Drill

Drills

Jiu-Jitsu

Knee-On-Belly Maintenance Reps

Keep knee-on-belly connected instead of getting bucked off

7 min
5 x 60 sec rounds
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Establish knee-on-belly with the far-side collar or lapel gripped.
  2. 2Keep your posting leg wide and knee light, ready to lift off bridges.
  3. 3Ride their hip movement by lifting the knee just as they bridge, then resettle.
  4. 4Transition to mount or side control the moment they turn away.

What to focus on

A light, mobile knee that rides bridges instead of getting launched.

Common mistake

Sitting heavy and flat on the knee, which telegraphs the bridge timing.