Sometimes it feels more effective to lay there and pray for death than it does to actually try and get out of side control. You fight, flail, hip escape, maybe get a few inches of freedom, then find yourself roadkilled all over again under the shoulders of a more capable grappler.
Tristar worked with esteemed coach and bonafide little guy Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec to put together this tutorial on troubleshooting side control. The 36-minute tutorial covers a lot of ground, from shotgun grips into submissions all the way through escapes and inversions to get you out of a crap position.
