One Of The Most Important BJJ Techniques for Beginners - Elbow Knee Escape

The knee elbow escape or the elbow escape or the elbow knee escape is one of the first mount escapes to learn for anyone starting their grappling journey. This technique is a bit hard to master, but it is a very dependable and methodical technique against an opponent who mounts. I captured this technique being explored at the Gracie Barra Whistler gym. Let's watch how Coach Alvaro teaches it (apologies for misspelling the name earlier). For those of you watching, how did you learn this and do you do it any differently? Let us know in the comments!

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