seka.works / living / Side Control

Side Control 101

Offense

side control defense
- high leveerage
  - in hand to forehand
  - out hand to chest
  - hips in, down foot creep to knee inside opp’s hips
- low leverage
  - out hand to opp shoulder
  - they go for neck
    - in hand forehead
    - out hand grabs bicep and forces out
    - in hand grabs arm, close with thunb
    - use bottom foot and in hand to scoot out
- can also go to hip? scoop
side control escapes
- elbow escape
  - shrimp to get knee in
  - reverse shrimp if they block the first knee