Mount Defense You MUST Know with Stephan Kesting (Punches AND Pinned!)
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2025
- The mount can be terrifying... especially if you're being punched or have your arms pinned. In this video, Stephan Kesting shares the one mount defense that everyone should know... the trap and roll.
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A quick review...
To escape the mount--
1- DON'T PUNCH! The bad guy can hit you, but you usually can't hit them. It's just the way it is.
2 - DON'T ELBOW! Spearing your elbows into the thighs or groin may cause a brief distraction, but it typically won't be enough to stop the attack.
3 - DON'T ROLL OVER! It's natural to turn away when you're being hit in the face, but that only makes your position worse.
What should you do?
1- BRIDGE! Shifting your attacker's weight forward will force them to put their hands on the ground, which will stop their punches and give you a chance to...
2 - TRAP AN ARM! Take away one of their weapons and the ability to stop you from rolling them off of you.
3 - BRIDGE AND ROLL! Trap the same side foot bump them forward... and step over to get on top.
What about pins?
If you end up with your hands pinned to your chest or the ground, pressing up is a waste of time and energy. But all is not lost--you can usually still slide your hands up and down.
So, move your hands into a position where you can trap both of your attacker's hands with one of yours. Freeing one of your hands is a lot easier than trying to free both!
This is a basic movement that teaches many powerful principles. Grab a training partner and you'll find many variations.
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Well done. I love the simplicity and no nonsense explanation. Thank you.
Simple is best! Thank you!
I’m glad to see that these are the same techniques I’m learning in class.
Really like these new videos showing real world application. Thank you!
Awesome, Luka! Happy training to you! 🤙🏼
Ando ever time I watch one of your self defense toutials I feel safer your advise is invaluable thankyou.
I’m so glad we speak the same language, my friend! Thank you! 🙏🏻
Very much agreed. Thank you so much Ando
you guys ate that up 😜😘🫣🫶🏽
HA! 😄 Thank you for watching!
The vid Stephen did with Emily being mounted escape has saved my a$$ soooo many times!
A great DVD set as well! 👍🏼
I like how you guys went over this step by step and made it very easy to understand. Thank you
Thank you. I like your videos with or without guests.
I train minimum 4 time's a week. Plus if been a professional bouncer for over 26 year's. So i have seen and had more than my fair share of conflicts. I have used many of the moves you show. Either on the mat or on the doors. And I can say for certain that they work, if done correctly with speed and explosive power. These moves work because they are simple and easy to remember in a stressful situation. Well done on another great video, thanks!
Thanks for your testimony! Keep fighting! 👊🏼
2:53 now this is getting exciting
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More superb tactics - many thanks for this!! Also gives me a good practical reason to do weighted (hip) glute bridges in my weight training sessions!!
Awesome. As if you needed another reason! 😄
I liked his concept of not escalating a fight. You dont here about the different levels of combat for example someone just wants to beat you up and punch you in the face or is that person really trying to end your life and rip your guts out. In the beginning of my mma career my coach told me if your opponent doesnt kick but then you kick him, expect your opponent to return the same kick back. Sort of like patty cake or tag lol.
It’s a sticky situation. Even if someone isn’t trying to kill you, that doesn’t mean they’re not going to kill you inadvertently. If you get your head bounced off the ground, or he suddenly pulls a knife, that could be it. Really, he shouldn’t have touched me at all.
Yea man no holds barred if You lay hands on me
Greg Nelson calls that the "Jedi Mind Trick." It can even be used tactically to bait your opponent into acting in such a way that you have a good counter for.
yeah man you put that idea in their head.
Yeah in a situation like this if they wanted to kill you they would be smashing your head against the ground
This is really cool because when I did Gracie combatives the Trap and rolls were the first things we're taught for worst-case scenario: someone has mounted you and is throwing strikes or trying to strangle you.
Everyone should know that move. 👍🏼 Thank you for the comment!
Glad you showed the "high mount escape" I know a few, but this one is definitely going on my drilling list. Thank you so much Sir.
