Side Mount: Falling Back Arm Bar

If you have cross side with shoulder pressure (assuming your right arm is under his head) and you have his arm trapped....

**If you do not have his arm trapped; slide your top knee towards your opp's hip then clear his arm above his head and get your knee tight to his head, now his arm should be trapped and not mobile**

1. Slide your right shin tight to his body, as you sit on your right ass cheek

2. Put your left knee on the belly

3. Sit back with your opps arm under your right arm pit and pinch your left knee on top of his shoulder. Your left hand pushes on his chin to replace the pressure you were giving him with your shoudler so he can not turn and face you. Your right arm holds under the back of his elbow as you push his elbow up and arch backwards for the tap.

**If your opp bridges into you to try to escape make sure to keep pressure on his chin and just straighten your left leg and mount him. If he is able to get his left elbow (of the arm you are holding) to the ground, you will have to reach around with your left hand and grab his tricep and pull it up as you mount. Otherwise its going to be a fight for position.

Side Mount: Reversal to arm bar from Cross Side

If you have cross side and your opp attempts this arm bar http://tricksterbjj.blogspot.com/2008/04/side-mount-arm-bar-escape-from-cross.html

1. As he gets his arm over your head...pop up to your feet (stack him) and clasp your hands together so he can't extend your arm

2. Use your arm that is NOT being locked and push his knee (that is your belly) down and circle around behind your opp....from there are going to sit back with an arm bar of your own

Side Mount: Arm Bar Escape from Cross Side

If your opp has cross side position on you (bottom arm hugging hip, top arm giving shoulder pressure to chin)....

1. Position your hands in a normal defensive position (inside arm on hip, outside arm across opp's throat, nearside knee tight to opp's body)

2. Create space...use your hands to push opp away as your hip out backwards...

3. Lift your hips and get your outside leg over your opp's head as you get your inside knee across his belly

4. Grab opps arm and finish the arm bar

Side Mount: Reversal to Escape

If your opp gets to his knees when you have him in side mount but he grabs the wrong leg (your far leg) Your opp is now turtled on his hands and knees and you are sprawled out laying across him perdendicularly...

1. Reach your arm over his back, under his arm and grab his wrist

2. Bring your back knee up under your opp's arm pit

3. Switch your hips bringing the leg that your opp is grabbing backwards. This will force him to let go of your leg....

4. Point your other heel up because as your opp lets go of your leg you are going ot catch his arm with your other foot. Once his foot is trapped triangle your legs....your opp is now in a cricifix.

5. Roll forward over your shoulder. You are now laying on your back with your opp in a crucifix

You can now either finish with a RNC or a gi choke....either one will be almost impossible to defend bc your opp can not move either one of his hands

Side Mount: Inverted (Straight) Arm Bar

From cross side position, when your opp has his arm draped over your head....Your bottom arm (right) underhooks his arm (holding his shoulder) and his left is over his head. Your right knee is tight to his hip and your left is sprawled out....

1. Use your left arm and left leg to post yourself up as you posture up, backing your body up. Pull your opp close to you (again his hip is tight to your right knee) - As you back up your right arm holds his arm tight over your shoulder and you pinch your head to his wrist to keep it in place - It is very important to keep his arm over your shoulder, if you lose this there is no lock! Make sure your elbow is down tight against his ribs!!

Here is where is it different from the Arm Bar...rather than swinging your leg around to his back, you...

2. Step over his head with your left leg keeping your hips where they are...

3. Do not sit back on your other leg...keep good posture!

4. Your top (left) hand rolls his arm straight, so his elbow is pointed outward - There should be no room between his arm and your elbow. Get your forearm straight across his elbow and cross your hands by holding onto both your biceps to lock the grip

5. Pull your opp's elbow inward to finish the inverted arm bar

Side Mount: Arm Bar

From cross side when your opp has his arm draped over your head....Your bottom arm (right) underhooks his arm (holding his shoulder) and his left is over his head. Your right knee is tight to his hip and your left is sprawled out....

1. Use your left arm and left leg to post yourself up as you posture up, backing your body up. Pull your opp close to you (again his hip is tight to your right knee) - As you back up your right arm holds his arm tight over your shoulder and you pinch your head to his wrist to keep it in place - It is very important to keep his arm over your shoulder, if you lose this there is no lock! Make sure your elbow is down tight against his ribs!!
2. Swing your left leg around his head towards his lower back and kick your toes under his back

3. Your right foot steps up by his throat and you sit back with your knees pinched

4. As soon as you begin to sit back grab his thumb so he can not roll out of the arm lock - Finish the arm bar

Side Mount: Knee Bar

From side mount (both your hands on the opposite side of your opp) when your opp has his knee up and his foot across to his other knee, which is a typical defense to prevent someone from mounting you...

1. Step your back foot up behind your opp's ass keeping your knee tight to his thigh

2. Your bottom hand reaches back over his shin under the bend of his knee. Then lift his foot up and hold his shin tight to your chest - You might have to post your top hand on the mat to help you balance

3. Take your other knee and drive it across his hip (your knee will be by his groin and your foot should be by his hip with your ball of foot down)

4. Pinch your knees and sit back keeping your opp's leg straight - Your groin should be just above his knee

5. Your bottom hand is holding is foot (bend of the elbow around his achilles) and your top hand holds your bottom hand and you lift your hips to finish the knee bar

Side Mount: Kimura

Starting with motion side mount...

1. Get your bottom knee inside your bottom hand and try to pass it across your opp's stomach

If your opp does not push your knee off his stomach just pass it over and take mount- but 95% of the time your opp will push your knee off this stomach

2. Take your bottom hand and grab your opps wrist and push it onto the floor next to his hip- try to keep his arm at a 90 degree angle

3. Take your top hand and snake it under your opp's arm and grab your own wrist

4. Sit out towards your opp's head and keep your chest to your opp's chest - This gets his shoulder off the ground

5. Turn his hand up towards his head

Side Mount: Forearm Choke

From motion side mount...

1. Sit up towards your opp's feet - You want your butt up high by his shoulder and your ribs across his face. Your top arm holds under the shoulder and your bottom arm grabs the gi pants because the only way for your opp can escape is to bridge over his shoulder into you...so by you holding gi pants that allows you to block his bridge

2. As you go go back to motion side mount your bottom arm reaches under your opp's arm and grabs 4 fingers inside his collar. You must wait until you start to to back to motion side mount if you are laying on his arm it is much harder to reach your arm under his to grab his collar

3. Your top hand now grabs his opposite collar (as deep as possible)

4. Drop your elbow and sprawl your top leg. As you sprawl that leg you hip drops and your forearm chokes your opp

The bottom hand reaching inside the collar is a sneaky way to secure side mount. It is one of the more difficult side mounts to break. The choke is also pretty sneaky and hard to defend once you have a good grip deep inside the collar