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Mount Escapes

Escaping from the bottom position while mounted is one of the first things you learn in jiu-jitsu.  Escaping from mount may be the most important things to know from a self defense perspective.  If you have ever found yourself in a fight on the bottom with someone mounted on you and laying haymakers, you know how powerless you feel.

Luckily we have jiu-jitsu which teaches us how to escape from this dangerous situation and get back to a better position to defend ourselves from.  This first video goes over 5 techniques that show how to escape.  The first 2 techniques are what my school taught as “Mount Escape 1”.  In the next video, what Prof. Danaher shows is what we call “Mount Escape 2”.

Mount Escape 2