Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock Georgia

In this week in a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu class here in Woodstock Georgia we are going over the side control position and how to find various submissions from the side control position. If your opponent is on the ground and on his back facing up and you are chest to chest with him holding him down on the ground this is considered a side control position in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. You have many options from this position to attack the opponent you may also choose to go into a more dominant position which is the full mount position. The mount position is when you are seated on top of your opponent holding them on the ground. One of the first things you should consider when dealing with opponent inside control position is your ability to maintain control of that position. If the opponent escapes you will not have the ability to finish the fight. This is another area that is studied in class is your ability to intelligently control a larger opponent using body position, leverage, and positioning of the body.

Sometimes the ability to control the opponent is more important than the ability to submit to the opponent. For instance I teach a lot of law enforcement and SWAT teams around the state of Georgia, their focus when they reached the side control position is just that of control. They may not seek to do a joint lock unless the situation is forced into that position by the opponent. This is also important for civilian for instance if you had to control someone who is a young adult or close friend and you did not want to hurt them.

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