The Great Tartovski

Escape from rear mount:

Arm bar from escape position.

Guard to rear mount transition:

Choke from guard:

Side mount to full mount transition 1:

Grab your own foot and use your arm to pull it across the opponent stomach without touching – make sure you are high enough on their body to achieve this: shrimp to get high if you need to.

Side mount to full mount transition 2:

No niceties – Get high up on your opponent so they can't block/get you in half guard. Knee pushes on their solar plexus as you slide it over.

Counters to both: Get your knees up to stop them easily mounting. (need description of leg position here)

Gi Choke from mount 1:

Open their gi up. Slide your hand to the opposite side of their neck (ie your right hand goes across your body to the left side of their neck as you look at it) and grab the gi collar as far back as you can, practically BEHIND their neck – thumb towards them, palm facing away. Slide your other arm beneath the first arm and mirror the grip on the other side. Lean forwards to put your weight on them (head on the floor) and scissor arms to put choke on.

Gi Choke from mount 2:

Open their gi up. Slide your hand to the opposite side of their neck (ie your right hand goes across your body to the left side of their neck as you look at it) and grab the gi collar as far back as you can, practically BEHIND their neck – thumb towards them, palm facing away.

Armbar from mount:

Escape from side mount 1:

Get your arms underneath your opponent, your forearms against his throat. Bridge and shrimp to create distance (facing towards their legs) wrap their near leg with your nearest arm (ie don't reach between their legs) and grab your own wrist to secure the hold. Circle round, pulling opponents leg with you until he flips over – then side mount.

Escape from side mount 2:

As above, but if opponent bases out to stop you flipping them, take their back: (need to learn to do this properly, but essentially you make sure your outside leg is tucked in behind their nearside leg before you mount, then tuck your nearest leg in between too).

Choke from side mount:

(scarf choke – use head to control arm to gain position)

Counter:

Sweep from guard if opponent stands 1:

Keep feet locked behind opponent, use your arm to pull your head to their ankle, then push hips UP, then THROUGH the same knee.

For extra force, use your other hand by placing it palm down by your head (fingers facing your own shoulder) and push.

Sweep from guard if opponent stands 2:

Grab them to hold the head/body down (break their posture), then hold the wrists/sleeves of both arms. Unlock your feet and place both on their hips. Move one foot so it's behind their knee and leave the other foot on their hip. On that same side, let go of their wrist, and grab their ankle. Now push with the leg on the hip, and pull with everything else to put them down.

NB: to avoid this – step back when they try to grab your foot!!

Sweep from guard if opponent stands 3 (if they step back):

Use the hand that was going to their ankle to grab their (opposite) arm, effectively swapping your grip from left – right.

Use the now free hand to go to the ankle on that side (ie the one that didn't step back), then unhook your foot from behind their knee, and twist to use it sweep their other leg whilst you pull with your hand, and push with the foot on their hip.

Arm bar from guard if opponent stands:

Grab them to hold the head/body down (break their posture), then hold/control their arms.

"Walk" your legs up their back so you are high up and squeezing their arms in, then twist to the side and hook the free leg over their head (lock it down over their head) and move your other leg over their shoulder. Pull their arm down and raise hips to put on arm bar.