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The mount is the most dominant ground position in grappling, where one fighter sits astride the opponent's torso with knees planted on either side, applying gravitational pressure and controlling the ...

The Fundamental Mount family covers the core mount position variations and techniques for maintaining, controlling, and attacking from the mounted position — the apex of the BJJ positional hierarchy a...

The Mount family covers the dominant ground position where the top fighter sits on the bottom fighter's torso, with legs straddling the body. [1] The mount is one of the most dominant positions in the...

The mounted triangle applies the triangle choke from the mounted position, where the attacker transitions from mount to a triangle configuration by isolating one arm and threading the legs around the ...

The Standard Mount positions the top fighter straddling the opponent's torso with the hips centred on the midsection, knees tight to the sides, and feet hooked under the opponent's thighs or extended ...

The mount loop choke applies the loop choke collar configuration from the mounted position, where the attacker feeds one hand deep into the collar and wraps it around the back of the opponent's neck t...

The belly smother from mount is applied by positioning the chest directly over the opponent's face from full mount, using body weight to seal the nose and mouth. [1] The attacker typically maintains a...

The S-Mount subfamily covers the modified mount position where the top fighter swings one leg up alongside the opponent's head while keeping the other knee by the hip, creating an S-shaped body config...

The Standard Supine Rear Mount has the controlling fighter lying on their back with the opponent face-up on top, hooks or body triangle locked in, and seatbelt grip secured. [1] From this position, th...

The High Mount subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter slides the hips up toward the opponent's chest or shoulders, creating a higher mounting position that increases submission acc...

The Full Mount subfamily covers the standard mount position where the top fighter sits with the hips on the opponent's torso, legs straddling the body, and full bodyweight applied. [1] Full mount prov...

The Standard Seated Rear Mount establishes full back control with the controlling fighter sitting upright behind the opponent, hooks or body triangle secured, seatbelt grip established, with the oppon...

The Standard High Mount slides the hips up to the opponent's upper chest or armpit level, with the knees close to the opponent's shoulders, creating a dominant position with direct access to armbars, ...

The Standard Low Mount positions the top fighter's hips on the opponent's waist or lower abdomen, with a wider base and lower centre of gravity for maximum stability. [1] The standard low mount priori...

The Low Mount subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter's hips are positioned low on the opponent's waist or hips, providing a more stable but less submission-oriented mounting positi...

The Standard S-Mount positions one leg swung up with the foot alongside the opponent's head, the other knee remaining by the hip, with the top fighter's hips angled to create the S-shape. [1] The stan...

The Supine Rear Mount subfamily covers the rear mount position where the controlling fighter is lying on their back with the opponent on top of them, face up, with hooks or body triangle maintaining c...

The Seated Rear Mount subfamily covers the rear mount position where the controlling fighter is sitting upright behind the opponent, with the opponent in front and typically flattened or leaning forwa...

The Back Position group encompasses all positions where one fighter has achieved control from behind the opponent, considered the most dominant positional category in grappling. [1] Back positions are...

The Standard Mounted Crucifix traps one of the opponent's arms under the top fighter's leg while the other arm is controlled by both hands, spreading the arms apart while maintaining the mounted posit...

The Hip Out Mount Escape is the fundamental technique for recovering guard from the bottom of mount position, combining a hip escape (shrimp) with an elbow-knee connection that inserts the knee betwee...

The cross collar choke from mount uses the dominant mount position to apply a crossed-grip lapel strangle with gravity-assisted pressure. [1,2] From mount, the attacker feeds both hands deep into the ...

The Double Attack Mount is a high mount position where the attacker threatens both an armbar and an arm triangle simultaneously, forcing the opponent to defend one and opening up the other. [1] BJ Pen...

The Rear Mount family covers the fully established back control positions where the controlling fighter has both hooks or a body triangle secured from behind the opponent. [1] Rear mount is the ultima...

The Grapevine Mount uses the legs to hook inside the opponent's legs (like grapevines wrapping around a post), spreading the legs apart to flatten the opponent and prevent bridging. [1] The grapevine ...

