Mount Escape — Single Leg X
Escape mount by securing inside leg control and trapping the ankle to block hip escapes, transitioning to Single Leg X for a dominant counter-attack position.
4 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Frame with forearm against the hip, keeping elbow tight to ribs and on the far side of the hip.3:11
- 2Shimmy shoulders away, tuck elbow, and slide forearm to the inside of the opponent's thigh.4:03
- 3Bring your knee past the line of the opponent's ankle to trap the foot.5:46
- 4Scoop over the top of the trapped leg, curling tight, then hip out to face the opponent.6:51
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