Twister Side Control

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Outlier Mat Minute: Twister Side Control

I never used Twister Side Control much, but after seeing Luke Griffith use it, I started trying it too. Here are some quick tips:

• Classic Twister Side Control: You drive your opponent’s near elbow up with your hips, opening up space to step over into mount.

  • Andrew Tackett Example

• Variation of Twister Side Control: Luke Griffith was playing a variation of twister side control where he has his hips above the near arm. From here he plays a dilemma of getting under his opponent’s elbow with his arm or stepping over to mount. Both options are great for creating back exposure.

  • Luke was not able to get it to work, but the goal would be to drive your opponent’s elbow across the center line to take the back.

    • Ethan Crelinsten doing this with a reverse crossface instead of a reverse underhook

  • If you cannot get under the elbow with your arm, then step over to mount. This brings their elbow across the center as you mount setting up a beautiful transition into a modified chair sit to take the back.

• Craig Jones: If you want to do some #craigshit you can try an arm bar from here

  • Craig Jones Arm Bar Example

Luke Griffith has a match coming up on WNO against Victor Hugo. If he is able to pass Victor’s guard, I will be watching for this attack sequence.

As promised, jiu-jitsu insights in under 1 minute!

P.S. If you struggle moving your opponent's elbows from side control, movement can be your friend. Transitioning to north-south to set up this twister side control variation can be an effective tool to add to your arsenal.