How To Make Your Side Control As Heavy As Possible by Henry Akins

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How To Make Your Side Control As Heavy As Possible by Henry Akins
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@coyoteclone 2 жыл бұрын

Bernardo really took one for the team.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he did!

@coyoteclone 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenryAkinsBJJ I picked up your escape videos. Ain't no stoppin' me now.

@overseasond 2 жыл бұрын

laughing out loud in sympathy, thank you Henry and Bernardo!

@alexandersarah245 2 жыл бұрын

🤣☝✅ absolutely. Gotta love that pressure.

@AbatieBell Жыл бұрын

Yes he definitely took one for the team. Thank you Henry and Bernardo

@paisano316 2 жыл бұрын

Towards the end, Bernardo was trying to wrap it up, saying how he was really feeling the pressure, but then Professor Henry goes “So let’s go over all the details again!!” Bernardo:” …ok😩”

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Lol... Poor Bernardo. He definitely took one for the team 🤣

@Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027 2 жыл бұрын

fun

@mrorbit2u 2 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! I can't stop laughing. Thank you Bernardo for letting us see the torture we are about to put our opponents through. Your pain is our gain!! Thank you again for the great video.

@colinwaring5249 2 жыл бұрын

Everything Henry is showing here is legit. I know because he has annihilated me with it more times than I can count. Now I pass along my poor man’s version to anyone who’ll listen.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Colin!!! Making people feel the presh??? I love it!

@adamwood87 2 жыл бұрын

Henry taught this move at my gym as well. i love it, and this is my go-to position after i pass guard, plus there's an Americana with the inside arm.

@rdunnam100 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I used to be the "that judo hold is too easy to escape" guy... until I saw Henry crush people with it. Then I figured it might be a small thing worth learning just so I didn't get caught, now it is part of my game - super legit. And this video was only the fundamentals - so much deeper to go on this journey.

@christopherjustice7715 2 жыл бұрын

Henry came to our dojo a few years ago. We're still implementing the stuff he taught. Amazing stuff!

@colinwaring5249 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenryAkinsBJJ for sure, brother! I’m down at Checkmat HQ with Leo these days, and some of the people there have been getting curious about my “weirdly good mount.” Thanks for all the lessons. Every single one is still in my game to this day.

@scottmarlow6018 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Bernard, Henry's scarf hold is legendary!

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! 🤣🤣🤣

@milkmanpj 2 жыл бұрын

This is great stuff. I served as the dummy for a seminar that Henry taught on this a few years ago. My ribs and diaphragm are just now recovering.

@MrAwesomeSquad 2 жыл бұрын

My coach was known for this and it's such a relief to hear other people say there's no shame in tapping or desperately giving up an arm.

@rollinOnCode 2 жыл бұрын

yes! it is another henry akins video!!!!!!!!!!!!

@cknasir 2 жыл бұрын

Bernardo sound effects are the best 😂

@alexandersarah245 2 жыл бұрын

Truth ☝😝🤪

@CarryTrainer 2 жыл бұрын

Coach Henry!

@nicholasobrien8499 2 жыл бұрын

now this is in my game lmao!! this is freaking awesome details so simple yet so crazy effective

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

You will be crushing people effortlessly! 😉

@seanmiller7889 2 жыл бұрын

18:02 YEEEEEESSSS! OMG!!! YEAH!!! #bernardo #takesonfortheteam

@horsefucker1866 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks this is just what I needed! My side control will be so good now I can control a full size thoroughbred!!

@constablekohler 2 жыл бұрын

Whoa whoa there hold your horses. You cant just go around talking about race like that in this political climate

@jiujitsustudent604 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughbred chihuahua? 😋

@cryan111 2 жыл бұрын

Username checks out.

@100proofhero666 Жыл бұрын

You took one for the sake of our education man. We appreciate you Bernardo 😂

@rollinOnCode 2 жыл бұрын

henry akins is AMAZING!

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rollin!

@keithrunion 2 жыл бұрын

Love the wrist lock fron here

@kevinchan79 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your sacrifice Bernado!

