Side Control Choke — Wrist Lock Entry
Use a wrist lock threat to distract the opponent while isolating their arm, then transition into a collar choke by sliding the knee across and looping the arm under the neck.
5 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Pin the opponent's far elbow to the floor and slide your knee across their body.0:15
- 2Look for and secure a wrist lock on the isolated arm.0:20
- 3Isolate the arm by grabbing your own collar with the same hand.0:25
- 4Snake the hand across the neck, thumb in the collar, and drop your weight.0:35
- 5Rotate the elbow upwards and pop the top of the head off the mat.0:48
From the source video

Related techniques
- Submission·Side ControlHead and Arm Choke from Side Control
Used when an opponent frames against your neck in side control. The mechanism relies on dropping the head deep, elevating hips to off-balance, and using a gabl…
- Submission·Side ControlOmoplata from Top Side Control
Used when the opponent frames or attempts to recover guard from side control. The mechanism relies on pinning the opponent's arm with hip pressure to eliminate…
- Submission·Side ControlTrikaplata from Kimura Trap
When the opponent defends with a strong grip, use a false grip to post and step over with your leg. Secure a triangle choke by figure-fouring your legs while p…
- Submission·Side ControlKimura from Knee on Belly
Use this when the opponent pushes against your knee in knee-on-belly to relieve pressure. It solves the problem of transitioning from weight pressure to a subm…
- Escape·Side ControlEscape from Side Control (2)
Escape side control by managing posture, using foot placement, hand positioning, and directional movement to create space and recover guard.
- Escape·Side ControlSide Control Escape — Hip Recovery
Used when you have space to create a hip escape. The core mechanism is using forearm frames to push the opponent's hips away while extending the leg to create…
Then the round started — and you forgot it.