Leg grapevine escape

**Spectral** · Posted On: 8/29/2010 7:37am

Sorry, this is probably an extremely noob question, but I couldn't find any useful results on a google search. How do you escape the leg grapevine? The one where you're mounted or in someones guard and they entwine their legs around yours and stretch/twist your knees. Thanks!

**CarlosJesena** · Posted On: 8/29/2010 10:33am

Pinch them with your own legs. Now he's locked. Then, use a foot to push a leg out. Check out saulo ribeiro's DVD on the mount to see what i'm talking about.

**TheMightyMcClaw** · Posted On: 8/29/2010 10:32pm

Fence one of your legs out to use as a base. Trap the arm and the opposite side, and bridge and roll.

**speedycerviche** · Posted On: 8/30/2010 12:31am

When you are in their gaurd sit back trapping their legs then push down on their knees.

**Spectral** · Posted On: 8/30/2010 6:24am

Originally Posted by TheMightyMcClaw

Fence one of your legs out to use as a base. Trap the arm and the opposite side, and bridge and roll.

Sorry, what do you mean by fencing one of your legs out?

**TheMightyMcClaw** · Posted On: 8/30/2010 2:41pm

Originally Posted by Spectral

Sorry, what do you mean by fencing one of your legs out?

You know how when you're in the clinch, you'll be fencing/swimming/pummeling for underhooks? The grapevine is a lot like that, except your fencing to get your legs in position for the bridge and roll. You, as the mountee, want one leg outside of theirs to keep them from basing out, and one leg inside to push off of for your bridge.