How to Escape a Really Tight Side Control

Stephan Kesting and Ritchie Yip take you through escaping a really tight side control! Download Stephan's guide to learning BJJ as fast as possible at www.grapplearts... and also get daily BJJ emails with tips, tricks and techniques to help you on the mat
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[@GrowPotCheaply]

One of the best channels for Jiu Jitsu on KZbin.

[@nugg2617]

Your name and videos worry me

[@Luucianocl]

Grady Whitman what?

[@bigtimepimpin666]

You ever roll stoned? What's it like?? I would imagine it is very zen with great flow.

[@esrarali4650]

Thanks

[@Ktotheane]

Life sucks when you're stuck in side control. Good tips here!

[@StephanKesting]

Thank you!

[@sylvanusjoseph1140]

life really sucks if you are in side control against 2 attackers

[@ChaoticGamer5967]

@@sylvanusjoseph1140 what the hell😂😂

[@roygiron825]

I been having a rough day dude and I was working a lot plus tired and then went to BJJ and felt like I forgot everything I was tired and was wearing that shitty gi while my other guy was wasn't because he forgot and we were practicing and all I had was my weight and was easier for him to just grab my go and pull me away then I had to roll still wearing my gi and managed to get his back and get the chance to get a arm bar but decided not to because I was just too tired today I had a test at school and was walking home and it was raining so I didn't even feel hyped or excited I when I came I just felt like shit and sad and feel like people are asking too much of me but don't want to let them down but I feel like people are just going all at me plus I don't get to go as much as I use to sometimes I wish I can just be alone forever and everyone will just leave me in peace so I can get my shit together instead of everyone just wearing me out

[@mrkeedav]

this is like one of those key steps that no one has spoken about...sometimes its those small, unexciting things that make all the difference

[@crocro9931]

2:50 -Get arms into position 5:15 -Side to side foot taps

[@dotted6789]

Just got my 2nd stripe white belt last week, still have problems with escaping sidecontrols. This helps alot. Thanks Stephan!

[@myjizzureye]

Stripes on a white belt, bit of a red flag....

[@dotted6789]

manasaja kau eh

[@StephanKesting]

Congratulations and good luck with your training

[@brophymusprime593]

Abdul Qadir Al' Aziz Zaidi you're a white belt, you're supposed to have trouble escaping. keep training and you'll get it!

[@JBrooksNYS]

Why is stripes on a white belt a red flag?

[@solanabe]

As a new belt who gets trapped in this A LOT, I’m so happy this exist. Thanks

[@fatgirlboy9341]

does it still work ?

[@caparzo54]

That Capt. Picard rash guard looks fantastic on Stephan.

[@markd7762]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@diegorocha6733]

Being in the bottom, especially in side control Will help you understand when and how to breath, relax, explode, frame, scape... It’s ok to be in the bottom sometimes, especially as a lower rank. It helps you get used to be in a bad position.

[@spaceseed9250]

And also if you are a heavy weight, people forget, when you are heavy and someone is on top of you even if they are lighter it's hard too move your body and there's especially if they know how to manipulate there weight good!

[@KusgangDako]

this is definitely a great help to me. i'm a white belt and i struggle with the side mount/control escapes. most of the videos i watched before was just showing how to escape the side mount/control. they don't show what to do when someone applies a lot of pressure and how to put your arms in position again. that's why I'm really happy when i saw this video because it explains how to really escape the side mount/control

[@benjaminbrooks6852]

So much great information here, blessed to have Stephan post free resources like this.

[@danielsheen6539]

Implemented it into my game today and then taught it to the kids this afternoon, amazing tips!

[@xNamikazeSamax]

Ritchie has a very good Rener Gracie impresssion in this video. Can't wait to drill this and try it out!

[@danielsiriphongs]

Haha...I thought the same thing

[@buskingforlife]

me too

[@Sofa_Slayer]

KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!

[@alahatim]

I'm downvoting this. I'm one of the bigger guys at my gym and don't want ppl learning how to escape my side control!

