Street-Ready Cross Side Escapes

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Grandmaster Carlson Gracie is famous for saying, “Punch a black belt once in the face and he becomes a brown belt, punch him again and he becomes a purple belt.”

You can only take so much damage from the bottom, which is why I always say, “Your Jiu-Jitsu is only ever as good as your ability not to get punched in the face.”

In this class I share a few fundamental cross side bottom escapes. You will also see a skill development idea with focus mitts. In these drills I ask my partner “Fofinho” to really try and hit me. Google it for the Portuguese translation of “Fofinho.”

Enjoy!