OSS 👊😎👍
Thank you for watching!
Seriously, too good stratgy sir(s) - thanks a load
Thank you for watching!
I like the call back to the chipped tooth 😅
Upa, trap, sweep, reverse and peace out; Textbook. Well done! Thank you both!🙏
Peace out! 😁✌🏼
@@AndoMierzwa 😃
very useful. Stephan is great.
Agreed!
Extremely common situation in street fights. I'm glad you've provided some solutions to get out of it! Where were you when I was I high school and needed those tips most? (jokes). Thank you sir!
P. S. If I may make a small request, I'd like to learn defence against Reverse Rear Naked Choke. It's an advanced technique (supposedly) but you'd be surprised how often people who only know Rear Naked Choke would use it in situations when grapplers and brawlers would normally use a Guillotine Choke.
Ha! If we could only go back in time… what a different story! 😄
Interesting variation… do you mean like an anaconda or d’arce with an arm in or just wrapped on the head? If they can punch that choking arm all the way through so your chin is on the elbow, that is definitely tight!
Ando Mierzwa About the same as Anaconda choke with the difference that instead of laying supporting hand on opponents back, you pull it towards choking arm's shoulder. So yeah, basically wrapped around the head, with elbow under the chin.
Piotr Litwic you got tackled and beat up in high school a lot and didn’t think to join your wrestling team and learn to escape the positions they put you in??
You did notice I added the word "jokes" there, right? And besides, here in Poland we don't have wrestling teams in high school.
Polish people are tough as nails!
4.45 Stephan does a 3 points of contact roll driving his shoulder , with a pillion, into the concrete. You Sir are hardcore.
I'm very glad that I stumbled in your channel while I was looking for self-defense tips , as I just started taking lessons in self-defense ,after I was attacked physically in the street by a man, while I was walking alone .It was a bad experience made me angry that I couldn't take a fast response to defend myself instead of just screaming loudly . I would love to see an example situation for self-defense between a man and a woman.Thank you Sir very much for all these great tip .
I’m so glad you’re okay and that you’re taking lessons. You’re definitely worth the investment! 🙏🏻👊🏼
As a guy who grew up on the streets I've considered bjj as porn while kung fu seemed too complicated. However there is something about you both that contradicts this stereotipe of mine. You guys are exceptional in what you do and you bring forward a very good example of how martial arts teacher should look like.
I appreciate your open mind. Happy training!
Thank you for your self-awareness! As someone who practised kungfu I would never want to find myself on the ground grappling someone who properly knows bjj or jj. But when balanced on my feet or even on my knees sometimes I could come up with a bunch of surprising, quick and agile attacks and defenses depending on the situation I find myself in. And I am by no means anywhere near the best, most skilled or most trained kungfu fighter, Chinese martial arts just fit me best out of all fighting styles. Ofcourse kungfu has its weaknesses but so do all fighting styles and I hate when people mock it or don't take it seriously. Kungfu can really have the element of surprise because there are many varying techniques and forms that most people and fighters will be very unfamiliar with and if applied correctly, with the right timing and for the appropriate situations only then even the most gracious and elegant looking techniques can turn out really effective!
lots of good advice. I recently started grappling (just playing around) with some BJJ friends, and it is a sobering experience. I will start training some of this.
Excellent! Keep that going!
this lesson is so honest and really practical.
I think so, too! Thanks!
I'm a big fan of both of you guys. Great collaborative video.
Thank you very, very much! :-)
pragmatic and effective with some really great tips like high mount position and elbows to trap/push back attackers knees
Thank you for the comment!
Great video. Keep it up Ando. Love your podcast also!
Love hearing that! Even though the videos are way more popular, the podcast is still fun to do. Thanks for letting me know! 🙏🏻
Ando Mierzwa! You made my day! I just got a message from a celebrity! Best day ever! (I referred to you as a celebrity, hopefully that made your day also ; ) Keep doing what you do.
