Mount in BJJ

Reviewer As good as cross-choke-from-mount instruction gets - extremely precise, from the best there's ever been at it.

Moderator Nothing but mount attack mechanics from start to finish - getting the first hand in, defending the bridge and elbow escape while doing it, then the much harder second hand.

Reviewer The standout mount lesson here - live testing, real mistakes corrected, builds logically.

Moderator Completely on topic - this is entirely about retaining and controlling mount against a bridging opponent, no submission taught, pure position work. Exactly what 'Mount' as a skill should mean.

Reviewer Real biomechanical reasoning behind the grip choice - not just 'do it this way because I said so.'

Moderator Fully about controlling and attacking from mount - systematic vs opportunistic pinning philosophy, then a specific cross-grip detail to isolate the hands.

Reviewer The mount taxonomy here is genuinely great teaching - gives you a way to think about the position, not just moves.

Moderator Entirely mount - breaks the position into low/mid/high with a clear physical test for each (does his tricep reach the mat, does it stay pinned to his ribs), then a full cross-choke sequence from there.

Reviewer Extremely thorough — covers the real fight, not just the highlight-reel version.

Moderator Squarely mount submissions — armbar mechanics from mount plus extensive real troubleshooting across the opponent's actual defensive attempts.

Reviewer Good upgrade over the standard grip, explained with a clear reason why it's needed at a higher level.

Moderator Entirely about isolating an arm from mount to set up a triangle/choke - fist reinforcement under the armpit, cross-face, split-squat control, ankle grab to close space.

Reviewer Elite-level detail on holding mount - explains the why behind every adjustment.

Moderator This is precisely mount control - not a broader topic, not attacks - just how to retain the position and deny escapes. Couldn't be more on-topic.

Reviewer Fixes a mistake basically everyone makes on this choke — genuinely useful detail.

Moderator Squarely mount attacks — maintaining a strong mount with crossed legs and underhooks, then a detailed choke setup from that control.

Reviewer The most complete teaching in this batch -- starts from scratch and actually finishes the thought.

Moderator A full-class walkthrough of mount escape fundamentals, explicitly building from first principles. Entirely on topic.

Reviewer Does what the title says — simple, sound, and clearly explained.

Moderator Squarely mount escape — framing, using the bridge specifically to create a base for half guard recovery rather than a full reversal, reacting to the opponent's push.

Reviewer Useful because it deals with the situation already going wrong, not just the ideal case.

Moderator Squarely mount escape — and specifically addresses the harder version of the problem, where the opponent already has an underhook secured before mount is even established.

Reviewer Good fundamentals, explains the why behind the escape.

Moderator Squarely mount escape/defense — elbow positioning to prevent the underhook, framing options, hip escape mechanics, trapping the leg, denying the head hug.

Reviewer Doesn't just show the escape -- shows what to do when the opponent fights back correctly.

Moderator A specific, named mount escape (head-to-knee/shield) taught step by step including the common cross-face counter. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Explains the why behind every step, not just the moves -- worth the choppy audio.

Moderator Entirely mount escape mechanics -- hip control, elbow position, unbalancing, foot trapping. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer The 'just survive, don't try to escape yet' drill is exactly how I'd coach a new white belt out of panicking under mount.

Moderator Entirely about surviving and escaping mount -- a mistakes-focused breakdown for people who panic when mounted, which is precisely the population that needs mount-escape content most.

Reviewer Solid cue -- get your weight up off the hips and onto the chest/solar plexus, that's the difference between a mount that gets bucked off and one that doesn't.

Moderator This is a direct answer to 'how do I keep pressure and stop getting swept off mount' -- literally the question mount is about. No padding, no unrelated technique, every minute is spent on staying mounted and staying heavy.

Reviewer Efficient -- several real options packed into a short clip, with the sticking points addressed.

Moderator S-mount entries and the resulting armbar/shoulder-lock options -- squarely an attack-from-mount skill, with multiple finishing variations.

Reviewer The solar-plexus pressure-point explanation alone makes this worth watching -- that's the actual reason S-mount is so miserable to be under.

Moderator S-mount is a specific, well-known mount variation, so this is on-topic for 'Mount' even though it's a narrower slice than basic mount control.

Reviewer The head-control-to-kill-the-bridge detail is the kind of thing that separates control from just sitting there.

Moderator Top-mount control and attack tips -- tight/loose timing on bridges and arm isolation via head control. Squarely about holding and using mount well.

Reviewer The 'push with your elbow, not your hands' cue alone is worth the watch.

Moderator Five real mount escapes, clearly named and demonstrated -- bridge and roll, bridge and shrimp, etc. It's specifically about getting out of mount, which is as core to 'Mount' as holding it. Loses a touch because the tail end of the transcript is an email-list plug, not technique.

Reviewer Good foundational teaching -- the elbows-in rule alone is worth it for a newer grappler.

Moderator Same escape topic, explicitly framed as 'the basic of all' mount escapes, with a little drift at the end into the resulting sweep/side control -- still centered on mount.

