Erik Paulson - Japanese Mount Attacks 1

if there just go for the arm bar...... k.i.s.s

technique and position is good. so are the submissions. but he crossed his legs when he went for the first armbar thats not correct technique. other than that looked pretty clean.

actually crossing your legs in that position makes your position superior. (Outside leg has to be under, crossed under his shoulder) It gives you extra control and limits the mobility of your opponent. Many people are afraid of crossing your legs because of the risk of submisison, some even say: Never cross your legs. However, crossing your legs can be very helpful but one needs to know when it is safe and when it is unsafe to do it.

yeah i hear ya there. i always tell my new guys not to do it because of all the risk now experienced guys can who know when it is safe i have no problem with. like on somones back not crossing your feet cause of getting ankle locked i do it i just know when to uncross them and when its not a problem. my comment is just based on the fact that most of the people who would be trying to learn from this are probably new to jiu jitsu and would therefor more than likely always cross their feet lol. but

If you feel like getting rolled into and stacked, then cross your legs. Most people cross their legs, because they feel that the arm might slip out of their grip, but if you squeeze your knees together, and clamp down with your legs, the arm should be secure. It is also much harder to finish the armbar with the legs crossed; hence why good BJJ and submission guys don't cross their legs.

It's something I have learned from Eddie Bravo at his seminar. He went through his spiderweb position, much like this one, shown on the video. Crossing your legs under his arm makes the position superior, you control his shoulder base, if you have it tight and hold the legs at the same time enough he cannot move at all. IF he actually manages to roll into me and stack me, he rolls right into a triangle choke, and if he lets go of his arms - armbar.

The Don't Cross Your Legs rule was made up to weed out a bad habbit out of noobs that don't yet understand when it is ok and when it is not ok to cross your legs.

lol at you correcting Erik Paulson.

S- mount ( is what we call it in my BJJ school ) is my favorite possition!!

S mount is invincible!!!!

Thank"s Erik.