Ha! We're even! Thank you! :)
When me and my boyfriend play fighted , he mounted on me.... All I did to escape was just squeezing his balls... lol.. Very easy... Between, I won by submission by ball squeeze.. lol
That... but... I... no comment. 😄
I boy don’t wanna grab another boys balls that’s gay
@@sillyback1070 she's a woman
Shiv Sena wants to know your location
OK. I will be careful about the attack. Thank you.
Respect y’all both. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for the comment! ! Respect back atcha! 🙏🏻
Hi Ando,
Awesome job on your channel.
I have the key for this position, protect the face with one hand, use the other to push the knee/thigh backwards at the same time bumping/bucking the person forward, as they are coming forward you catch them and roll them over. You guys did do a version, you can't let the person touch the ground with their hands. It can be done when the person is right up high on your chest. Trapping the foot helps a lot, first.
So once you push the leg you take away the persons balance, Buck, catch, roll, done. Done fast, strong it's un stoppable,
Bigger they are the harder they hit their back and done fast the persons momentum can't be stopped because their post/leg is shifted out of balance.
My addition to passing the guard. I think everything else is a waste of time, if you get on my chest I will slam you into the mat with this move. I'm a novice martial skilled person, however nobody so far can stop this, sure you get hit a couple times, but that helps this move to work, them punching.
As soon as the person mounts it's go time and boom, they are on their back and wondering how this just happened, especially when they are black belts,
Majority of people never know that they were pushed of balance first.
Thanks dude for sharing your knowledge, I have nothing else I have developed.
I’m honored that you shared your technique here! Keep experimenting and sharing. Thank you!🙏🏻
The bump and roll was actually the 2nd way I learned to get out of mount. The first was to bring the legs up and wrap around the guy on top and the push or roll with a sit up motion, and in my opinion the easiest because even a simpleton can do it if they have a little flexiblity and it requires zero technical ability while utilizing gross motor movements which happen more instinctively which is good in a high pressure situation.
That’s tricky to practice safely, but a cool move as well. Sometimes, you can even hook their arm with your leg to pull them back. Just be careful!! Thanks for the comment!
There are two methods I tried (and had tried on me) when in the same position in practice that I can remember. Both fairly similar, attacking pressure points. The first was pushing two fingers down behind the clavicle (collar bone), whilst pushing my bony middle finger knuckle in to the side of the ribs a few inches below the armpit. The second was, again, pushing two fingers down in to the suprasternal notch (top of the ribcage below voicebox), whilst driving the thumb deep in to the armpit. All four places come really sharp and cause considerable discomfort. With the notch and clavicle bringing them down and forward and the ribs/armpit pushing them up/away, when coupled together, the bodies reaction to recoil from pain, was enough to make, me and my partner, shift our balance and get thrown off! Was only practice but the points remained sore for some time. Now how effective these techniques would be in a "street/real" situation, well, I thankfully can't say; that said, if done quickly and with real intent to cause pain, maybe worth a shot, then combined with the bridging shown in the video your chances could improve.
The point Stephen made about escalating the problem is an excellent one. Seems to be becoming a trend with the younger generation (I'm 37), teens to early 20's, escalating, taking things too far. If you've beat someone, you've beat them, there's no need to curb stomp them and continue whilst their unconscious; sickening behaviour!!
Again with the lengthy comment, sorry! Usually a man of very few words!?! :D
Well said and great points!🙏 Did you learn Krav? Those pressure point techniques are right out of their ground fighting manual - and yes, they work!👍
As far as people escalating beyond necessary I totally agree and ultimately blame fear, first and foremost, then ego. Unfortunately the UFC is a major inspiration to people, and they for the most part all do that - wait until the opponent is knocked out then unleash on them "He smells the blood in the water!" the commentators encourage...it's a display of cowardice and lack of skill imo. But, it's real and it's a real threat, one we should all be aware of and train for, that is, always expect your opponent to take advantage of you and go too far doing it, so take no chances and always defend yourself as if your life depends on it. If I take control then I can dictate force necessary rather than leaving that power and decision in the hands of my attacker.
