Side Control Escape - These Small Details Change Everything
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- This video I review the first youtube video I posted on this channel. Escaping side control is one the most important skills to have a good guard in gi or no gi. Often a few small details make a huge difference in your ability to escape this position. I go through the top 5 main mistakes people make in this video.
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Jon... I've been doing jits for 8 years and I'm an average purple belt who has always wondered how the high level players recover guard so well when I get stuck. I've seen so many side control escape vids and they never covered this stuff. You pointed out so many little mistakes and easy fixes, I'm extremely grateful -- Thank you!
Thanks a lot buddy! It means a lot I try to show the real stuff that makes a difference between high level competitiors and it’s often small stuff like this so I’m happy to see how much you value this.
I like your videos too. Currently studying Gordon’s pin escapes . Amazing detail in that series
Love the tip on his lifting your outside leg makes it easier to get your near knee into that hip and get knee elbow connection .
Awesome details all the way through
One more note - at the end of the video , where you cover composing yourself back into guard by using your left leg (the leg that is not forming a knee shield of sorts ) Gordon advocates (in this example) placing your left foot onto your right ankle and pushing away by pushing your right ankle with your left foot . Just food for thought
The swinging the left leg up when inserting the right knee detail, is just straight up money! Literally never saw that before. So simple yet so biomechanical clever. 🙏
Yeah that is such a critical detail, so many high level guard players do it, I think it’s just intuitive most people weren’t taught to do that.
Right!? I used to try shrimp with my opposite foot planted because it felt stronger. But I was missing the whole point of having enough hip mobility to angle the knee in! As with many things in bjj brute strength isn't the answer!
this.. even if you are not that flexible off the start, you can get your knee in with that tip
I love that tip , as (for me ) when trying to form that side guard / knee - elbow connection, getting the elbow in has always been the easy part. The hard part has always been getting the knee in . Looking forward to trying this
the thing is if someone has the space closed where you can insert your knee, there is no way you can insert the knee, you would have to keep bridging or try to make space.
This is exactly what I needed to see this morning. By far my biggest weakness at the moment. This really helped thanks Jon
No problem buddy happy to help, side escape is a huge hole for a lot of people
@@JonThomasBJJ thanks a lot bud. The elbow to knee connection to create a wedge is a detail I was missing
Everybodies weakness. Side control escape is one of the toughest to master
@@JonThomasBJJ have you got an instructional on how to pass this? I try to get to the North South if I'm blocked. I appreciate all your videos.
Same!!!
Hard to believe I just received this amount of details for free. Just transformed my elbow-knee escape, Professor Thomas.
We just had a class where we covered side control escape. Only after watching this video I realize how little am I able to pick up during a single class. It is so great to see a break down like this so I can understand why I need to move in a certain way, this is extremely useful. Thanks Jon!
I like how you have two voices; one for when you're talking to us, and one for when you're talking to the uke or the cameraman. It's helpful and it also makes me laugh.
Good stuff man. Lately, I’ve just been putting myself in bottom side control at the beginning of every roll. It’s my worst spot, so I figured I better get good at it. This should help!
Yeah once you are comfortable escaping and attacking from there you will be much more comfortable with your guard as a whole
I do the same too. I deliberately put myself in bad positions so I can work on good escapes.
Thank you very much for the details, Jon. I'm a purple belt and have been training for 8 years now and is turning 50 soon and these details will help my game a lot!
Happy to hear it buddy! It’s the small stuff that adds up to make a difference! Some of these small details can change everything for you. I hope it helps you on your journey!
Been doing this for 6 years (with some breaks) and this is the first time I've had someone address these details.
The detail of having the outside leg off the floor is something I've been struggling with an never known. Can't wait to try this next time I'm stuck under side!
I like this. I trained for a number of years and have been away for almost a decade now. I’ve been getting back in but am not as young as I was then and noticing that perfectly executed technique is a lot more important than it was before. I was reading and watching a lot of stuff about the early days of BJJ and how Helio Gracie talked about how most people cannot lift a car but if they put a jack under the car it’s very easy to lift a car. His basic principle was to look at every position in jiu jitsu and find a way to apply a “jack” to each one.
This idea has really started to make sense and I have been watching videos and thinking about what is creating the leverage. I keep thinking that assume I was a 90 lb female with a 220 lb guy holding me in mount or side control. How would I deal with that? Because what works for the strongest person won’t work for the weakest person, but what will work for the weakest person will always work for the strongest person.
What you’re showing here is pure. Lifting the legs off the ground and turning your hips towards your opponent is the “jack” for successfully escaping side control and it’s really clear to see that when you showed it. Thank you.