The Mounted Crucifix subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter has trapped both of the opponent's arms — one under a leg and the other controlled by the hands — while mounted, complet...

A classic arm triangle choke variation applied from the mounted position. The attacker isolates the opponent’s arm against the head, driving shoulder pressure into the neck while lowering chest weight...

A classic arm triangle choke variation applied from the mounted position. The attacker isolates the opponent’s arm against the head, driving shoulder pressure into the neck while lowering chest weight...

The S-Mount Armbar is executed from the S-mount position (a high mount with one leg hooked under the opponent's shoulder), providing superior control for the armbar finish. [1] The S-mount eliminates ...

TKD Mount Transition teaches taekwondo practitioners how to transition to and maintain the mount position from standing knockdowns. [1]

The Gift Wrap Mount uses one arm to control both of the opponent's arms by threading one arm through and wrapping it around — 'gift wrapping' the arms together — creating a dominant control that frees...

The monoplata is a shoulder lock applied from top position (mount or side control) where the attacker traps the opponent's arm under their armpit using a single leg, then sits down to hyperextend the ...

The Shrimp Mount Escape subfamily covers mount escapes that use the hip escape (shrimp) movement to create space and recover guard from the mounted position. [1] The shrimp mount escape is the most co...

The Mount Escape family covers all techniques for escaping the mount position, where the opponent sits on top of the defender's torso with legs straddling the body. [1] Mount is one of the most domina...

The Guantanamo Escape is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu technique for recovering half guard from the mounted position, using a specific hip movement combined with knee insertion that differs from the standar...

The loop choke from mount is applied by threading one hand behind the opponent's neck and gripping the collar to form a loop of fabric while in the mounted position. [1] The attacker uses the mount's ...

The Underhook Side Control uses an underhook on the far arm as the primary upper body control, with the other arm controlling the head or near hip. [1] The underhook provides strong control of the bot...

The Mount Escape family within the Back Escape group covers techniques for escaping when the opponent achieves mount from a back-control transition — addressing the specific challenge of an opponent w...

The Alcatraz Escape is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu mount escape technique — a specific escape method developed within Eddie Bravo's system for escaping mount using the 10th Planet positional framework. [1...

The prone rear mount (belly-down back mount) is a back control variant where the opponent is flattened face-down (prone) on the mat while the attacker maintains back mount with hooks in from on top. [...

The side triangle from side control applies the triangle choke while maintaining the perpendicular side control position, with the legs wrapping around the opponent's head and arm from a lateral angle...

The Ezekiel choke from mount uses the sleeve of the gi to create a forearm strangle while the attacker maintains the dominant mounted position. [1,2] The attacker threads one hand through their own sl...

The Palm Up Palm Down Choke is a cross-collar choke variation where one hand grips the collar palm-up and the other palm-down, creating a scissoring action across the carotid arteries. [1] This mixed ...

The Shrimp To Full Guard escape uses the hip escape to create enough space to swing both legs around the opponent's waist, closing the guard and establishing full guard from the mounted position. [1] ...

Inside Sankaku (also called the Saddle, Honey Hole, or Game Over position) is the most dominant leg entanglement position in modern grappling — a configuration where the attacker's legs form a triangl...

The Running Escape uses a continuous, rapid shrimping motion that mimics a running movement to create maximum distance from the opponent and recover guard. [1] The defender performs rapid alternating ...

Position Escape covers techniques for escaping from specialised control positions that don't fit within the standard mount, side control, or back escape categories — addressing unique positional chall...

The Position class encompasses all distinct body configurations and spatial relationships between fighters that define the tactical landscape of grappling and striking combat. [1] Positions are the fo...

The Back Position Transition family covers techniques for transitioning to and maintaining back control — the second-most dominant position in grappling (after mount in some hierarchies, or the most d...

The Ezekiel choke from mount with sleeve grip finish is the most common application of the Ezekiel, using the mounted position's weight advantage combined with the sleeve-assisted forearm strangle. [1...