@@Msosbog Straight out of the manual, cool. No I've not done Krav, did some Karate as a kid, but that's it. I have however studied (visually) many arts and styles and am always observant, soaking up useful information regardless of the source. Clearly hands on training cannot be beaten, failing that visualization training can be more beneficial than some think.
Your points were equally good... "cowardice and lack of skill imo", if you add supposed 'ard bastard street rep to the list, you'd have the trifecta. I've often thought this ^^and issues of escalation come back to what I refer to as LDS, otherwise known as 'Little Dick Syndrome, which is weird cause they take things too far because they're big, scared pussies!'.
Assholes!!
@@TheEyez187 ☺ Well, before the hard core Kravists digitally descend upon me let me clarify that I'm aware of no such manual. However I have read Krav books that outline those same techniques. I was using 'straight out of the manual' as a turn of phrase. 😥
You bring up an excellent point in regards to visualization training (which has duel meaning in the martial arts) and is often overlooked. Both meanings become more efficient provided prior hands on training and experience took place. That's a great point, thank you for mentioning it! 🙏
@@Msosbog Lol. The digital ones wouldn't bother me; I'd not fancy my luck against an analogue Kravist* though! :D
*unless his names Lenny!
- that's terrible, I do apologize! :D
@@TheEyez187 😁
Thanks for explain bridge better
Thank you for the comment!
The bridge bump is crucial if he has a knife. He has to catch himself or land on his face. The hand with the knife either lets go or takes damage and you turn into that side and control the hand two on one
Thank you for the comment, Ray!
Nice Video. Bump, trap, bridge and roll.
Got this from Roy Dean's DVD'S. This is a great defense.
Mr. Dean does great work!
Ando Mierzwa oh cool thanks for the response!!
You bet! :)
Another great video thanks! I'm a fan of both you guys, always great seeing you together!
I appreciate that. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Thank you so much sir your self defence techniques are just amazing, I'm not pretty good in English but I can understand your English so I'm learning both 1) best self defence techniques, 2) English 💪☺️
Love and respect from India 🇮🇳❤❤
That’s wonderful! Keep up the good work! 👍🏼
Great video! So important to cover this topic.
Thanks Ando! Gold info true :D
Very happy you liked it! Thank you! 👍🏼
awesome video
love how you explain it i train with you every day
I am honored! Thank you! 🙏🏻
Good vid. You and Steve are having entirely too much fun. Thanks for posting Sensei Ando. Cheers to a happy life.
He's a great guy. Let's all keep the good vibes going!
Absolutely.
Thanks for the refills sensei🚜
Wow! I think that’s the first tractor I’ve ever seen in the comments! Good job! :-)
Thanks for the video, as a mostly Aikido/Karate guy who only starting to seriously learn ground fighting, I must say it's really it was very helpful)
But there was one moment, that disturbed me a little... about not punching to groin because of "not escalating a fight" Don't get me wrong - as an Aikido practitioner I'm 100% FOR using less violent approach even during the self - defense. But... is it a right moment to think about "not escalating the fight", when someone is sitting on you and mauling you with his fists?
Or did I misinterpret, and we are talking about a situation like MMA match?
And if I'm not wrong, and you are talking about self-defense situation also... Than a question, if I may: If the situation has escalated already (for example, you get in this position when trying to protect other, or the attacker initially tried to stab you with a knife, you manage to knock it out of his hand, but he still get on top of you - the can be weird situations in life), then would you still recommend against elbowing to the groin?
I totally agree that this is a 10 out of 10 situation. Any single punch could knock me out or split my skull open! Stephan’s point, I believe, was that you might not NEED to respond with a 10 if the guy is incompetent, unmotivated, or not causing any damage. If you can control the situation, you have more options. But I hear you… better safe than sorry! :-)
Great points all around 🙏
An effective groin strike is much harder to land than one might think, even in an ideal situation. Clothing does interfere more often than not among other factors. Ultimately, if you fail to displace the groin into the opponent's throat with your strike, all you're doing is making him angrier, thus escalating the intensity of the attack. Plus, let's not rule out a female aggressor; if your "go-to" is a groin strike you will have to waste precious seconds rethinking then implementing a new strategy/tactic. Or, and it's a stretch I know, your aggressor might be skilled in Iron Groin.😑
It's always a fall back option, but it's best imo to learn other methods of defense/escape.🙏
Russians would be disturbed by a lack of groin strikes.
