Knee on belly in BJJ

Reviewer Explains the mechanism, not just the motion - you'll actually understand why it works.

Moderator Completely about escaping knee on belly, specifically the case where your early defense already failed. Contrasts what doesn't work (dropping the elbow) against what does (frame + shrimp), shown from multiple angles.

Reviewer Excellent teaching structure - clear setup, clear follow-ups, easy to actually take onto the mat.

Moderator Defines standard knee on belly first as a baseline, then teaches the reverse variation in detail - when to use it, how to transfer weight, the armlock and triangle follow-ups off each arm reaction. Directly and entirely about this position.

Reviewer Smart, non-obvious way to use the position — teaches you to think, not just pin.

Moderator Squarely knee on belly, teaching a specific and fairly sophisticated tactical use of it — deliberately light pressure to bait movement instead of crushing for points.

Reviewer Good fix for the #1 mistake white belts make on this escape.

Moderator Straight knee-on-belly escape from start to finish, nothing else covered.

Reviewer Clean, well-organized fundamentals — explains the why behind each detail.

Moderator Squarely knee on belly — shin vs kneecap placement, angle, foot-on-floor vs foot-off-floor for controlling vs following hip movement, side switching, capped with an armbar finish. Core mechanics, well covered.

Reviewer Real system, real details — worth your time.

Moderator Squarely knee on belly — lapel and pants control, foot glued to the hip to deny re-guard, the cross-face detail to stop the leg-curl escape, plus scoring mechanics for IBJJF rules. Full system, not a tangent.

Reviewer The forward-shrimp distinction alone makes this worth watching — most instructors never separate it from a regular shrimp.

Moderator A dedicated knee-on-belly escape, built around the elbow-knee connection framework and specifically addressing why turning-in isn't ideal against bigger opponents. On-topic throughout.

Reviewer Really good — reads like live problem-solving, not a canned sequence.

Moderator Squarely built off knee on belly — attacking from it is core to the skill, not a tangent. Reads as a submission-chaining video more than a positional-control one, but every attack starts from and depends on the knee on belly connection.

Reviewer Strong fundamentals: diagonal hand control and a knee near the solar plexus, with the weight managed so a buck can't throw you.

Moderator A proper rundown of knee on belly: why it's a dominant position (quick two points in competition, and in self-defense you can pop up and survey the room), how to enter from a control position with a hand on the shoulder and a hand on the hip, and where your weight goes. Squarely on this sub-skill.

Reviewer The bridging explanation alone is a concept worth carrying into everything else you do.

Moderator Entirely Renzo explaining his go-to knee-on-belly escape and why it works regardless of variation. On-topic and from a highly credible source.

Reviewer The floating-rib detail and the live Q&A push this well above the usual knee-on-belly explainer.

Moderator Entirely about controlling and attacking from knee-on-belly against a specific, real problem — an opponent who just won't react. Nothing off-topic.

Reviewer Real substance — both a drill you can steal and a concept worth thinking about.

Moderator The entire video is a mobility drill built around knee-on-belly — switching sides, mounting, dismounting, all centered on this one position. Nothing else competes for screen time.

Reviewer Practical and scenario-based — matches the response to what's actually happening on top.

Moderator Three separate escape scenarios, all knee-on-belly, all clearly tied to specific things the top guy is doing (low and tight, high and pulling the belt, going for the far arm). Nothing here drifts off topic.

Reviewer The grip logic alone makes this worth a beginner's time — genuinely explains the why.

Moderator This is the foundational how-to: which knee goes where, what the free leg does, and — the real gem — why you take one collar grip and one leg grip on opposite sides (denies the opponent a turn in either direction). Exactly what 'knee on belly' as a sub-skill should teach.

Reviewer Good drilling philosophy and real reaction-based coaching once it gets going.

Moderator Once past the intro, this is entirely knee-on-belly: side control to knee-on-belly drilling, switching sides, dismounting, and reacting to the opponent's typical defenses from there (arm bar when the arm feeds, crossface when the leg pushes off). Every rep shown is on this exact position.

Reviewer Specific, credited, and solves a real problem — the opponent who just locks up and waits you out.

