Mount
Keeping the position when they bridge and shrimp, plus the attacks that open up from there.
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Overview
Core Mechanics and Concepts
Alignment in mount
Types of mount (low mount, high mount, 3/4 mount, S-mount)
Positioning: legs and arms
Tightness vs base
Postures and pressure
Primary sequence
Attacking the arms (getting them above the shoulder or across the centerline)
Offense
Isolating the arm
- Exposing the underhook
- Elbow scoop
- Under pummel
- Wrist pin
Upgrading position
- Low to high mount
- Stockade
- Threatening the neck
- Lifting the elbows
Submission options
- Americana
- Head arm
- Armbar
- Back take
Key controls and battles
- Dealing with frames
- Keeping base
- Arm positions
Defense and Escapes
Concepts
- Inside positioning
- Preventing high mount
- Protecting the inside space
- Opening the knee
- Recovering the underhook
- Don't push away
- Using the bridge to reset
Leg position
- Inside leg position
- Grapevine
- Uncrossing the feet
Escapes
- Hip escape to half guard
- Hip escape to SLX
- Bridge and roll
- Kipping escape
- Get up
- S-mount prevention and escape
Submission defense
- Americana
- Arm triangle
Summary
Coaching Guide
Common entries and sequences
Shin mount to full mount. A common sequence from side control or knee-on-belly where the attacker drives their knee across the defender's waist into a shin mount. To ensure a safe transition, the attacker often pummels a butterfly hook with their trailing leg to enter inside mount before settling into full mount. This prevents the defender from trapping the foot or using an elbow escape during the slide.
Dope mount transitions. Often used as a guard pass, the attacker enters dope mount (a pinning position where the legs are partially cleared) and secures a near-side underhook or double underhooks. From there, they complete the pass directly into full mount, ensuring the defender's hips and shoulders are pinned (cranial shift) throughout the process.
Double underhook drive. From side control, an attacker may secure a far-side underhook and then a near-side underhook. With both arms isolated, they drive their knee across the hips to mount. This double underhook control is highly effective for flattening the defender's hips and preventing bridges.
Common problems and cues
Recommended games
Resources
- Mount, Lachlan Giles (Submeta)
- Mount Control and Retention, Lachlan Giles (Submeta)
- Mount Escapes, Lachlan Giles (Submeta)
- Mount Head Arm, Lachlan Giles (Submeta)
- Mount: Isolating the Arm, Lachlan Giles (Submeta)
- S-Mount, Lachlan Giles (Submeta)