure gold... then run! LOL!

[@jesthomas-day282]

Cheers this really helped I'm 13 an it helped me when training and rolling with the adults seeing as their is no other kid in my class👍🏻

[@jonardlopez5019]

Im 168lbs (5 mos bjj) and i tried this on my 230lb partner and it worked. Not as fast as she did but i was able to escape. Thank you.

[@ryanimpink13]

This woman is amazing. Great stuff. Great explanation. Thanks for the wonderful video.

[@katamedo5703]

Damn, if I knew all of these techniques would be on KZbin, I wouldn't have purchased the DVDs.

[@waldomarek]

@Franke357 it really does matter. some moves in BJJ are more suited in a sport scenario than a "street fight" scenario. for example, none of the flying submissions are a good idea on the street, being on bottom is also not really ideal. however, in a sport scenario, both examples are perfectly fine/safe.

[@1iguerra]

Eddie Bravo used this a lot against Royler Gracie. The thing I dislike about these recent videos with her is that she seems to be teaching for competition BJJ. The practicality of this mount escape in an actual street situation is questionable when the person on top is wailing down blows to your head while your arms are down keeping the opponents knees from sliding up.

[@theundead1600]

I to turn to much and get caught in modified mount lol. The leg trap ill be eploying and working not to turn to much. Thanks for your videos.

[@espengade5591]

I've found that going onto your side is fine as long as you keep your top elbow in their hip. I also prefer having the arm on bottom be on their hip and the topmost arm behind it - I feel the frame gets stronger that way. They have to get past the elbow to take your back! The only risk I've found in this position is them reaching behind your neck and grabbing the far side collar - then you're in deep shit.

[@guitarhack42]

That's what I need - high percentage moves - not fancy...Thanks

[@davetong]

Very well explained. Thank you SO MUCH

[@davetong]

Bought the Android app because of this. Very enjoyable watch.

[@0713mas]

That is slick!!!!! Pretty safe for mma too! This is better then a standard shrimp, can't believe I never learned it before. Thanks

[@Meteorman312]

you can control where your opponents are more with stand up than grappling. the whole point is controlling where your enemies are

[@HiredGunGames]

@MrScoob1988 yeah ive been in a full mount before, but the reality is to protect the areas they can severly damage like your teeth, your nose, and points that can even kill you, thanks to me not lowering my guard im still alive and still pretty. Im guessing this technique is mainly for grappling in some sort of tournament or supervised fight. Im sure its useful outside the ring but in some circumstances this move might be hard if the guy has already knocked you out cause you dropped your defence

[@raquelful]

her voice is amazing

[@MrScoob1988]

@HiredGunGames look at her hands there not actually being used half the time u can keep ur gaurd intil u push knee with elbow plus once u get them into half gaurd u can pull them down to limit the number of punches ur going take and lets face it if some one has u in full mount ur going take some punches no matter what

[@Dudongo86]

My favourite too! Didn´t know that foot detail in half guard.

[@elephantcool]

Marines and SF train in everything. MCMAP is based on a mix of martial arts. And we do train to subdue our attackers. Non-Lethal take downs and restraints are a big part of MCMAP. Fights go to the ground. BJJ, wrestling, and even judo are great martial arts to train in to protect yourself.

[@OldDirtySim]

Tyson Griffin used this to escape mount against Frankie Edgar, Jon fitch also used this to escape GSP's mount. So yea this works in grappling as well as MMA...

[@cameroon95]

I think these videos are brillant, I'm a pretty short male and often have to deal with bigger guys who use strength against me so I'm learning a lot from these. Thanks for all your help, any idea on how to escape from a high mount? My regular rolling partner always high mounts then armbars me!

[@delilahjones6496]

Everyone in my gym is smart enough to make sure their toes touch each other and their legs are tight so that you can't scoop their foot like that or get your legs flat on the mat. So this method won't work when they do that.

[@savagemiks4093]

Does anything ever work when you got a larger opponent on top of you? Well i don't think so

[@Webaurant]

Clinches in boxing and kickboxing are due to the clincher needing to either steady themselves from a knock or to rest due to fatigue. It's not an attempt by them to do a takedown. If a striker get's attacked by 3 men it's not a given that they're going to clinch, even so, if they do, BJJ isn't going to help. Whilst you're grappling with one the others are stuffing metal rods up your rear end. BJJ is certainly useful it's just that it's effectiveness is more suited to fair, even fights.

[@LeBach805]

Looks good. I'll probably have to use it in about fifteen minutes in class!