Moderator Specifically about using knee-on-belly pressure as a tool to break down a defensive opponent. Everything ties back to how and where to apply the knee.

Reviewer Strong submission system once it gets there — worth sitting through the setup.

Moderator About half the clip is the reverse De La Riva sweep that gets you to the position, but the back half is squarely knee-on-belly submissions with real depth — spinning armbar, choke variations, reacting to the bump-and-turn defense.

Moderator Knee-on-belly entry and attack: thumb in the collar and a hand on the belt, then pop up in one movement to land the knee on the belly. When they push on the knee to get it off, you reach through for the tricep and go to the armbar. Squarely about knee on belly, with the armbar as the follow-up.

Reviewer Tight, practical sequence: the one-motion pop-up and punishing the knee push with the armbar. Light on how to stay on top.

Reviewer Technically sharp and clearly credible, but it moves fast — bring some existing vocabulary.

Moderator Attacking directly from knee-on-belly/chest — deep lapel grip, blocking the legs, transitioning into a choke and then a triangle. All of it lives inside this position.

Reviewer The hip-blocking explanation alone is worth the watch — answers the 'why' most tutorials skip.

Moderator The choke is the finish, but most of the teaching is knee-on-belly control mechanics — the 50/50 weight split, staying connected instead of relying on the floor, and specifically why the knee has to block the hip or you get armbarred. That's core knee-on-belly knowledge regardless of which submission you're chasing.

Reviewer Solid escape with the right why behind it, just wade through some chit-chat to get there.

Moderator This is dead-on knee-on-belly — the whole clip is built around escaping a nasty, gi-assisted knee-on-belly with a Bravo-style grip. No detour into other positions, the entire runtime is spent on getting out from under this exact pressure.

Reviewer Good starter toolbox of escapes, just don't expect deep troubleshooting.

Moderator Three clean escape options, back to back, all specifically for getting out of knee-on-belly. No detours.

Reviewer Solid survival principles once you look past the jokes.

Moderator This is knee on belly from the other end of it — surviving it rather than applying it — but that's squarely the same position and just as core to actually learning it. Teaches the mechanics of what the top player is threatening and how to take away his options.

Reviewer Useful mindset shift - escaping isn't over just because you got out of mount.

Moderator Frames knee on belly as something a skilled opponent switches to mid-escape to shut you down, then walks through recognizing that transition and continuing the escape (cup the knee, get the frame, treat it like an early defense). Directly relevant, just wrapped inside a mount-escape scenario.

Reviewer Small tip, real difference — this is coaching, not just demonstrating.

Moderator Leads with a specific, non-obvious refinement to the position itself — knee across the diaphragm rather than the belly for more pressure — before extending into the armbar. The core tip is squarely about improving knee-on-belly technique.

Reviewer Handy pressure tip: pull them up into you as you drive down. It's an add-on, so you need the basic position first.

Moderator A quick tip for adding pressure from knee on belly: pull up on the back of the head with your outside hand, or grab the gi and pants and pull them up into you while you drive down. Directly about making the position heavier.

Reviewer Decent runway for a quick multi-technique clip.

Moderator Description explicitly frames knee on belly as a control position used to attack and transition, and promises 6 techniques from it — squarely on the sub-skill.

Moderator Armbar from knee on belly, setup included: side control, thumb inside the collar, hand on the hip, elbow across to the far hip, knee on belly with the other leg in base. When they push, control the arm, pass the leg over, sit, cross the second leg, thumb up, pinch the knees and lift the hips. Position into submission, mostly the submission.

Reviewer Full walk-through shown twice, with the details that make the finish: thumb up, knees pinched, hips lifted.

Reviewer Good added option once you already know the base escape it's built on.

Moderator Builds on 'the same escape as the previous one' (so this assumes you've seen a prior clip) and adds a counter-attack option - grab the belt, technical stand-up, ankle pick - instead of just resetting to guard. Still squarely knee-on-belly escape territory.

Reviewer Good decision tree for escaping, just hard to follow by ear alone.