[@fortesque6464]

alahatim hahaha

[@nickaboy7296]

Well that’s selfish , if you’re the best you should teach the rest at your gym. That would be great 👍

[@brianahern8147]

Stay safe brah

[@tobyclain9467]

alahatim well too bad. It’s your responsibility to learn how to stop those escapes and that being a coward won’t save you.

[@punkrockchef84]

Toby Clain Calm down guy.

[@Ali-is2in]

I’m a 13 year old girl and jiu jitsu is my passion! It makes me feel empowered and I love it so much! Competitions are my fav. I’m definitely subscribing! Your moves and techniques are so helpful

[@hunterbutton935]

This is the most helpful video I think I've seen in months, looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos now lol

[@MorganHStewart]

Great video... FINALLY have something to try out when I find myself stuck in this position.

[@MinhaFamiliaAQBJJ]

I really like these explanations. It derails The illusion that you can escape with just one big frame, bump and shrimp. Gotta create some momentum. Love this channel. Hadn't seen this video. Much love and respect to you homies!

[@af4396]

If someone's teaching side control escapes with bump and shrimp... that's not a good teacher lol. Bumping and rotating can be used to get elbows in, but it'll never work to just bump anyone. In a good side control, you won't even start with a frame. You need to get your frame first. And that's the hardest part.

[@baldemarmiranda2067]

Thank you both for taking the time to give us all tips on our Jiu Jitsu

[@JayCo-1978]

This is an excellent tutorial. Thank you, Stephan and Ritchie!

[@marceldouwstra5847]

Reminds me a bit of the video you did with Emily Kwok which touches on a lot of the same things. Both videos complement eachother quite nicely.

[@firefox396]

thank you so much, i have a person my size (around 320) who has been doing this for almost 2 years now and i (1 stripe white belt) have a goal of beating him, but he just smashes me from side guard and makes it to where i have to tap, just from pressure, i think this will really help.

[@yybr85712]

Great demo. Thank you. I struggle with side control at the bottom. BTW nice Star Trek rash guard Stephan.

[@jameseqqq9028]

yep, tng series/season1

[@eduardogaldino8432]

Than you Stephen,thank you Denis...

[@of_Senjo]

Serious gem of info right here! These concepts will be implemented by me personally when I find myself stuck like this! :-)

[@matthewp.659]

Great break down, very informative video.

[@mikeypick1]

LOVE THAT RASH GUARD! Where’d you find it?

[@toasty973]

Alrighty. I'm a 14 year old girl. Have been doing BJJ for ~6 months (finally got a black sleeve!), and then, just out of nowhere, this 14 y/o boy comes into class being a noob and stuff, and he learned side control that class, and he just _gets_ me in it. It's super tight. I could not do anything to get out of that (not even to mention the fact that he pinned my arms down from mount for most of the round 😬) And yeah, that's why I'm here today. If a first timer can beat me, that's my own problem. That's why I'm here, so I can learn from my mistakes and strengthen my weaknesses.

[@emilycsq]

I really need this!!! last time I tapped was because a guy put me in side control and it was so tight I can't breath at all. felt like being crashed by a truck. :(

[@juanzor]

welcome to my life

[@eddiemagana8955]

Yea man. Im a small guy and was rolling with a guy who had me in side control.... he is only only 10 or 15lbs heavier but he felt like 40 or 50lbs heavier. He is also way stronger... fml hahahaha

[@chehoney74]

Thank you for this! I struggle with getting caught in side control and usually tap out.

[@littlesheep7]

very nice details of explaination

[@errcoche]

I would add that it is important to let yourself be put into side control by partners who aren't quite your level, perhaps when you are tired as Richie mentions, so that you are used to being here and can drill your escapes and disruptive techniques so that they are honed for when you are the nail and taking the hammering. I actually love being on bottom of side control and often just let my guard be passed. I also see it as a way of letting my partners at the gym get lots of practice in on the offensive aspects. I make sure not to just "go foetal" and put my hands at my neck - I hate it when my partner just shuts down and tries to barely survive.

