I'm a beginner and tried this in practice. It worked beautifully. Now I have two mount escapes. I just came back to give props and thanks.

I am going to go out on a limb here and swallow all male ego and say that Emily Kwok is one of the BEST jiujitsu teachers around.  amazing detail

Hey Stephan and Emily, I'm a less-than-a-month-old white belt and I stumbled upon your videos and seen this mount escape but never had the chance to use it until now. Today I rolled with another 2 white belts who were months ahead of me and physically larger than me (I'm a puny 5'4 63kg). Aim was to start mounted, person on top would try for a submission, guy on bottom would defend the submission or escape full mount then reset. I didn't have enough knowledge/experience to pull off any submissions properly, but with this one mount escape (which I've never practiced), I managed to escape their mounts repeatedly or keep them busy enough to avoid getting submitted at all. A tiny accomplishment, but I just wanna thank you guys for sharing your knowledge with us. Truly appreciate it.

Btw, I bought and downloaded a couple of your apps and I find them extremely valuable, especially as a newbie to the ground game. Keep it up and keep em coming!

Emily - Jess here. I'm pretty sure we met at an MMA expo in New York a few years back. At any rate... I  taught at the UFC Gym for awhile. At the time Alexander Crispim was the head instructor there, and I learned a really cool technique from him that incorporates the same foot scoop for taking the back . Unfortunately, we live a bazillion miles away from one another, but if our paths should ever happen to wind up crossing again, remind me and I'll show it to you.

Excellent vid by the way.

;-)

Jessi Taran

Once i saw the title of this video, i felt that sudden urge of relief......

As a guy who weighs 145 I always had the hardest time escaping mount with most of the guys in my gym who were all 170-200 at least. A friend showed me this technique and I absolutely love it. It's an incredibly deceptive way to achieve half guard if you are keeping their arms tied up with yours. You can work independently of your arms and use this technique. Great for nogi.

I weigh 220 lbs and I still need this lesson.

Thank you so so much Emily and Stephan. I was always stumped when the big guys mounted me. And being the smallest in my gym I was completely screwed. Now this little tip has changed the game completely. Today I refused to submit and kept going into half guard at least. With a little more practice I will go for the sweep and reverse positions. Thank you so, so much. I had Stephans book from the Kindle store and will always look for more stuff on small people bettering bigger people.

I was practicing this on my livingroom floor at midnight lol will try it this week at club

Every time I watch this video, I see a little more detail.  Awesome video.

So going training in about an hour, going to be using this when it's time to roll. I'm forever defending submissions and trying to escape.  

I've used this escape many times, and the only time it has failed me is when I rolled to far onto my side. Excellent instruction and illustration. Thank you!

I can honestly say this is my favorite escape from mount. Especially if you start, instead of just pushing on the knee after you've snagged the foot, swivel your hips under his leg, you can still escape to half guard without necessarily using your hands, or at least not for long.

Keep in mind that this technique is designed to be used when rolling against guys who actually know jiu-jitsu. I actually use this in class, but if you are in a street fight and punches are involved, this shouldn't be your first line of defense. This technique could be used in a street fight if used as part of a combo, but the truth of the matter is that against most people who haven't trained jiu-jitsu, you probably wouldn't even need such a complex technique. Bridging, hand trapping, and basic elbow escapes should be enough.

Make sure you teach the basics to your loved ones too!

any skill you use can be shut down if you are waiting for it, that is why it is good to know so many different varieties of escapes.

Defs helpful. Approx 90% of the peeps at the place i train are at least 2 weight classes above me.

her voice is amazing

That's what I need - high percentage moves - not fancy...Thanks

This is one of the techniques found in Karate's Tekki Shodan.