Mount Escape to Single Leg X
Used when an opponent is kneeling in your guard with heavy pressure. The mechanism relies on bridging to lift their weight and pushing them off-center to create the angle needed to insert a leg for a dominant entanglement.
5 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Place hands on opponent's hip bones with elbows tucked in.0:07
- 2Bridge hips upward while pushing opponent to one side.0:12
- 3Create space between your belly and their hips.0:15
- 4Insert your knee underneath their body.0:21
- 5Throw your foot into their hip to lock in Single Leg X.0:26
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