Pressure is the name of the game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you can utilize it more than others can, and if you can do it in an efficient way… You’re well on your way to making your training partners’ and your opponents’ lives miserable.
One position where you can use a lot of pressure is the Side Control. So, here’s how you can double – or maybe even triple – your pressure from there by improving your Crossface!
Yeah… Making your BJJ training partners’ lives miserable sure can be fun. Especially when you use pressure against them – and can hear that they’re having trouble breathing.
Here’s one such, surefire way to make their lives miserable. The shoulder pressure (or Crossface), as demonstrated by old school black belt Roy Harris on the video below:
Learn To Apply Precise Pressure In Efficient Ways From A Wide Range Of Positions With Roy Harris!
- Multi-decade black belt Roy Harris shares essential details on HOW to apply precise pressure from a wide range of positions.
- Understand how to use pressure to completely shut down your opponents’ guard leaving little option for submissions or sweeps.
- Develop a higher guard passing success rate by learning to apply shoulder pressure from side control in a way that leaves no option to retain their guard.
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