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Danaher Escapes, Mount (Elbow Escape (Opponent's feet are close…

- - - - Opponent begins to shift weight to the left and move head away.
        
        Perform a small hip bump to move opponent's head over your head.
        Remove left hand elbow grip and catch a left hand collar tie. Pull opponent's head to the left of your head.
      - Opponent cross posts with free left hand
        
        Turn your head to the left and look over to fully exploit range of motion. Left ear should be on the ground and eyes looking over. This should be able to overcome a post by opponent's free arm.
        
        Release Left hand elbow grip and catch opponent's left arm around the tricep. Drag over your chest.
        Remove the trap with your left foot and trap opponent's opposite left foot with your right foot. Release right hand grip and grip opponent's back.
        Bridge and roll to the opposite right side into full guard. Secure bicep ties to begin passing.
        
        Full Guard (Top)
      - Single Shoulder Bridge to your left to displace weight. Not up and down. Do this by pointing left foot and knee out to the left.
        Push off left foot and onto knees into full guard. Secure bicep ties to begin passing.
      - Misdirectional Bridging
        Bridge first to the right (no arm trapped) to force opponent to base with left arm the wrong way.
        Uses action reaction principle to get opponent to push back into the side where you have the arm trapped
      - Opponent grapevines his left foot against your right calf
        
        Grape vine can prevent a successful bridge and roll.
        Turn right toes outward and extend leg to remove grape vine, then pummel right foot back inside.
        Do no try bridging while leg still grape vined.
      - Opponent has strong cross face with left arm
        
        Never Bridge into the cross face.
        Pummel left hand into inside position and secure grip over opponents back with left arm to control posture. Bridge to your left to relieve cross face pressure.
        Remove the trap with your left foot and trap opponent's opposite left foot with your right foot.
        Bridge and roll to the opposite right side into full guard. Head position prevents opponent from withdrawing cross face arm.
        Secure bicep ties to begin passing.
- - - - Right Forearm goes over opponent's belt line. lock a frame with left hand over right hand (both palms away). Place left elbow inside opponent's right knee.
        Turn onto left hip and extend left leg. Press opponent's right knee down with left elbow. Scoop under opponent's right shin and inside ankle with left knee. Left knee must slide along the ground. Opponent's right foot should be elevated.
        Reach Across with right foot and lock triangle (quarter guard).
        
        Gordon Ryan Variation:
        Extend legs in a big circle and come up to half guard, propping on right forearm with a deep left underhook.
        
        Hard Guard
        
        Switch your hips from left to right to elevate opponent's right knee onto your stomach. Place left elbow over knee and pull your left knee towards you to lock half guard.
        
        Cross Shoulder post with left arm and right bicep tie with right arm to negate top head and arm. Plant your left foot and shrimp onto right hip inverting your right knee to the ground. Make sure to back heel with right hamstring to prevent pass.
        Place right elbow inside opponent's left knee. Pull right knee up to opponent's left hip. Realign your head with your opponents. Shrimp and shift hips again to your left side, extract your right foot and lock closed guard.
        
        Closed Guard
  - - - Extend and elevate with left leg and bring your right knee in. Forward shift to butterfly guard.
        
        Open Guard
      - Opponent has a significant length advantage and it's difficult to bring left knee inside.
        
        Hand Post Method:
        Place left hand on opponent's right knee to create more space to bring left knee in.
        Generally preferably to use your elbow instead to hand. Using the hand exposes you to underhooks. However, if you are on your left shoulder, it's fairly safe to use your hand as your opponent cannot underhook or kimiura from that angle.
      - Opponent's knees are very tight
        
        Single Leg Kip Method:
        Invert left knee and shake as you bring it to your chest. Left foot must be off the ground when you do this.
        Use Shimying action to create space. Similar to shaking the arm in arm bar escape or knee elbow from side control.