[@shanelstevens]

Is he wearing a Star Trek rash vest @ 6:20?! Want! Also awesome tips 👍

[@JDG.RealEstate]

I have this problem. I prefer a full mount all day long, rather than a side control. In fact, lately, my only way to getting out of side control, is to let them mount me and from there I just bridge and roll them off, but I am giving away points by doing that 😅

[@originalmusic401]

Thanks Stephan, keep up the good content!

[@itscptnbambi]

first competition setting was yesterday and i got submitted due to this position. glad i found the vid now, but damn could i have used this yesterday! Definitely going to be practicing this.

[@Sr.D]

Hi mr. Kesting great videos in your channel, i just have begging bjj, I'm judoka for 4 years, from now on I'm planning on keep training both, can you make a video on tips about adjustments that a judoka needs to do when transitioning from newaza to bjj? thanks a lot.

[@GreatAl3xander]

Awesome rashguard! Thanks for putting out great content!

[@sperglingrush4278]

how am i supposed to check my facebook with my hands over my head, rocking back and forth?

[@MrJJA714]

Spergling Rush Just like keeping posture in guard, look up :)

[@gabyoropeza6800]

Spergling Rush I was thinking the same thing lol

[@lorenzolonghi8697]

Thank you for the amazing video, I'm a beginner and just trying to learn escapes from the positions is struggle the most with. I have a question: sometimes I'm able to get to the positon at 4:34 but my opponent just pushes my knee back inside while moving sideways and just goes back to side control: is there someting I'm missing? maybe I shold get a frame on his shoulder?

[@FrancoSforza525]

great points

[@royhines7364]

Thank you gies I think that the 2 teckneeks with using the rocking will help me not inger my hips from a side and will help relive hip ingerys.my respects.

[@gsx1138]

Thanks, I was getting destroyed last night while stuck in side control. I just didn't have any good ideas.

[@kyleg599]

Thanks for the vid very detailed I just leveled up

[@eduardogaldino8432]

Thank you ,mr Stephen,Rich thank you!

[@toddhoselton8864]

Love the rash guard!

[@noisumz]

Managed to use this and escape.

[@PolarBearon]

Even thinking about doing what Ritchie does here with a 230-pound guy on top of me in side-control is exhausting :P

[@peteramarillo8952]

Awesome moves

[@andrewpocoroba]

I have a question.. how many types of questions do you get?

[@eldenb2k]

Awesome rash guard!

[@devinpullman762]

Thank you so much for the videos Stephan! Your detailed and realistic instruction is a life saver!

[@laneyfran]

Skinny female white belt here. Looking forward to try this. Thank you!

[@HyMinded]

Thanks Stephan and Richie! Also, where did you get that ST:TNG command officer's rash guard? Stephan!? 😄

[@bobsaggater3454]

I love how their belts are falling apart from age and wear. Its epic.

[@noway2451]

The little i popping up as you're talking about it was smooth I gotta say

[@KeeganVera]

Awesome video!!!!

[@elihappinesspie]

Stephan's rash guard is EPIC! LOL!! I must have one. (Great vid of course, as always)

[@paulkarami]

Thank you very much guys! very helpful and so detail. Stephan is that Jean Luc Picard admiral shirt? Osssss

[@loolootheworm8089]

Of you have side control how do you pass to the other side because I get caught with the legs

[@carguy3460]

SK breaks it down like no other, Richie too. Love it.

[@teotoad1]

Thank you for the great value.

[@StairwayToAsgard]

This Is really quality

[@StephanKesting]

Thank you so much!

[@bubbles4528]

IMO Stephan has the best BJJ videos on KZbin, and his Apps are very nice as well. Nothing fancy, no move of the week stuff, just real world BJJ techniques!

[@vincenzopicciolo1453]

Stephan! I need that rashguard! 😁 where I can find it? (well thanks for the tips to)

[@dlastmohican71]

Love that rashguard Captain!!!

[@pcmbrofatmanhassan2719]

Mario sukata is our head coach in England

[@JSPUFC]

Yes!

[@karlmarques4739]

Jean-Luc Picard rash guard!! I want!!

[@kathynguyen6409]

Good advise! Thanks

[@jacquelinetiongco8354]

this is really great thank you!

[@MM-ho1rw]

Love your channel!

