5th degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Ricardo Marques covers a series of attacking sequences from side control, ensuring you always see the opportunity for a submission!
In its simplest form, the primary goal of Jiu Jitsu is to control and submit your opponent. As side control is a great position that offers a lot of control, the high level technique available today makes maintaining positions like these more and more difficult. In this series, Ricardo covers the side control position as a whole, from how to maintain control to setting up and finishing creative and high level submissions.
Maximize the usefulness of the gi with the scarf and loop chokes covered in this series and focus on the particular grips used to make your choke as effective as possible. Setting up mounted triangles or triangles from side control can open up an opportunity for your partner to recover their guard, but Ricardo makes special note of that by using strategically placed grips and movements to set up the submission without creating too much space.
Increase your finishing rate of the kimura attack with the proper setup and finishing mechanics, and look at creative alternative options such as using the shin to finish a choke if your opponent happens to defend the kimura. Also, check out the slick transition to a brutal americana if the kimura is unsuccessful. Watch this instructional and be amazed at how Ricardo has an answer and an alternative for every possible scenario.
Ricardo Marques is a member of the Brazilian Top Team academy, and is the founder of the team’s Juiz de Fora branch. On top of his extremely successful career as a competitor, he is a well known instructor who has trained some of the biggest names in the sport such as Bernardo Faria and many others. As you listen to his explanation of all of these techniques, it is easy to see how deep his understanding of this art runs. Become a master from side control and make your opponent wish they were anywhere else, check out his instructional now!