@041882 2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. GL did this in our gym and subbed everyone with this for *months*. The amount of butthurt in our gym skyrocketed as people were unable to deal with this move.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

So what you're saying is, you have a pretty extensive Soul collection

@GMunoz-oj5zb 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenryAkinsBJJ Mr Akins, I bought your instructional early last year, it changed my game in working ways to reach Kesa Gatame and my submission rate has increased significantly. I agree is a very underused technique in tournaments but as long as we keep mindful of the details you mention, I don't worry about somebody taking my back .

@StephenMoore777 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is legit awesome details....I use scarf hold sometimes and I'm always trying to stay heavy but I usually end up over balanced and swept. I'm all over this in training for sure.

@rdunnam100 2 жыл бұрын

the pullling with the feet and lifting the head made all the difference in the world for me staying in control - keep at it.

@iamcycle9014 2 жыл бұрын

Got swept once...need to watch this video a few more time to learn how to stop from being swept when we are higher on top

@birdlifesoutpansberg35 2 жыл бұрын

Very insightful!

@tieoneon5240 2 жыл бұрын

great teachings ~~ continued success

@chrislittle8527 Жыл бұрын

Wow great video!

@ItsDave76 2 жыл бұрын

I love Bernardo. What a great sport. 😅

@amorestperpe 2 жыл бұрын

This approach is my jam

@tigermike74 Жыл бұрын

I love using this. It was one of the first submissions I learned.

@ConcealedSteel Жыл бұрын

Lol, it just never gets old watching the bottom guy be a good sport in demos for stuff like this at class.

@thiagobandeira6116 6 ай бұрын

Amazing class! So many details! Thanks Bernado and Henry! Vlw Bernadão!

@mastersplinter666 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video!! Henry’s explanation is incredible. It’s so good it’s a true ELI5. He’s a genius😁😁

@johndoe4073 2 жыл бұрын

Finally! Akins is legit. Glad he will be putting more content out there.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John

@alexandremello182 Жыл бұрын

Bernardo GOAT

@splint3048 2 жыл бұрын

Bernardo's sound effects alone are enough to prove this is all 100% legit.

@fox331gt 2 жыл бұрын

Game changer 🔥🔥🔥

@MrJamessaucelee Жыл бұрын

Thats incredible

@KaninTuzi 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is gold

@michaelhoover6961 2 жыл бұрын

Me and my 240lbs of man meat love this technique. I use an less efficient version (because I didn't know the intricate details till now) almost every time I roll.

@damirr8722 2 жыл бұрын

Love Henry's material.His "Armlock escapes" video was a game changer for me.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Im so happy you're loving the stuff Im teaching and its helped you on your journey!

@yogsothoth-tz2bu 2 жыл бұрын

I started with judo before bjj , and in judo they teach you kesa gatame since day 1, i am a big guy and when i started bjj and tapped some blue belts with this,its a brutal position .

@GMunoz-oj5zb 2 жыл бұрын

I am a purple belt and I have tapped black belts in Kesa gatame into americana with my legs

@gregstokes7169 2 жыл бұрын

Big fan of Henry and how he demonstrates the small details and even black belts were there learning from him. Simply amazing guy !

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg, miss you buddy#

@69LP69 11 ай бұрын

That’s my first ground control position leant from my Judo coach, but I never seen it from my BJJ class. That’s the reason I love cross training with wrestling, Judo, Ju-jitsu, Sambo.

@scottferg81 2 жыл бұрын

ALWAYS great info from Henry! If you can get to one of his seminars, don't miss it!

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott

@benmaths2983 2 жыл бұрын

This man is a really great teacher in my opinion!

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben!

@monta2max 2 жыл бұрын

Henry Aikins . The man !!!

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Monta

@cassiooctaviani473 2 жыл бұрын

Everything is right, except for the title. This is not side control, it is a scarf hold, more specifically makura-kesa-gatame. Thanks for the excellent content!

