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With his opponent on side control, Xande first brings his arm across his ribs (Landmark One) to frame against his opponent's pressure, then protects the inside with his elbow to his hip and gets to Pose One. Now he has the leverage to push his opponent off at an angle and create space to bring his knee in and finish his escape.
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Xande comes back to the survival position, and breaks down how to build your frames when some has side control on you. An important point here is that his frames are 90 degree angles, including both his legs and arms. If he is trapped and cannot move his limbs to build the frame, then he will have to move his body to create space to build a frame.Add to Favorites 660 Remove From Favorites 1302 days ago
Now Xande goes over some details of how to position your body when on bottom in side control. First he shows the importance of keeping your elbow attached to your ribs. Then using a white belt, he demonstrates the power of keeping your feet properly positioned to push off the mat while escaping.Add to Favorites 708 Remove From Favorites 1303 days ago
Xande begins in hip position one on bottom, with his opponent on top, also in hip position one. Now using his internal hip rotation to generate force by pushing off the mat, he begins to move his opponent and get his leg underneath. Now with a big hip switch from position one on his right side, he goes to position one on his left side and replaces his guard.Add to Favorites 641 Remove From Favorites 1366 days ago
Now Nick answers a question about defending and escaping from side control. One point he covers is to keep your head flat on the mat to not allow your opponent's arm under for head control. He also uses his frame on the biceps to control that arm and his other frame comes under the armpit. When he bridges from here, he can escape his hips and replace guard much easier.Add to Favorites 565 Remove From Favorites 1443 days ago
Saulo goes over some important details on how to swing your legs like a pendulum to recover your guard. First is to keep your legs together and low to the ground. This will require some strength from your abs. Also he covers how to prevent your opponent from getting to side control from north-south, using the same principles already covered.Add to Favorites 592 Remove From Favorites 1445 days ago
Now Saulo shows how to escape the north-south position, but first shows how not to escape. Many times people will to push their opponent off of them like a bench press, but this is wrong. Instead, push up toward your head and use this force to move away from your opponent. Then you can swing your legs around to recover guard.Add to Favorites 650 Remove From Favorites 1446 days ago
In this scenario, Saulo is too late to block side control and his opponent establishes a collar grip on him. First Saulo must thread the needle to bring his hand inside to frame on the biceps. Now he uses the same movement as before, but he bridges away from his opponent in order to make space to recover guard.Add to Favorites 542 Remove From Favorites 1449 days ago
Now Saulo covers how to escape when your opponent switches his base after you block. Using his top arm Saulo can push and control his opponent's body, no matter which side he switches his hips to. Once he creates the space, he recovers his guard.Add to Favorites 605 Remove From Favorites 1451 days ago
First Saulo shows a mobility drill you can do to practice recovering guard from side control. Next he shows why it's so important to react right away and block your opponent using your outside arm. The old way is to block with your inside arm, but this can easily lead to trouble for you.Add to Favorites 556 Remove From Favorites 1452 days ago
Saulo covers a few key details including how to create force in your bridge by pushing off your shoulder. He also breaks down that you must first use your shin to block, then extend your body in order to create the space you need to recover guard. You will not be able to recover directly from the bridge without these steps.Add to Favorites 547 Remove From Favorites 1453 days ago
Saulo stresses the importance of timing your escape so you can be in a good position to prevent side control in the first place. Also he talks about creating an angle in your bridge to allow for an easier guard recovery.