Mount
Mount is the top position where you sit on the opponent's torso with your knees on the mat. It is the most dominant top pin in BJJ, worth the most points after the back, and a launch pad for armbars and chokes.
High mount, low mount, and control
Low mount with your feet hooked keeps you heavy and hard to buck off; high mount up under the armpits sets up the arm attacks. Sliding between the two as the opponent defends is how you keep the position while you build a finish.
Finishing from mount
The armbar, the collar and arm-triangle chokes, and the americana are the core finishes, and they feed the back take when the opponent turns away to escape. That fork, submit or take the back, is the spine of a good mount flowchart.
Community flows for Mount
- Armbars: Deep Dive Study Guide — Armbars are the second most common submission in high-level competition. The main idea: closed guard and mount are the same position flipped. The chart covers…
- Bodylock Pass, Vol 4: Finishing the Pass — Lachlan Giles' last two stages of bodylock passing: free the knee, free the foot. Half-guard base mechanics with the body lock still on. Counters for…
- Mastering the Mount: Full System Map — How Roger's four chapters connect. High mount is the doorway between transitions, control, and submissions. Vol 4's seminar reinforces the same climb live and…
- Mastering the Mount, Vol 4: Bonus New York Seminar — Roger's seminar version of the system: low-mount lockdown via crossed feet and head hug, the half-choke that's already set, the cross-arm defense gap that…
- Mastering the Mount, Vol 2: Side Control to Mount — Six side-control mount paths sharing one rule: clear the near elbow first, then pick a leg path off whichever defense he commits. Includes the belt-hold step…
- Mastering the Mount, Vol 1: Concepts and Control — How Roger holds and climbs the mount before he ever attacks. Two escapes that matter, the soles-glued rule, the cross-feet hold for resting, and the foot-push…
- S-Mount Control and Submission Finishing — A system for establishing S-mount control and applying submission pressure through vibration and positional adjustments.
- Escapes Map — Survive & escape from bad positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Defensive Foundation — Escapes, frames, and defensive posture from side control, mount, back control, and other common attacks. Building a solid defensive base through proper…
- Positional Flow — Standing through dominant ground positions! Understanding how positions connect through specific actions rather than mechanical steps.
- Back Is the Endgame — Top game where every dominant position is a stepping stone to back control. HQ, side control, mount, & north-south all mapped toward the gift wrap & the rear…
- Mount Control and Transitions — Dominant positions from mount and knee on belly. Control positions and submission opportunities connected into seamless transitions.
Frequently asked questions
How do I stop getting bucked off the mount?
Stay in low mount with your feet hooked and your weight forward through a crossface or grips, rather than sitting tall. Posting wide and grapevining the legs kills the bridge-and-roll escape.
What are the best submissions from mount?
The armbar and the arm-triangle or collar choke are the staples. The americana and the back take round it out, since defending one tends to open another.
What is the difference between high and low mount?
Low mount sits over the hips with hooks for control and is harder to escape; high mount climbs up toward the armpits to isolate the arms and neck for submissions.
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