Mount Bottom — Back Door Escape

The Lesson

Before you move, ask yourself: can I control an arm? If not — find their hips. That horizontal frame across the waistline is your starting point. If you can't get the frame in place, nothing else works.

Once the frame is set, feel for the wedge. Your elbow needs to be inside the knee — not near it, not touching it, but actually in between their knee and your ribs. That wedge is what makes the bridge do something.

Bridge to your side — not straight up. Turn into the back leg, escape into it, and fill the space with your knee. Half guard or butterfly is where you land. That's not the goal — it's a checkpoint. Keep moving toward top.