Escaping the sidecontrol is one of the biggest challenges any beginner faces and it’s paramount to mastering bjj or even just saying you have rudimentary skills.
Coming out of side control is no joke, especially when heavily outweighed by your opponent.
But how do you go about learning to escape a really tight side control?
BJJ coral belt legend Jean Jacques Machado breaks down the mechanic of side control escaping in only the way he can. This is one of those videos that is so simple yet has so much value in it. He shows an essential detail that not many people know that makes it almost impossible for your opponent to counter your escape.
Pay attention to his knee placement:
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