Escaping Side Control: Get Your Guard Back! (Full BJJ Instructional)

Having trouble getting out from under crushing side control? Black belt Rory Van Vliet teaches some of his favorite escapes. Chapters and timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
00:32 Opponents Goals & Arm Positioning
05:37 Proper Angle & Leg Position
11:55 How to Mobilize Our Hips
15:21 Frame & Hip Escape
20:04 Frame Escape vs Strong Opponent
23:25 Frame Escape vs Kuzure Kesa Gatame
29:02 Don't Bring in the Top Knee
31:40 Falling Back to Shorter Frames
34:29 Proper Use of the Underhook
38:18 Underhook Escape
43:05 Elbow Push Escape
50:34 Recovering from the Crossface
57:22 Conclusion

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