Dominate The Side Control, Even Against Way Bigger Opposition, With Marcelo Garcia’s System For Attacking For Better Position and Fight Ending Submissions
Win fights from top position with Marcelo Garcia’s system for controlling and finishing fights from side control. As he shows you step-by-step how to dominate on the mats from this powerful position, grapplers of all ages can use this 4-volume series for more success than ever.
Marcelo Garcia is one of the best grapplers of his generation, with 9 world championships in and out of the gi in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling. His style was one of the most technical, systematic, and effective ever in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and now you can see all the secrets to that successful game from side control.
Break through your opponent’s frames and counter their escapes to shut down the opposition and force them into your game. Attack better positions like the mount or back, as you set up submissions with chokes and arm locks that can get the final tap.
Marcelo Garcia is one of the most technical coaches and competitors of all-time, and one of the most respected black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Now is your chance to learn his details and keys to holding down and submitting at the elite levels, explained in ways that grapplers of all levels and ages can use.
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
ARRIVAL AND SECURING SIDE CONTROL
ARRIVING WITH THE UNDERHOOK
USING KNEE ON BELLY TO CLEAN UP
LATE COUNTER TO THE UNDERHOOK ESCAPE
BICEP STIFF ARM TO BLOCK FAR ARM
PART 2
ELBOW INSIDE TO COUNTER UNDERHOOK
FEEDING THE SINGLE LEG TO BACK TAKE
ADVANCED DEFENSE TO SINGLE LEG ESCAPE
MOUNT TIMING WHEN OPPONENT DOES HARD UNDERHOOK BRIDGE
MOUNT TO MONOPLATA VERSUS COMMITTED UNDERHOOK BRIDGE
MOUNT TO OMOPLATA VERSUS STRONG ESCAPE
PART 3
BREAKING FRAME TO THE MG ARM BAR
MG ARM BAR DETAILS: GETTING PAST THE BARRIERS
FINISHING THE ARM BAR
KNEE ON BELLY HOW AND WHY
KNEE ON BELLY, COUNTER FAR HAND BLOCK TO MG FAR ARM BAR
KNEE ON BELLY, COUNTER NEAR HAND BLOCK TO UNDER ARMPIT ARM BAR
KNEE ON BELLY, COUNTER SINGLE LEG WITH BACK TAKE
LEFT KNEE ON BELLY TO MARCELOTINE
KNEE ON BELLY, NO REACTION, FORCE NEAR ARM BAR
KNEE ON BELLY, CLEANING UP LEGS VERSUS FLEXIBLE OPPONENT
KNEE ON BELLY, COUNTERING ARM UNDER ANKLE ESCAPE
KNEE ON BELLY, BAIL TO SIDE CONTROL
SIDE CONTROL, MG ARM CLEARING TO NORTH SOUTH CHOKE
PART 4
ISOLATING THE ARMS FROM SIDE WITH YOUR KNEES
USING HANDS, FOREARMS, CHEST, SHOULDER, HEAD TO ISOLATE ARMS
OVERWHELMING A DEFENSIVE OPPONENT WITH ISOLATION PRESSURE
FORCING OPPONENT TO CHANGE THEIR DEFENSIVE POSITION
MG SIDE CONTROL DRILLS
CLOSING