Mount Escape to Half Guard:
Alternative: Opponent Grapevines you (opponent is mounted and hooks both your legs)
- Kick your leg to the side and get your leg that you kick out is under opponent’s foot
Alternative: Opponent crosses ankles
- Stick out legs to feel out which side is higher, you the cross foot to push off the higher side foot off and slide your leg down off your ankle
- Do elbow knee escape and get your knee at least under opponent’s foot
- Opponent puts full weight on their knee so you can’t connect your knee and elbow (opponent in a three quarters mount)
- Using your other foot trap opponent’s foot in a triangle
- Scoop hips (in a shovel like fashion) under opponent’s knee
- Clear knee and get half guard (other guards options like full/ open guard sometimes)