This video started amazing lmao
😄👍🏼
Great and simple to understand
Thank you for the comment!
Thank you both
I appreciate the comment, sir!
Another Top Shelf lesson, that I get to use on you now.
HA! 😄 Bring it!
It is interesting. One time I was thrown to the ground between two cars, and they were in the mount, and I not only escaped, but I knocked them out as well as a tooth or two. I definitely think this is a better technique, though I don’t know if it would have worked between two cars, but punching worked for me that time for sure.
Glad you made it. 🙏🏻
Great video sir, good tips.
Thank you very much, George!
My girlfriend did this to to me but she wasn't hitting me it was weird
And it was fun right?
Lol
Funny
She was “smashing” you 😂
Did she have her clothes on?
Same thing happened to me. I reversed the position and started dropping elbows...To this day I still can't go within a hundred feet of her 😐
😁 j/k
There's no restraining order.
(Still kidding)
Thanks again for a great video. I have subscribed to his self defense channel.
You are wise! Thank you!
Really great defense we can learn 👍🙏.
Love from India
Love back from the USA! 🙏🏻
JJB is the king o martial art
Glad steven said once theyre on the ground and you in the better one you get up and go most would think theyre not winning and not leave.
👍🏼👍🏼
I enjoy your Channel 👍🏻, very MUCH. Thank you! Respect always. ☯️🐉🐯
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
Very useful,when i get to the ground i find myself doing dumb crap.
Ha! You’re not the only one! 😄
Bridge Bridge and Bridge some more. Got it. Great Vid. 👍🏻
Always important! 😄
You guys rock :) great advice and content.
Thank you very much!
great video. watching you from turkey. can you put on another video which shows variable side mount defending ?
There are so many other great videos on groundfighting, I'm not sure I need to add another one! :)
@AndoMierzwa True but their videos are the same. Yours is different and useful. İn mma or street fight mount offense can sometimes change by stepping towards opponents head and shoulder. I Just Wonder how can we defense. I have a video which is a street fight occur on the ground and i want you to analyse.
@@mehmeterol7135 Gotcha! If you want to send a video to me, my email is ando @senseiando.com
TY!
Thanks for watching!
What if they are twice your size and have their knees on your arms so you don't have your arms to work with?
Good question! Of course, we should ideally be prepared to use different tools for different situations. In this case, I'd start with searches on "high mount" escapes, since it's hard to problem solve in a comment. :)
Great stuff guys!
Much appreciated, Matthew!
Thank you. We're gonna train that.
You are very wise! Thank you!
What if they pin you with there knees it’s been done before
Interesting video - some nice tips BUT (and there's always a but, isn't there) at 1:08 'maybe you escalated the fight' - Now I have always taught that "Everything is situational" and my current situation is that I'm 69 years of age - so there is NO fight that I'm likely to get involved with that is not 100% me trying to stop you from hurting me by any means possible.
I like the pull up and grab, I'd be adding in trying to bite a heck of a chunk out of your stomach or chest as I did it (is there a chance it will fail, yes, but there is also a chance it may distract you a bit). With the two on one grip release, I'd also be looking for any of your fingers that I can get - as you know, small joint manipulation is generally not allowed in competition but can (again not always, only sometimes) be very effective. OF COURSE this is something that requires training and practice and is not for the 2 hour self defence course at a local sports gym :) :) :)
Again, as you know - More important is training students to understand that the position where you have been mounted whilst vulnerable is not 'The End' and to engender via training and practice a degree of 'being comfortable' when lying on the ground with 'big & ugly' about to pound you :)
Appreciate the thoughtful analysis, sir! I think your last point is the most important. Finding some level of comfort in bad positions and always feeling that we can do SOMETHING are both worthy goals in training. Thanks for contributing!🙏🏻
Very good Ando!
