There’s many side controls but Twister Side aka Reverse Kesa Gatame has its benefits as do all positions but here I explain it

BQuick Black Belt, Brock Garlick, shows a great way to control the hips, smash the legs and pass with trick feet movement.

Enjoy!

How to pass lasso spider guard with the stack pass, from Fabio Gurgel’s Pressure Pass System at https://www.grapplearts.com/pressure

Elliott Bayev breaks down the Leg Lasso variation of the spider guard, explaining the different defensive and offensive purposes of the guard. Check out https://www.grapplearts.com/spiderguard and/or his spider guard modules within the free Grapplearts BJJ Master App at https://www.grapplearts.com/masterapp

There are many different forms of guard, but not all work in conjunction. In this video shot during a seminar at First Strike Martial Arts (http://kelowna.firststrikemartialarts.com) I show some examples of guard positions that do, and do not work, well together.

A simple drill to make your guard much harder to pass in BJJ, Judo and submission grappling. Download Stephan Kesting’s free book on learning BJJ as fast as possible – A Roadmap for BJJ – for free at http://www.grapplearts.com/book, and also his free video-based app for learning BJJ on your phone or tablet at http://www.grapplearts.com/roadmap

How to use BJJ techniques to stop your guard from getting passed. We’ve published quite a bit on this topic so check out the following playlist and videos on Guard Pass Prevention starting with this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAjBy96dVpg&list=PLyknAhj6gPvKRTSsmFFItEri5JXtDzBYq

Also check out:

Guard Pass Prevention 1: the Frame and Hip Escape

Guard Pass Prevention 2: the Half Granby Roll

Stephan Kesting from http://www.grapplearts.tv shares a simple idea that, used correctly, will make it MUCH harder for your opponent to pass your guard