### Technique: Bridging and Shrimping Escape **Position:** - **Bottom Position (Mount Position)** ### Detailed Instructions: #### Bridging Escape 1. **Control First**: - Begin by ensuring your arms are positioned defensively. Frame against your opponent's hips or near their ribs to prevent forward pressure and keep space. 2. **Set Your Feet**: - Plant your feet flat on the mat. Bring them close to your glutes. This will give you the explosiveness needed for a strong bridge. 3. **Bridge**: - With explosive force, press your feet into the mat and lift your hips upwards, aiming to direct the bridge over one of your shoulders. This creates a momentary imbalance in your opponent's position. 4. **Trap and Roll**: - As you bridge, trap their foot on the side you're rolling towards using your foot. Simultaneously, secure their arm on the same side by wrapping it, controlling their wrist or elbow area, and pull it tight against your body. 5. **Roll and Turn**: - Maintain the bridge momentum and roll them over to your side, moving your body over in a controlled manner. #### Transition to Shrimping 6. **Recover Guard**: - If your opponent resists the full turnover, transition to shrimping. Relax back onto your back but maintain your frames. 7. **Shrimp Deeper**: - Align your body slightly sideways to create an angle. Begin by pushing off one foot (the one closest to the opponent) into the mat while simultaneously pushing away with your hands against your opponent’s hip, creating a "shrimping" motion that generates space. 8. **Create Space**: - Slide your hip as far away as possible from your opponent to create distance. Your body should slightly curl and scoot backward. 9. **Insert a Knee**: - As you create space, bring your knee through the created gap between you and your opponent. This knee begins to form the guard, and you can follow by pivoting your body. 10. **Establish Full Guard**: - Use your free leg to loop around your opponent’s back and secure both legs around their waist to establish full guard. ### Tips: - Maintain constant pressure and awareness of your arm placement to prevent opponent advancements. - Practice timing and coordination to seamlessly transition from bridging to shrimping if necessary. ### Common Mistakes - Not properly controlling an opponent's arm or foot, allowing them to post and stop your escape. - Failing to create sufficient angle or space during the shrimping process. By mastering this escape, you develop a fundamental tool that serves as the foundation for regaining positional control in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.