If you have been practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for any period of time, you have undoubtedly come into contact with the side control position. Depending on which side of the position you find yourself on, side control can be either a blessing or a curse. From the top player’s perspective, side
Read more
Gordon Ryan’s absence from competition doesn’t mean he’s been absent from teaching. Ryan’s recent instructional focuses on attacking from dominant top positions like side control and mount (“pins,” as he and his coach John Danaher call them). Check out the video below for a taste of this instructional, as Ryan
Read more
Escaping side control is rarely easy. In most cases, the grappler escaping side control is happy with simply escaping back to guard. But what if the side control escape leads directly into a submission for the bottom player? That’s even better. Check out the video below from black belts Stephan
Read moreRicardo Cavalcanti is a BJJ black belt under Carlson Gracie himself and with nearly 50 years of grappling experience, he has more knowledge of the sport than most people on the planet and he’s happy to share some of his most effective leglocks from Side Control. Cavalcanti is an important
Read more