This video covers a lot more details than John Danaher’s video on escaping side control. Can’t wait to implement them. Keep up the great work!
Yeah there are so many different styles and variations for escaping side, these little details made a huge difference for me.
as a white belt, escaping side control is my biggest hurdle right now. this video was extremely helpful!
Thank you for answering the question I've had forever... "why does it continuously feel like my right and left legs are working against each other when I try to get my inside leg in to touch my knee?" Well.. because I'm keeping my other leg planted... THANK YOU!
This is going to be a huge help for me. I’ve been keeping my left foot planted while trying to bring my right knee inside. All of these little details resonated with me immediately. Thank you.
Yeah honestly that keeping the foot planted on the floor is the biggest killer for so many people. I’m sure it’s gonna make a huge difference for you. Make sure you have good frames first as well so you can properly create initial space.
Same!! You took the words right out of my mouth. I thought it was just the way I was built that I couldn’t get that knee in.
This was an awesome vid!
This is next-level instruction, thanks a lot Jon!
No problem really happy you enjoyed it!
I'm a blue belt and have been training for a little over 1.5 years 4x a week. After week 1 I pretty much wore out every side control video on YT. As good as those videos are; I wish this video was available to me in the beginner because there a few key details. #1 lifting your foot. It makes total sense but when you're underneath somebody it's hard to know why something isn't working. And second the knee on the chest to lasso. I'm a little bit older, a little bit fatter, and a lot slower but I often get my knee in "that" far. I'm absolutely trying this next chance I get. Thank you for a wonderful and informative video!
RUclips must be watching my rolls... because yesterday I was able to close the elbow/knee space on bottom in side control, but I was unable to fully recover my guard. Thanks for the details and concepts; teaching a man to fish. 🙏
Incredibly useful. I'm a white belt kept getting stuck in side control by the brown and black belts when rolling. I got frustrated and watched this. Haven't gotten stuck since. Huge game changer!! Making my way through your other videos too. Thank you so much for sharing so much great content with us. With much appreciation from Japan
Thank you so much Jon!
Sooooooo good as always! Exactly what I needed.
Love it. Such great detail!
This was amazing! TY 🙏
This is GOLD! Thanks
Oh my god did I need this video. Thanks Jon!
Loving the level of detail - thanks for posting!
These are details I was never taught, it always goes overlooked. I’ve had some success with it over the past couple of months, transitioning to a clamp position and locking up a triangle. With that said, getting the initial side guard and framing to make space would still fail for me commonly, and now I know why. Thanks a ton Jon! 🙏
Yet again insane quality content, great stuff! Thank you!
Thanks a lot Luke! Happy you liked the technique!
Really well explained and easy to understand, thanks dude - subscribed!
Excellent!! Thank you
You are really good at teaching and describing the concepts. I’ve been around the block a bit, and that’s my opinion.
These details are gold! Thanks!
I NEEDED THIS. THANKS!
This is great stuff. Thank you so much.
So many incredible details. Thank you for this!!
This is delightful - you've explained so many sticking points for me. I was wondering why I kept lifting my posting leg off the ground against my instructor's wishes but I was explaining to him that it helped me get my knees to my chest. Seeing you do the movement really solidified this for me - thank you for this video!
Love the details, never seen leg off the mat detail before. Look forward to practicing this.
Videos with details like this, are the reason why your teaching is special and so much appriciated. Thank you !!!
Really appreciate it! Happy you see the value von my way of organizing and teaching! I’ll post more soon.
Thank you Jon - I love the way you breakdown videos so concisely. This is an area I really needed some light shed on.
Thanks buddy! Doing my best to be clear and concise.
John, you are really helpful!! Thanks
Absolutely brilliant video! Thank you
You are the only BJJ guy I watch on YT. Thank you Jon!
Fantastic video. Thank you for this! The leg up in the air and hip jump was a game changer for me tonight.
Good solid video, great details. Thanks!
Thanks Jon, great teaching
This was great. Very helpful details. Looking for to future escape videos!
Jon honestly that is the greatest detail I’ve ever seen of any position in BJJ , I mean this is danaher level detail 🙏
Awesome man, thanks!
Finally, now it all makes sense :) thank you
This is so good. Top shelf!
Thank you brother! Very amazing details 😎 I am becoming unstoppable now 🤙🏽
Thank you prfe Thomas!
Thanks for this. The arm movement explanation while your partner was off you was a nice touch too, to see how your arm moves underneath. Great understanding from your partner too. Thanks both.
