Mount Control
Also known as: Full Mount, Mounted Position
Mount is one of the most dominant positions in grappling—you have maximum control while they have minimum escape options. But mount is only dominant if you can maintain it. Many grapplers get to mount and immediately lose it because they don't understand the principles of maintaining top control: low hips, active hands, and anticipating escapes before they happen.
🎯Key Details
Hip position
Sink your hips LOW, belly to belly. High hips = space to escape. Low hips = crushing pressure they can't create space against.
Base and balance
Keep your feet free and ready to post. If they bridge, post your foot. If they shrimp, follow with your hips.
Active hands
Swim your hands under their elbows to prevent frames. Control their arms, they can't escape.
Don't rush attacks
Stabilize before attacking. Going for a submission from unstable mount = giving up the position.
Transition threats
Threaten S-mount, technical mount, and high mount. Movement makes them react, reactions create openings.
⚠️Common Mistakes
Hips too high
Sink down. Your weight should be on them, not on your knees.
Grapevining when not attacking
Grapevines limit YOUR mobility. Keep feet free to base and adjust.
Rushing submissions
Control for 10-15 seconds before attacking. Feel them stop fighting, then hunt.
Letting them frame
Swim your arms under theirs. Frames = escapes. No frames = no escapes.
🚀Setups
- •Pass to mount
- •Back to mount transition
- •Sweep to mount
- •Side control to mount
🛡️Counters / Defenses
- •Trap and roll
- •Elbow-knee escape
- •Frame and shrimp
- •Heel drag
🔄Variations
📍Applicable Positions
🔗Related Techniques
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