Side Control
The top player pins with chest pressure and a crossface, then attacks or moves on. The bottom player frames, makes space and recovers guard or turns to the knees.
181 lessons
Also called cross side, 100 kilos, cem quilos, side mount, yoko shiho gatame, side control bottom.
Side Control Bottom
Frame, make space and recover guard or get to your knees.
- Escapes Frame and shrimp to guard, bridge to the knees, and the running and ghost escapes. 51
- Guard Recovery Turning space into guard with knee insertion, full guard recovery or inversion. 10
- Reversals and Sweeps Bridging, underhook come-ups and reversals when they over-commit. 14
- Submission Defence Protecting the arms and neck while you escape. 7
- Survival Concepts Elbow position, frames, breathing and stopping it getting worse. 16
Side Control Top
Pin, stay heavy, and attack or move to a better position.
- Maintaining Control Crossface, underhook and hip switches to kill frames and stay heavy. 24
- Submissions Americana, kimura, arm triangle, chokes and the armbar. 60
- Transitions Moving to mount, knee on belly, north-south or the back off their reactions. 11
- Pinning Concepts Weight distribution, connection points and reading their escapes. 10