Yeah the mechanics of elbow positioning underneath is so critical for getting out, one small thing off can make it basically impossible to get out.
Great details and nuanced understanding. Thank you.
Wow! Lots of tips in that video. Thanks for posting.
Wow great details! 👍
Daaaaam some lovely rare details, love it! Curious about the other different side controls! Awesome content!
Will definitely be covering them soon!
Ding dang, saving this this one to rewatch at least 2-3 times, as each of these will likely improve my bottom side control escapes. Excellent stuff.
Fantastic video with so many critical aspects. Thank you for this. Much appreciated.
Love this!
The video I needed, thanks for the post
So useful. Thank you.
very precise, important details that I've never thought of! It's really mind-blowing, these details could really make a great difference with my side control escape. Thank you Jon!
great detailed explanation. Thank you.
Great material. This makes so much sense after being stuck in side control. As a white belt I’ve actually been able to implement the stuff you explain because it’s so clear and it’s really helped. Thanks!
This is gem. Thanks for teaching
This might be the best side control escape tutorial! More like this please...As a coach, I'd love to know the details from every position. Thanks for this video buddy!!
This is great stuff, Professor!
I have never seen these little details before, much appreciated.
Be well, always.
Nikolas
This is great. Thank you
Outstanding as always!
Thanks a lot buddy!
That knee on chest as opposed to trying to bring it straight through is exactly the problem I've had. Spot on instructional, thank you.
And it's so basic, I love that type of profound passing of knowledge.
Great details as always. Thank you!
No problem happy you found the details useful!
best Bjj channel out there definitely game changer for me ..thank you
Really great video, just what I needed after getting stuck in side today. Thanks Jon!
No problem, hope it helps you get out next time!
Awesome coaching . Much appreciated. 💪🏿👍🏿
Thanks a lot happy to help
Thanks like always great information 🤙
This video is one of the best I have seen so far in RUclips covering the basics. And me being a WB is what I need, not berimbolos. Thank you.
Great details thank u
This is some awesome tips!
beautiful details... thanks coach
What an amazing video. Brilliant tutoring
Such great content. I can't wait to be in side control and try out all these details.
Hahah hopefully it helps you spend less time there in the future
Excellent video!!
Your techniques are absolutely brilliant and so deliberate in every movement. Watching your videos have become an every day routine for me.
Thanks so much, really happy to hear they have become such a foundation of your training habit!
i too have watched many, and this is a first about the far hip or framing the head with elbow. i like this guys stuff
As they say, the devil is in the details. And this video was as detailed and concise as I have seen on truly effective methods to escape side control. Excellent video Jon. 🙏
Wow, another great detailed video. Thanks alot for these videos. Soild work!
No problem! Really happy you are enjoying them.
Definitely want to see more details for other side controls. This helped immensely. Cant wait to try
Will film them soon buddy, happy you liked the video
I haven't looked through your channel yet but the videos that youtube has recommended have all been like this where you're proposing concepts vs showing techniques and I really wish more people on youtube were doing this. I don't know that I always agree with you but I like that this is a "try this and see what happens to your game" sort of deal.
Great content as always. It is amazing the way you systemize jiu jitsu. It makes very easy and understandable. Once understanding your point, the further development of a position/technique becomes natural. I really like the series you have made on grappler's guide. I personally would love to hear you talking more about ways of training smarter. Things like learning a technique backwards you have posted. Anyway, keep on the great work. Cheers
I’m gonna start doing more content where I just discuss training ideas in front of the camera so I’m definitely gonna do some stuff about training smart really soon.
@@JonThomasBJJ thank you for your reply and commitment. I am also registered on your website and watched all free courses you have and I am going to purchase your collar sleeve as well. I am a brown belt practitioner and I always seek for courses. I have a very large collection, but I am really impressed with the way you teach.
Some awesome tips for side control defence. Thank you 🙏
The details Jon... wow. Thanks again.
No problem happy to help!
Thank for making a great video about one of the most fundamental set of movements needed by all practitioners.
Yeah this stuff matter so much gi or no gi and for all levels.
Hey!! Side control escape video!! Thanks for this Jon Thomas!
No problem happy to help!
so far best video i have seen for side control escape
Awesome, awesome , awesome!
This is cold 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 love the teaching and content
Thanks a lot buddy, will be posting a lot more soon!
Now i know one of the biggest reason why should i do that side shrimp.. thanks for the vid Jon!!
what a phenomenal video great info
My weakest point at the moment exposed to a solution
Love that! Thank you Jon, I love your videos!
Hope it helps in the next class dealing with side control. Happy you have liked my videos so much!