Americana

Andre Galvao's americana from mount with the weight distribution that stops the bottom player bridging during the lock.

Henry Akins' scarf-hold submissions, the far-arm traps that appear once they cannot bridge.

Knight Jiu-Jitsu runs through a large set of submissions available from side control and how they connect, a good overview for beginners building an attack chain.

Lachlan Giles on the americana from mount, with the details that stop the bottom player straightening the arm or bridging out of it.

Lachlan Giles on finishing from side control by reading what the bottom player does with their near arm, and chaining the shoulder locks and arm triangle off each reaction.

Tom Barlow on ude garami from kuzure kesa gatame, the bent-arm lock that appears when they try to frame the far arm.

Josh Saunders presents a connected side control attack system where each defence to one submission feeds the next.

Five basic submissions from side control for white belts - americana, kimura, arm triangle, armbar and a choke - shown step by step.

A shoulder lock in the style of an americana attacked from top half guard once you have beaten the knee shield and pinned the far arm, without needing to finish the pass.