solo drills for mount escape?

[kennrh]

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone had suggestions/advice on any type of solo drills to escape mount? I had a really tough time with someone the other night and I want to overcome it. It may just have been my lack of skill ( i have only been training about 3 months) or is this something I have to drill with a partner untill I get it. I did escape but I didn't bridge and roll ( which was what my instructor was looking for )

[jakem]

not to sound like a dick,but why did you not drill the technique?if that was what your instructor was looking for?

[kennrh]

I just got frustrated and wanted to escape. He was looking for bridge and roll but ended shrimping. The guy who I was rolling with was a wrestler and he had me mounted pretty good.

[jakem]

well i hear ya,but maybe sensi knew that was your weak point. as someone else(cant remember who sorry)said"judo is for strength,jujitsu is for technique."dont get disscouraged,ride it out,use this superior partner to help you improve your game.try doing that technique in drills.

[kennrh]

I'm hoping to get the chance again ( sooner rather than later ). my sensi really breaks things up.

[frodo]

Shrimping and bridge-and-roll are very good escapes that should be chained together when rolling. By yourself, you can practice shrimping, reverse shrimping (simply doing the shrimp in the exact opposite motion, i.e. feet pointing in the direction of travel), bridging, hip heist drill (where you base on all 4 limbs, get up on one arm and leg, and rotate so you are upside down, then switch limbs, rotate so you are back where u started), standing up in base (yes, it does help with your escapes), bridging left and right, bridging straight and rolling, etc...

Also work on mental exercises. Of course, you want to escape immediately. But too often new grapplers tend to spaz out instead of escaping with a plan. You have to remain calm and controlled while also being explosive and dictating the scramble. Brandon Slay calls this "relaxed intensity." If you feel clostrophobic, try grappling blindfolded a little bit. After a while, you'll get used to performing the motions in the darkness, which will help your clostrophobia. Also try counting in your head and relaxed breathing when in troublesome positions. Eventually you'll feel better and well enough to escape easier.

[kennrh]

thanks guys, very helpful advice. that was the kind of thing I was looking for.

P.S. Hey frodo, your from the panther club right? I am in the burgh and have been wanted to get info about the club.

[frodo]

thanks guys, very helpful advice. that was the kind of thing I was looking for.

P.S. Hey frodo, your from the panther club right? I am in the burgh and have been wanted to get info about the club.

Yep. I started that club, in fact! We are having an open mat practice tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:30 PM at Pitt. It is in Trees Hall, circled in the map on our site:

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Our summer schedule is still being worked out, but we will probably have 1 or 2 practices - probably one on the weekend and the other in the daytime on a weekday. Our web site is the following, of course:

http://panthergrappling.blogspot.com/

If you are not a Pitt student, give me a call. Feel free to contact me at 412-477-5881 if you have any questions.

[kennrh]

Thanks for offer, I will definately be calling. I won't be able to make it today but would love to in the future.

[danjr]

whatever you do keep moving. I do gi class (don't know what you do) and I find that the easiest way to defend an ezequiel choke is to bridge. Even if you don't escape you are still keeping the other guy from landing something bad.

Elbows in, bridge, hip out, rinse and repeat.

[cree357]

A good way to practice 2 escapes is to incorporate kimura sweep and elbow escape.

Start with your partner in your guard and do a kimura sweep.
you should end up in mount. your partner elbow escapes to closed guard and then he performs a kimura sweep..Repeat,repeat repeat..

One thing i've found that I liked is using bump and elbow escape together.

Trap an arm and bump hard to that side. Your partner will most likely post his leg to avoid being rolled. when he does, use that space to escape that leg out. I can often get to at least half guard like that. I have only been training since March so I'm very new. Hard part is trapping the arm against an experienced grappler.

[JRT6]

I make my wife stand over me with her feet pressed against my sides up near my elbows. I then shrimp out concentrating on pushing her one leg out with my hip and not pushing with my elbows. If I don't do it right she can follow my butt around with her leg as I end up just shrimping in circles. The key is to move my butt out. The partner standing needs to stand light to avoid injury to their ankles or knees, this is not a dynamic exercise.

[kennrh]

Thanks guys, those are very good ideas.

[CEB]

whatever you do keep moving. I do gi class (don't know what you do) and I find that the easiest way to defend an ezequiel choke is to bridge. Even if you don't escape you are still keeping the other guy from landing something bad.

Elbows in, bridge, hip out, rinse and repeat.

From what stage in the technique are you trying to defend the ezequiel?


How long have studying Jiu Jitsu?

Just curious.

Thanks

[kennrh]

I wasn't defending, I was really just having trouble getting out of someone mounting me. I have been training for about 3 months, two nights a week