Bridge

Chewy runs through the five mount escapes he still uses at black belt, starting with the upa and the bridge-and-shrimp elbow escape. A good first video for anyone who keeps getting stuck under mount.

Stephan Kesting walks through the four mistakes that make the upa fail: not getting a hand to the floor, staying bridged, trapping the wrong side and rolling without bridging. Ideal for fixing a beginner's bridge-and-roll.

Kurt Osiander's escape from kesa gatame: turn the head, grip around the back, pull the feet in close to the hips and bridge over to come on top. Contains strong language.

Jean Jacques Machado explains why the upa fails against people who know it is coming and how to fix the trap and the bridge direction.

A long set of beginner solo drills you can do at home: shrimp, bridge, technical stand-up and more.

Bridging out of side control into a shoulder roll to come up on top or to the knees instead of shrimping back to guard.

Basic bridge-and-roll reversal from bottom side control: trapping the far arm, bridging over the shoulder and ending on top.

A far-side bridging reversal for when the top player's weight is committed over you; less common than the basic roll but useful against opponents who base wide.

Over-the-head roll reversal from side control, taking advantage of a top player who drives their weight too far forward towards your head.

Bridge-to-granby flow, connecting two of the core solo movements.