Armbar Escape to Side Control (Fundamentals)

Professor Lucas Lepri shows how to escape from an armbar and transition to a side control position. As soon as the opponent has Lucas in the armbar, Lucas turns his wrists and points his thumb down. He then bridges up and starts rolling over his left shoulder and over the opponent’s foot. He keeps stepping around until he is next to his opponent. As he is transitioning to the opponent’s side, he makes sure to hold the opponent’s leg to prevent him from following. Once he is able to roll over to the opponent’s side, he establishes the side control position.