In this next video below, I share another clip from my “Smear Campaign” section at the SBG International Spring 2022 training camp, where I had the privilege of taking about 160-170 practitioners from white belt to high level competitive black belts through the theory and application of how to make cross body Americanas and straight arm locks incredibly effective weapons in their arsenal.
As I mentioned in the previous clip, most BJJ students learn the same “basic” arm locks from side control within their first weeks or months of Jiu-Jitsu –– Americana, straight cross body arm lock, and Kimura –– but with the exception of the Kimura, most find that once their training partners know how to keep their arms in on bottom, these techniques quickly fall into the bucket of perceived “low percentage” techniques.
I felt the same way, but am here to tell you that this is all about the execution (how they are understood and taught) relative to positional control, isolation of the limb, and finishing mechanics, not the submissions themselves.
The ability to make these attacks not only effective, but extremely high percentage, once again comes down to first principles.
Here you’ll discover some key details and concepts for how to tighten the screws on the basic cross body straight arm bar with maximum stability and minimal energy, as well as how to adjust for much taller opponents.
To get the complete side control system, be sure to check out my 7 volume The Pillars: Side Control Mastery course.
