This is the number one thing beginners struggle with
This is how you get out of side control.
A lot of what we have done so far has been conceptual but now we are going to start putting those pieces into use.
Your active guard has failed you. You tried to stay busy, but they still got around your legs. It happens, don’t worry about it.
This is where we put our shrimping motion to use. Post your far leg on the ground, lift your hips, move your hips away and let your inside leg slide in front of his belly.
Escaping side control can be very difficult, so don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t go as smooth as you would like.
Joe Lauzon is a 26-time UFC Veteran and has the record for the most all-time Post-Fight bonus awards in the UFC (6x Submission of the Night, 6x Fight of the Night, 1x Knockout of the Night and 2x Performance of the Night). He was involved in the 2012 Fight of the Year with Jim Miller.
