Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Positional and Technical Guide/Pins/Side Controls

thumb|300x300px|Standard side control position, top player with crossface and underhook, and bottom player with elbow frames on the neck and hip Side controlSide control 2025-11-12 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Side_control&oldid=1321750798 Wikipedia 2026-01-22 en is a pin position where the top player is lying perpendicularly over the facing-up bottom player in such a way that the legs are free from any guard. Switch base side controlKesa-gatame 2025-12-13 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kesa-gatame&oldid=1327282583 Wikipedia 2026-01-22 en pins are similar with the main diference being that the top player puts the side of the hip on/close to the ground (facing in or away to the opponent) and legs in a clock-like form (different from a standard side control with chest to chest connection) so that the top player that is pinning can have balance and weight. Standard Side Control/(100 kilos)Brazilian Portuguese term for side control Top Configurations High (close to head) x Low (close to hips) on body Crossface + Underhook or Hip wedge Reverse crossface + Underhook or Hip wedge Double Underhooks Underhook and Elbow pull (Kesa Gatame associated) Far side crossface and Elbow pull (Scarf hold associated) Legs Configurations Both legs close and wide Near leg close/behind arm and Far leg extended Far leg close/behind Knee and Near leg extended Top common options Shin mount transition (tight knee on belly) Step-over direct mount transition North south transition Americana submission Kimura submission Bottom options Knee-elbow escape + Hip escapeThe difference of a hip and knee-elbow escape would theoretically be that a "hip escape" (not the movement) would be a series of movements that end up far from the opponent so that you can ultimately reguard without having to connect knee and elbow Reverse Hip escape Underhook escape Tricep Post/HeismanCraig Jones uses this term for this escape/Marcelo GarciaMarcelo Garcia (grappler) 2026-01-06 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcelo_Garcia_(grappler)&oldid=1331422755 Wikipedia 2026-01-21 en/(situp) escape Overhead escape Ghost/Turning/backdoor escape Turtle transition/(escaping) "Open"/"Side Control"/No hooks Octopus entry Buggy chokes submissions Platypus "guard" entry Switch Base Variations Scarf Hold / Hon-Kesa-Gatame Involves a switch base variant of side control facing-in the opponent and with far side crossface and near side elbow/tricep pulling to the hip for control. High x Low Kuzure/(Underhook) Kesa-GatameKuzure kesa gatame 2024-12-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuzure_kesa_gatame&oldid=1265110025 Wikipedia 2026-01-22 en Similar to scarf hold but with a far side underhook as the difference. High x Low Ushiro/(Reverse) Kesa GatameUshiro-Kesa-Gatame 2025-12-06 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ushiro-Kesa-Gatame&oldid=1326032582 Wikipedia 2026-01-22 en Switch base variant with hips switch but facing-away from the opponent. High x Low Reverse underhook Reverse crossface Switching Base with default grips Crossface and Underhook side control default arm configuration with switch base body configuration (tight kesa gatame). Necessary to be high on body for effectiveness of both the crossface and underhook References __FORCETOC__