The Mount

In the next couple weeks I will be going over every basic position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu .This is a great article describing  one of the the most dominant positions in Jiu Jitsu.  The Mount, also known as Full Mount, is the classic position of domination in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Although other martial arts such as Judo include this position in their repertoire, none have developed it to the sameextent. In the Mount gravity is on your side. Your opponent is bearing your weight, and if you choose you canstrike him with fists, elbows, hammerfists and palmstrikes. If you posture up in Mount you will be able to strike your opponent’s face but he won’t be able to reach yours.In Mount, your weight rests on your opponent’s belly and diaphragm, making it difficult for him to breathe.Your feet are tucked alongside, or slightly underneath, your opponent’s thighs, and your knees are pinchinginward to limit his mobility. If you are on top you should anticipate the most common methods of escape usedby pinned opponents and be prepared to counter them. For example, untrained people often try to benchpress their way out of the Mount predicament, which gives the top player a great opening for the armbar