@davidvincent3959 2 жыл бұрын

I used this side-control yesterday. I like it. I going to work to get it more often on more difficult opponents.

@johnbarabasch5884 2 жыл бұрын

Man I’ve been smashing people with this!! Great video!! Thanks B!!!!

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Congratulations John!

@fearthetriangle 2 жыл бұрын

There is a force… It is invisible… It is gravity.

@Alex_warchild_C 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you professor. Im a white belt that trains under Dante Rivera in NJ/ Renzos in Nyc. I am recovering from a multi-ligament tear in my left knee from August. I will be able to hit the mats again by June/July. I get to the scarfhold / kesa gatame often when live rolling, but I never knew these details. In MMA, I love using the position to transfer to crucifix. These details will be golden for me to use when I return. Thanks again professor Akins, and thanks to professor Bernardo for these awesome technique vids that have been keeping my mind sharp while healing.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Alec, I wish you speedy recovery

@iamcycle9014 2 жыл бұрын

I watched...made a mental note, went to class the next day, got out of their half guard,went to full mount but all the while with what I saw on this video, went into side mount and execute to perfection....the pressure without forcing the tap was so amazing I promised to shared it with my opponent I just tapped..and we both drilled it after class... thank you so much!!! Another arrow in my arsenal.....now I have to rewatch in case I missed some details.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

The first of many taps from this position i hope

@iamcycle9014 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenryAkinsBJJ Tapped bigger and stronger opponents today...but they are like family so I showed them exactly what I had learn...to better us all...so might NOT hit it in the future?? Thank you so much...its so simple and easy that it's NOT even funny. I armbar them using my leg also :)

@iamcycle9014 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenryAkinsBJJ during live roll today....I was escaping a single X and ended in side control but my opponent had hook or lock my leg..so I held the scarf hold while trying to free my leg...once I did, I was very relaxed and held the position for a few minutes....al the while trying to used my leg to hooked his arm to possible armbar him...I know NOT to roll and tell but the truth is he is testing for his black belt and tapped due to the pressure.....I loved how humbled he was because on our next roll...he told me He doesn't want to be in that position again.....I wanted to shared how I got to that position but would hate to be looked at as a "know it all"....because I am only a 1 striped white belt. Needless to say....he won't be sleepy to allowed me that position again EVER!!! THIS position is so amazing!! For now since it's works so well.. I am a one trick pony :)

@jerryoutlaw3396 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making my top game much better.

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Jerry!

@felixrhe2733 2 жыл бұрын

9:20 min if you want to look for it while drilling

@mp9810 2 жыл бұрын

I've tapped to this, and i'm 6ft 2" and 220lb's. It's fucking BRUTAL pressure. Love these tips.

@steveluscombe5693 Жыл бұрын

😂 Great uke, well done Bernardo 👍😄

@leeprice133 2 жыл бұрын

My instructor is a huge proponent of this position, so everyone I train with learned this really early on. Utterly miserable to be caught on the bottom of this - it's the reason why my ribs are usually sore 🤣

@kstonurai9350 2 жыл бұрын

Haahahahah poor Bernardo ❤️

@jaygannon1095 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite position to work from, especially in the gi. Makes the elbow easier to keep off the ground and the added friction really helps as does the option of keeping their isolated arm bent and their wrist pinned to your chest if you need to prevent them locking their hands together which can help them turn into you or to bridge - the great judoka Yasuhiro Yamashita did kesa gatame this way to great effect. Also, Americana armlock is generally considered a lower percentage submission but this might be the single hardest position from which to defend against it - depending on how the position goes they may have to rely on upper body strength to stop it here

@jimmyeatsgoodfood2277 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I have some of your vids from bjj fanatics and Henry shares some great details to make moves we know better. @Henry Akins BJJ how would we defend against a bite from this position? I looked at your soul stealer course but didn’t see it covered based on the description. Thanks

@artvandelay2591 2 жыл бұрын

Wow my mind is blown. Thanks! I've been training since 08 and never saw these details. 😁