Thank you very much, sir!
Great vid brother.
Thank you very much!
Always great vid.
Thank you very much! 🙏🏻
Eff it. I am 38 and total newbie, subscribing...
Welcome! Happy training!👍🏼
Very informative!
I appreciate that! Thanks!
what if they sit on your arms? how do you escape?
Gonna need another video…😁
Great job man. Simple is better
Truth! Thank you very much!
Martial Arts blow my mind everyday
Right!
what a great solution..
Glad you liked it!
Great video, Sensei! Those must be some power milkshakes y'all got there in Cali!! ;)
Ha! I spent $10,000 in special-effects to make me look leaner! Thanks, Sifu!
I think it's interesting that I used the same mount in a real fight that Ando's using here ok so the big just told you to pull do on the center of Ando's arm , that's not going work with me haha 😆
An arm fueled by rage can definitely be a challenge! 💪🏼
Excellent! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
This is excellent. At one point he almost gets you to face plant on the cement. You got both hands out at the last second. If one or both of your arms were grabbed it seems like it would be nasty. Is that viable?
You bet! No teeth technique! 😄
Fantastic, basics. Thanks
Thank you very much!
Very helpful :)
Happy to hear that! :-)
Thank you instructors. Fast-fight issues aside, what if you are police, or bouncer, or some street Zhombie starts the fight? Permanent damage is a bad thing. What about follow-through?
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Every situation is different. You just have to trust your judgment.
Quick question: how about a small push (not trying to move him, just enough for the automatic response), grab pull when bucking? Kinda like the push you'd give right before a throw......
Sure! Anything to create movement and confuse the guy is worth it!
Stephan, you're F*CKING awesome!
He is.
Subscribed!
Welcome to you!
no no... absolutely elbow strikes to the groin are the best solution to this situation. tthis is the fatal flaw to jiu jitsu, groin exposed everywhere
In accordance with Gracie university first lesson 👍 classics never go out of style
Truth!
Thing about the Gracie's, they been in many situations, where they know exactly what they are doing! As Rorion said, if they lose it'll be with GJJ. Which so far it seems they are correct. Rickson, Rorion are experts. Yet, reality, everyone else were not raised doing JJ, nor are others trained athletes. Where they're very impressive.
Just do what you do. 👍🏼
9:33 elevate your legs and wrap around the attacker and push him backwards.
That can work!
Hi Ando, for my post below can you call this move "the bushman".
I am qualified Ind.Des and nothing named after one of my inventions as I work for others and this move is the key to passing the guard.
Thanks heaps,
I'm a downunder bushman
Nice to meet you!
At the end when the wrists were pind to the ground head level, would it be possible if you were on the ground to bridge, bringing the top body over then shift your weight to one side and pull the elbow in to get the person on top to fall to one side or to make them plant that hand down?
Anything is possible! When they shift to the side, time to shrimp outta there!
Mounted with hands pinned - pull both hands down hard (snow angel) while bridging hard.
Good one!
Good technique
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
I feel like an UFC World Champion, cuz I am the first person to comment !
I’ll put your belt in the mail! 😄
Ando Mierzwa Who knows, maybe oneday I will accomplish my dream and earn that title. If I do, I promise I will say your name loud inside the Octagon interview !!
That would be amazing! For both of us! :D
Nice one ☝️
What about bucking and snow angeling? Would that be effective or is the wieght difference make it to hard?
It’s worth a try!
A double like .
Double thanks!
I liked this video.
Thank you very much!
Pure gold
Thank you very much, sir!
Very cool
Thank you very much!
A serious question, even if it seems funny and cruel: wouldn’t “monkey steels the peaches” work out? Either immediately or after bridging someone to the ground?
(Not hits the peaches... but steals.... like really unfairly hurting maybe as far as stealing if it is a really bad situation)
If not, why?
Sorry if this is a bit inappropriate
All tools in the toolbox!
Guy on ground swings open palm to side of head of guy in red from the side?
Always hurts.