Side Control Escape Variation (Fundamentals)

Professor Lucas Lepri shows a variation of a side control escape. The opponent has Lucas in the side control position and Lucas maintains his chin to his chest and his hands on the opponent’s arm. Lucas now bridges up, hip escapes and then brings his outside knee in. He uses his outside arm to block the hip and the inside arm to frame on the opponent. The opponent tries to react and Lucas immediately transitions to the half guard. From the half guard, Lucas takes his foot out when the opponent tries to move and recomposes the guard.