Find yourself mounted. Don’t make it obvious that you want to work from the mount. Just let your guard down a little. Then explore that position without any great need to get out. But don’t lay there and be passive either. Feel your way around and try to move in many different ways and analyze the problems that stop you. Be curious and scientific, try lots of stuff, don’t use strength or speed, stay relaxed. Do this with someone who isn’t a meathead at first. But ultimately do it on the meathead too. When the time comes that you need more challenge.

How do you like to pass the open guard when someone has the collar sleeve grip and has foot in the hip and other foot in biceps. With lots of tension ?

Congrats @Alexis de Bretagne and thank you for being a contributor to this community and helping others. Here is a closed guard sweep dilemma for you. Thanks @Chris Burns for showing me the ways of the internet 👊

This week, if you have a move in which you are confident and adept, teach it to a friend. Help them learn the move against the most common reaction you have gotten. You will find that teaching will deepen your understanding. It will highlight the pieces you are less familiar with. When I was a newer teacher at Rickson’s school in LA, the what if questions made me nervous because they could sometimes stump me. I would go find Rickson or another professor there and dive deep. Embrace the what ifs. These days I get bored of there aren’t any what ifs. 😜

The Q/A session with Professor Burns is live in the classroom. You need to be at level 2 in order to watch it. Please engage with the community to get likes needed to level up. Lesson content: 1:15 @Dan Chubb Where does Rickson want his Jiu Jitsu to go in the future? 6:00 @Vanessa Torres Knee on belly ( knee on hip ) 13:50 Professor @Vinicius Fonseca How to teach mixed levels of experience in one class? 27:07 Professor @Clay Cox Video of kid being choked out with standing RNC 28:38 @John Lang Future Rickson self defense certification 34:30 @Alex Marrero Defending your guard against a large partner 41:00 @Alex Hall Deficiencies of body wrap mount escape 49:50 @Jordan Hamm Back and injury rehabilitation 59:30 @Mark Gonzales Professor Dave Kama headlock escape Link to classroom: https://www.skool.com/defendyourself/classroom/b4067db7?md=e94b61b50c5043028f99682d7a27682b