Old School Trick: Tap Your Opponent with Lung Compression From Side Control
Dec 07, 2019BJJEE
There is an old school technique called the lung compression which was made famous by Royler Gracie. The technique consists of holding your opponent in side control and putting your hand underneath...
These Are The Five Highest Percentage Side Control Escapes
Nov 24, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in...
Rickson Gracie Secret: Side Control Escape Great vs Big Guys
Oct 13, 2019BJJEE
The person who knows Rickson Gracie’s style inside out is Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15...
How Do I Finish More From Side Control When I Get There?
Aug 26, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
Putting Tremendous Pressure From Side Control by Carlos Farias
Nov 05, 2018BJJEE
Why put pressure? Pressure will wear them. It tires them and forces to either take the pain or open up and make a mistake. Carlos Farias and Bernardo Faria show how to put tremendous pressure from...
How To Do The Perfect Kimura From Side Control by John Danaher
Nov 04, 2018BJJEE
The Kimura would be known as the Reverse Ude Garami, or the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling circles. There are a lot of different names and sources to what we now know as the Kimura Lock. The...
Escape The Side Control With ‘The Steamroller’ from Eduardo Telles
Sep 14, 2018BJJEE
Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...
The Legendary Sergio Penha’s High Pressure Side Control That Submits People & Surprise Americana
Sep 04, 2018BJJEE
Bernardo Faria recently visited the legendary red and white belt Sergio Penha at his academy in Las Vegas. Penha is most known for his epic competition match in the 1980s where he almost defeated...
The Best Side Control Escape In BJJ: Spinning Out in Anticipation
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...
Wrestle-Jitsu: Bulgarian Wrestler’s Way Of Reversing Side Control
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Have you ever tried to pin or control a top level Wrestler in side control? It’s no fun at all… Check out this interesting take on how a top-level wrestler would go about escaping side...
Kurt Osiander’s Side Control Demoraliser
Jul 07, 2018BJJEE
Despite being an inferior position to full mount, side control can be a troublesome position to be stuck in. It becomes all the more difficult when you are positioned underneath a heavier and...
How To Do The Savage Loop Choke From Side Control by Alexandre Vieira
Jun 25, 2018BJJEE
Lapel chokes are some of the cleanest, most efficient submissions you can secure when training jiu jitsu in the gi. The loop choke is one of the deadly subsets of those lapel chokes. The thing that...
Difference Between BJJ and Luta Livre: Escaping Side Control
Jan 24, 2018BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world...
3 Must-Know Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Escapes From Side Control
Dec 21, 2017BJJEE
Despite being an inferior position to full mount, side control can be a troublesome position to be stuck in. It becomes all the more difficult when you are positioned underneath a heavier and...
Triple Arm Attack Trap From Side Control – Renzo Gracie
Dec 08, 2017BJJEE
Learn the triple attack that Renzo Gracie used to finish Maurice Smith in a 1999 Rings event. After reaching side control, Gracie traps the head and one of the arms with the triangle mechanic. Then...
Rafael Mendes: Modified Kimura from Side Control
May 17, 2017BJJEE
Rafael Mendes shows a reallly cool and unusual set for a Kimura Variation from Side Control. Notice the different grip he uses. @mendesbros @artofjiujitsu www.artofjiujitsu.com
Pressure: Make Them Tap From Side Control & Knee on Belly
Mar 25, 2016BJJEE
Written By Guillaume Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Serbia. Over the past few months, I’ve been trying to improve an important part of my BJJ game:...
7 BJJ Side Control Escape And Guard Passing Counter Drills
Feb 14, 2016BJJEE
Photo: Alicia Photos Getting stuck in side control after a pass can be one of the worst spots ever. In this video you will see 7 Side Control Escape and Guard Passing Counter Drills. From...
Top 7 BJJ Drills For Side Control
Jan 09, 2016BJJEE
Photo: Alicia Photos. Here are 7 BJJ drills focused on side control. The drills link up with one another to make sequences of movements that can be done by themselves or all together. Each drill in...
5 Best Escapes From Side Control
Oct 18, 2015BJJEE
In this video, 2x Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt World Champion Teco Shinzato from the Evolve Fight Team shows 5 ways to escape from side control.
(Video) Do You Even Benchpress Escape From Side Control Bro?
Mar 25, 2014BJJEE
The infamous benchpress escape is a popular move (you can’t really call it a technique) among beginners but it is also sometimes used by advanced BJJ players. The...
Escaping Side Control Against Bigger Stronger Opponents
Feb 01, 2014
One of the things about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is being little isn’t easy. Yes the system is designed around a weaker opponent beating a stronger, but there’s times it’s hard to see that, such as...
BJJ Eastern Europe Techniques: Go for a choke or take the back from side control
Mar 13, 2012BJJEE
Mateja Valjarevic from Zerjal team in Belgrade, Serbia, shows us some good transitions from side control. OSSS!
Here’s How To Escape The Worst Back Control (Top Side Triangle & Bottom Side Underhook)
Sep 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s one thing to get stuck in back control, when your opponent puts their hooks in… And it’s a whole other thing when they triangle their legs. Not just because of the degree of...
