More side control- establishing position

free training class.

minor tips-

-posture in guard
-breaking the grip for straight arm bar- kimura grip and rip away from fingers

notes-

-side control- main thing- critical window once you pass guard where you must lock up control. gotta establish before they escape, reverse, or replace guard.

-side control- most common reaction- belly down. must find ways to prevent the belly-down from each guard pass. main elements- control crossface and underhook. keep shoulders on the mat.

-side control- n/s with hip to face smash.

-side control- getting past the arms- "arm drag" them and flow over arms and then readjust. can't stay there forever.

-half guard bottom- at all costs, get on side and block crossface arm. other arm can be limp so they forget about it- take out to underhook when the time is right. can also go 2 on 1 to block crossface arm.

-side control escapes- don't let them "establish" side control. keep moving and escaping away from it, never just settle into it. much harder to escape once they shut you down.

-side control- must establish control as quickly as possible. watch the weight and make sure to control the arms to prevent them from turning.

-x-pass to 101- if they cross legs to block the x-pass- just go to 101 pass and slide the knee across

-must work on pass sequence. need to get good at single leg on shoulder next.

-negative x-pass- must bring head to their body to block them from coming on top. strange motion where you shift your hip over the free leg and drop while rotating your head and torso across their body.