You’ve taken them down and passed their guard, now what? You need to exert some form of top control to prevent them from immediately reguarding or retreating to a tactical stand up. The purpose of any top control position is essentially to pin your opponent in a position from which you can strike, or set up a choke or submission. Often you’ll transition from one top control position to another. Either to set up your prefered finish, or to keep your opponent from escaping.
The most common controlling positions in Jiu Jitsu are;
The Ultimate Position Before Submission Keenan Cornelius shows a string of possible submissions from the mount. Many opponents when mounted will try to escape with a hip bump. When they bump and you place your hands on the mat it’s common for them to grab around your back. Trap one arm with your elbow and […]
Learn how to do an Ezekiel Choke from mount position with Rafael Lovato Jr.
Demian Maia’s Tips for Improving Your Armbar From Side Control. UFC Legend Demian Maia shows an excellent tweek to the standard armbar from side control. Driving his weight forward & pinning his opponents arm and hip as he comes around from side control to take the armbar. This prevents even the most explosive athletes from […]
Make Your Top Control Oppressive With Knee on Belly. Knight Jiu Jitsu explain how to make top control as unpleasant as possible for the bottom player. Magnifying your weight by pulling up on the Gi pants and collar as you put all of your body weight through your knee.
Keenan Cornelius Side Control Trick. A simple but incredibly effective technique to make your side control almost impossible to escape from. Reaching underneath your opponent with your south hand, grabbing the tail of their Gi and pulling it back under their body towards you. This is incredibly frustrating for the person on the bottom and […]
Roger Gracie Explains Concepts For Keeping The Mount. We’ve struggled to get to mount only to be swept immediately. Roger Gracie explains how to control your opponent and maintain mount position, hen move to a high mount so you can start to attack.
Establish Control then Attack From North South Position. Marcelo Garcia explains how and where to push and apply your weight to establish crushing North South Control. Then surprise your opponent with a North South Choke, or an Arm Bar. North South Choke is a highly effective choke in both gi and no gi competition. So […]
Improve your Armbar Technique. Legendary BJJ coach John Danaher talks you through how to do the perfect Juji Gatame (armbar) from mount. The video covers; Getting to Juji Gatame; Ratchet method 3:06 Trap arm 4:52 S Mount controls shoulder 5:13 Ear to thigh 5:48 Review of these steps 6:14. Extending the arm in Juji Gatame; […]
Learn to Finish the Kimura from Side Control. Kimura from side control can be difficult to finish; even for an advanced Jiu Jitsu player. John Danaher explains the fine points that will help perfect the technique and help you get the submission, even against a larger skilled opponent.The key here is what you do after […]