Reviewer Thorough step-by-step -- just be ready to already know the terms it uses.

Moderator Full step-by-step armbar from mount -- wrist control, gift wrap, S-mount, finish. Entirely about attacking from mount.

Reviewer Good because it teaches the sequence (legs free, then frame, then bridge), not just one escape.

Moderator Directly answers a mount-escape question involving grapevines and arm control -- a harder, more specific mount scenario, but still squarely mount-escape content.

Reviewer Good competition-level insight, just a little rough around the edges in delivery.

Moderator About Marcelo's overall approach to attacking from mount - why one move isn't enough, using pressure/chest connection to deny grip, then starting to chase the elbow with the knee. On topic throughout even with the informal delivery.

Reviewer Good bones -- explains the why, not just the what, on getting into mount safely.

Moderator Squarely about mount -- this is the entry from side control into mount and the matching dismount back to side control, core mount transitional skill. No armbar shown despite the description's blurb; the actual teaching is entirely position work.

Reviewer Explains the 'why' behind mount escapes better than most tutorials explain the 'how.'

Moderator This portion is theory-building rather than step-by-step yet (cuts off right as he's about to detail shrimping variations), but it's squarely about mount escape - explicitly building the wedge concept (mount wedges live around the hips, unlike side control's shoulder/head wedges) as the foundation for the actual escape.

Reviewer Tight, no-fluff setup -- good if you already have the position and just need the finish.

Moderator Armbar setup and finish directly off mount control (cross-face, underhook, S-mount) -- squarely an attack-from-mount clip.

Reviewer Solid detail, but you'll want the video for the hand positioning, not just the audio.

Moderator S-mount entry mechanics (knee behind elbow, hip raise, hook) -- an attack-from-mount skill.

Reviewer Great mental framework for escapes generally, and it's spelled out for mount specifically too.

Moderator Covers mount alongside side control and north-south under one shared theory (cranium control / fighting for inside position), so mount specifically gets a slice rather than the whole clip, but the theory is explicitly applied to it directly.

Reviewer Good fundamentals, but there's a channel ad break in the middle of it.

Moderator This excerpt is squarely mount defense fundamentals — why underhooks are dangerous, anchoring the elbows and body, avoiding the cross-face — the promised ankle lock attacks haven't shown up yet in what's given, but the defensive content is still core to the Mount skill.

Reviewer Useful control detail, but pitched at people who already roll a lot, not newcomers.

Moderator Body-movement details for controlling mount when the opponent turns to the side (foot-on-butt control, following up on the arms) -- a mount control skill taught at what sounds like an instructor-level seminar.

Reviewer Specific, named finishes from someone sharing their own go-to's.

Moderator Named finishing submissions from mount, directly on-skill.

Reviewer Sounds like a genuinely useful nuance, not generic mount 101.

Moderator 'Another detail with something as simple as mount' is exactly the framing of focused mount-position coaching.

Reviewer Good concepts buried in a lot of chatty back-and-forth -- you'll need the video, not just the words.

Moderator About where to sit and how to distribute weight to make mount uncomfortable/effective -- a core mount control/attack concept.

Reviewer Useful if you already have the pieces -- this isn't teaching hip escape from scratch.

Moderator It's a mount escape start to finish -- hip escape, get the knee through, reach the achilles -- that part is squarely on topic. It does travel on into an X-guard sweep, which is a step past 'escaping mount,' but the mount-escape portion is the bulk of the clip.

Reviewer The technique's sound but it's a rough watch - you'll have to work to follow the explanation.

Moderator Video is really two things: the transition from side control into mount, then control plus three submissions once there. The mount-specific portion (control, armbar, americana, cross choke) is a solid chunk of it, but the setup takes real screen time too, so it's not 100% pinned to mount itself.

Reviewer Right shape shown fast, but skips the details that make the escape actually work.

Moderator This is about escaping the mount position - core mount subject matter, framed as self-defense rather than sport, but the position and escape are legitimately mount-related.

Reviewer The idea is sound but it's hard to follow -- you'd need to already know this escape to recognize what he's showing.

Moderator Content is genuinely about escaping mount via an A-frame/bridge setup -- on the right topic even though the transcript is chopped up by what looks like a transcription glitch (a long repeated loop).

Reviewer Picks up some real mount-control detail, but most of it is armbar mechanics.

Moderator This is really an armbar tutorial that happens to start in mount - gift wrap, underhook, bridging the hips to finish. It does touch real mount-specific control (S-mount, eliminating space, staying tight before submitting) so it's not off-topic, but the throughline and majority of the runtime is armbar mechanics, not mount control or retention itself.

Reviewer One good detail on preventing full mount, then it drifts into half-guard sweeps that aren't really about this.

Moderator Starts on-topic -- using a foot/heel slide to stop someone from securing full mount and recompose into half guard, a legitimate mount-escape principle, especially framed for smaller people against heavy opponents. But most of the runtime after that is spent on half-guard toe-tuck and scissor sweeps, which is half-guard offense, not mount anymore. Half the video earns its tag, half doesn't.