Mount

Position map

What leads here, and where this position leads.

Key principles

• Your weight belongs on their chest, not on your own knees and feet — the more you post on the mat, the less they carry.
• Knees pinch toward their armpits; the higher your knees ride, the less hip movement they have to bridge with.
• When you feel the bridge, sink your hips and widen your base, and post your head toward the side they lift to cancel the rotation.
• Attack the arms first: an arm they straighten to push you away is the armbar or the triangle, and when they turn to their side to escape, that is the back take.
• Your base comes from the legs, not the hands: knees wide, heels tucked under you (or grapevine the legs when you want an extra layer), hips sunk down. The hands are for collar and wrist grips, not for posting.

Common mistakes

Submission

• Americana from Mountwhite
• Arm Triangle Chokeblue

Sweep

• Coyote Half Guard Sweeppurple
• Flower Sweepwhite

Control

• Mount Cross Facewhite

Transition

• Mount to High Mountwhite