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Mount Escapes

Mount Escape — Bridge and Roll

The classic bridge and roll escape from mount uses explosive hip elevation to unbalance the top p...

Mount Escape — Elbow Escape

The Elbow Escape focuses on creating incremental space by sliding the elbows and knees between th...

Mount Escape — Hip Bump

The Hip Bump escape uses an explosive motion to lift the hips and dislodge the opponent forward o...

Mount Escape — Knee Elbow Escape

Finally, the knee-elbow escape is a foundational method combining compact movements and leverage....

Mount Escape — Knee Push Escape

The knee push escape uses the defender’s legs as levers to create space between themselves and th...

Mount Escape — Leg Hook Escape

The leg hook escape focuses on destabilizing the top player by using your legs to manipulate thei...

Mount Escape — Shoulder Roll

The Shoulder Roll uses a rolling motion over one shoulder to redirect the opponent’s weight and c...

Mount Escape — Trap and Hip

The Trap and Hip Escape involves controlling one of the opponent’s arms while sliding the hips ou...

Mount Escape — Up and Over

The Up and Over Escape combines vertical bridging to elevate the hips toward the opponent’s head,...

Mount Escape — Knee Elbow Escape

The Knee Elbow Escape combines simultaneous hip shrinkage with elbow positioning to maximize spac...

Mount Escape — Elbow-Knee Bridge

The Elbow-Knee Bridge uses explosive hip pressure in coordination with elbow placement to create ...

Mount Escape — Hip Switch Roll

The Hip Switch Roll incorporates rotational movement while simultaneously changing hip orientatio...

Mount Escape — Shoulder Shrug Escape

The Shoulder Shrug Escape complements rolling by contracting and shifting the shoulders to rotate...

Mount Escape — Trap and Roll

The Trap and Roll combines arm trapping with a bridging motion to flip the opponent over, convert...

Mount Escape — Up and Shrimp Roll

The Up and Shrimp Roll adds a shrimping motion after the upward bridge, sliding the hips out effi...