[@rocks7572]

How am I supposed to stop them from mounting me?

[@Owl-of-Minerva]

The second escape demonstrated is more effective. Neither approach is energy efficient. If anything we do takes too much effort, it isn't Jiu Jitsu. Call it grappling, or something else. The way is effortless.

[@troopertreyy4759]

I hope you guys see this.... I kept the guy in dominate positions most of the round. This guy is atleast 320 lbs, I'm only 203 lbs. I figured I needed to get used to rolling with him so I approached him. Finally, he was able to pass guard and got side control and I had no air to breath he was so heavy on me. I tried this with no success, any tips?

[@frOODAloops]

I am almost certain if I employed all that rocking I would get mounted. Just be ready to block with a knee?

[@myjizzureye]

I pay dudes to mount me. Its the only way I can achieve full release. Whats the problem?

[@TheCrushmaster]

The idea is that they're super committed to holding you down. The less committed they are, the less drastic your movements need to be.

[@myjizzureye]

The guys I hire better be committed to holding me down, I need struggle to obtain full release also.

[@ldumo6254]

you don't start rocking, you start by trying to get your position back. the rocking is done when there's no room to get your position back. either they will be off balanced making it hard to progress or they will give you the space to get your hands back into position. it will take time to know when to switch but overall should be safe.

[@myjizzureye]

I never switch, I mean why am I paying good money to be dominated from the top to just switch mid way? All my best work is on the bottom, or up it to be more precise.

[@KealanJamesBrady]

I feel like this happens me a lot in positional training. Instructor is like '40% effort focus on technique' and a much bigger dude will just smash me into the floor and hold me there.

[@PandarenMaster]

I always do the rocking exercise forgot where i learned it from I just know it's important. And I saw this video hahaha it was Richie from this video. Thanks to youtube recommending this video im gonna drill these again cuz I forgot some details.

[@dominicanrepublic2549]

Thank you masters

[@harry2916]

Ritchie party too much hes losing his voice XD btw nice video very useful

[@eclix]

I disagree that the roll at 2:40 isn't a legit escape. With an explosive bridge and good timing you can catch a lot of people with it

[@davinannamalay9472]

Thank you guys!!

[@adamzoubi96]

I always get my frames in place, and I always get crushed, the whole recovering guard process just doesn't work for me. But when it's the other way around and I'm on top guys letteraly throw me away when I get side control. If you're 140 pounds rolling with 180 and above it's really pointless to take advice from big guys on escaping positions.

[@edvardstepanyan1164]

Wow, amazing video. And i thought Ritchie is mute 😂😂😂

[@truditaskaya518]

Some great tips, that Asian guy is awesome 🤙

[@hunsolo3429]

man, very cool that !

[@leblancbodynice3270]

I am Ivorian I want to do the MMA I would like to be my trainer and coach .. So how to get in touch with you

[@RealMrYouTube]

I need that Star Trek rash guard in my life.

[@vladsta3833]

good!

[@westcoast8529]

whoever thumbs down Kesting's stuff is a troll...

[@aaronstuart684]

Fantastic

[@노의훈]

요리조리 웃바치는 거 좋네요.

[@RTSurf5000]

No disrespect to Stephan, but I feel like Richie really had better advice on this. If you're going to do a video on escaping from bigger tougher guys, have a video showing you do your technique against bigger stronger guys. That's why I liked Richies examples vs a bigger stronger guy. Keep up the good work guys and thanks for posting.

[@davidsihombing9652]

Youre awesome bro. God Bless u

[@ersantosjr]

I thank you!

[@markchavarria5187]

Real men of genius

[@user-leeejiasheng]

英文不太懂，我想應該是指對方側面控制較強，甚至用肩膀壓住頭，這時要用方法破壞對方重心，回到正常的側面控制。

[@user-gd9eu4hh4p]

Captain's log, stardate 2018.7. Our destination is planet BJJ.

[@Michaelyih]

Check out Professor Stephan's dope Star Trek rash guard. #hespect

[@andrewfrey5562]

I like the perspective of two black belts with two different body types.

[@clytnjms]

I like this

[@jamesengler5133]

Bagua swimming!