No-Gi Mount Escapes: Frame, Bridge, and Reguard Reference

Includes fundamental no-gi mount escapes by focusing on frame management, bridging mechanics, and reguarding opportunities

Flow outline

1. Bottom Mount

   • Key detail: most of the time focus on framing against their hips and chest. keep your elbows tight to prevent underhooks and maintain space for bridging escapes

2. Bottom Half Guard

   • most of the time secure an underhook and control their far leg. use knee shield frames to create space and look for sweeps or back takes

3. Ashi Garami

   • Usually Control their leg with a body lock grip. Use your outside leg to hook their hip and create off-balancing pressure for sweeps

Branch conditions

• Knee Elbow Escape
• inside elbow escape
• Side To Side Kipping Escape
• intercept & re-centre elbow
• Strip Grip & Immediately Bridge
• Bridge & Free My Elbow
• bridge and free elbow
• extend legs
• bridge and kip to the other side
• Double Cross Hip Post & Shoulder Walk To Low Mount
• Shoulder Walk To Low Mount