Moderator Covers escaping FROM underneath knee-on-belly — belt grip, knee push, basing out, guard recovery, foot-reach option. Defense is as much a part of understanding this position as offense, so this is squarely on topic.

Reviewer Clean, credible instruction from someone who's tapped a lot of people this way.

Moderator Built around a specific opponent reaction to knee-on-belly (pushing the knee) and how you convert that into a choke — so the position's mechanics and the opponent's typical defense to it are central, even though the finishing detail is really about the collar choke.

Reviewer Real technique in here, but you need the video — the words alone don't carry it.

Moderator This is the flip side of most of the other clips in this batch — using knee-on-belly as a live, active control-and-attack position rather than escaping it. Still squarely about the position itself.

Reviewer Nice chain: if they hip escape, take the other arm. Light on grips and the armbar details.

Moderator Gets into knee on belly with a push-up to drop full body weight, controls the far shoulder with the knee on the waistline, and chains two armbars: one straight away, and a second on the other arm when they hip escape and put a hand there. Part position, mostly the attack from it.

Reviewer The bait-the-grip detail is the kind of thing that separates a coach from a copy-paste tutorial.

Moderator Frames itself explicitly as 'another variation from knee on belly' and includes real position mechanics (tensing the knee, hip proximity, baiting the belt grip) before the Kimura — solidly tied to the position, not just launching from it.

Reviewer Fine movement drilling, but it's reps, not a lesson in using the position.

Moderator This is knee on belly, specifically the movement mechanics of getting into and out of it — legit part of the skill, just narrow and drill-focused rather than tactical.

Moderator A finish from knee on belly: the opponent pushes off, hand goes to the hip, leg threads under the shoulder and over the face, pinch, foot under, armbar. If it's not there, extend the leg and return to the position. About the attack, with the position as the starting point.

Reviewer Clear, slow armbar demo with a sensible fallback to recover position. Doesn't teach the pin itself.

Moderator A finish from knee on belly: when the opponent pushes off and makes space, hand on the hip, throw the leg under the shoulder and over the face, pinch, and get the foot under for the armbar. If it isn't there, extend the leg and come back to the position. Attack from the position more than the position itself.

Reviewer Clear, slow breakdown of the armbar when they push off, and the tip to recover position if it misses is good.

Reviewer The read on the opponent's escape attempt is the real lesson here — sharp detail.

Moderator Starts in knee-on-belly and spends real time on maintaining/reacting from that position (anticipating the push, letting the knee drop, controlling hip space) before transitioning to the armbar — a meaningful chunk of this is genuinely about controlling knee-on-belly under resistance, even though the destination is a different submission.

Reviewer Fine solo conditioning tool, but it won't teach you to use the position.

Moderator On topic — solo footwork drills specific to knee on belly movement — but narrow in scope, more conditioning than technique.

Reviewer Sharp detail on keeping the arms straight as you circle so the choke gets around the neck. Assumes you know the position.

Moderator Collar choke off a knee on belly step-over: build a wide base from side control, grip the collar four fingers in and thumb in, switch the hips and step over, then circle with straight arms and drop the shoulder onto the belly to squeeze. Runs through the position, so it's partly on the sub-skill and mostly the attack.

Reviewer Probably more opinion than actual coaching.

Moderator Topic is knee on belly, but "struggles" and "mixed reactions from practitioners" reads more like commentary/opinion than a technique lesson.

Reviewer Good if you want heel hooks; thin if you actually came for the knee-on-belly escape.

Moderator Opens on a legit knee-on-belly escape — bridge, turn, recover the bottom leg to half/quarter guard — but that's maybe a third of the runtime. The rest is a full leg-lock system off the back take: knee lines, heel grips, back-step counters, heel hook mechanics. It's a rolling/situational class that uses the escape as a doorway into leg locks, not a video about the escape itself.

Reviewer The technique's probably fine live, but it doesn't come through clearly here.

Moderator It's a submission from knee-on-belly, and the grip/weight-distribution details he describes (knee over the bicep, not dropping full weight, second knee coming around the head) are part of how you actually operate from the position while finishing — so it's not just 'happens to start here,' the position mechanics matter to the choke.