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Art! These details are just the tip of the iceberg my course has so many details on every nuance of this position

@ThugLifeModafocah 2 жыл бұрын

There's a very easy way to scape from what Akins teaches at 5:40 and Rickson teaches it in his documentaries from 90s that it is possible to find in the net. It consists in bring your hips closer to the hips of the top guy and do a upa (which gringos calls it as trap and roll). You need to feel the connection correctly in order to do so otherwise you can't complete it, but it is very powerfull when you get it and the top guy feels like weightless. Here you have it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZ2cec56zcDenok.html Here is the man himself teaching some concepts and variations: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZiYnZOF35qpYaM.html

@Beatbasse 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome comment, thanks!

@alexcardoso4487 Жыл бұрын

there is a small variation between the positions rickson must have studied another way of distributing the weight to see that Akins does another type of stabilization

@charles9571 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rollinOnCode 7 ай бұрын

i dont find rollover escapes to really be effective as the guy has no reasons at all to let go of the head and arm. he can continue to attack from there or roll you back over into normal kesa gatame.

@georgesellhorn7603 2 жыл бұрын

This should be renamed "The voluntary Torture of Bernardo Faria"

@tapskill3 Жыл бұрын

Josh Barney tapped a black belt using this Catch-wrestling move. Judo players use it as well.

@mayilla8462 Жыл бұрын

This was hilarious. 🤣😂

@aymanabaza6475 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a Judoka like myself puts you in a Kesa Katame, you're getting out also we train a few really good submissions from Kesa , one being a Sankaku

@michaelhale211 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. 50 this May.

@brucemcgraw7014 Жыл бұрын

Lol......loves how Henry casually explains the technique while applying pressure

@zelatraining 2 жыл бұрын

This in my opinion the most brutal and dominant position to get and hell to get out of.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@khamamtut3646 2 жыл бұрын

Deadly..

@topdogred Жыл бұрын

Every time Bernardo says “Yep” take a drink of papaya juice. You will drown.

@jonpitale2619 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for passing on this knowledge, Henry. Do you have any tips on how to keep one's head low and still keep the pressure? I really enjoy playing from this position but find my head caught by the legs of some flexible classmates (especially early on before I can really adjust my pressure). Thanks again for sharing and I hope you and yours are doing well.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

You can drop your head, you also have your free hand to be able to clear the leg if it comes over your face and the last thing is as you start to lift up on their head if they throw their leg over to try to take you back just keep your grip, as you start to go backwards if you continue to lift up on their head gets worse for them

@k1n752 Жыл бұрын

its like the technique that josh barnett used against Dean Lister (catch wrestling vs bjj)

@HussarsJacket 2 жыл бұрын

My current gym is full of people who are obsessed with this sort of top pressure and the Rickson/Akins meta. I'm switching gyms next month. /s

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

lol, i'm sorry man

@Garysmith2045 Жыл бұрын

Bernardo, please balance the audio level on your outro.

@billthebard805 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve loved scarf hold since my earliest days as a white belt. There are a lot of attacks outside the actual position.

@jeffdj1975 2 жыл бұрын

Gracie Jiu Jitsu for life

@SwissAir89 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Bernardo :D

@rollinOnCode 2 жыл бұрын

oh man! i love these details henry. thank you for sharing! now my kesa game is gonna skyrocket! sorry to my training partners :) 😃

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Youre very welcome!

@gosecondmile Жыл бұрын

I'm 430 lbs and my coach was so excited to show me scarf hold on my second class. For my size, it feels very natural to get to. Being able to leverage this is super helpful, especially because it'll be a looooong time before I'm ever able to throw my legs up over a shoulder from guard. Use what you got!

@donovanb9020 Жыл бұрын

I frequently work a dude who is also on the heavier side (he's easily over 3 bills.) Recently we were working side control positionals and he immediately sat into kesa gatame... Never again... I legit panicked when he started settling into the position and my ribs still haven't healed 100% lol.

@mp9810 Жыл бұрын

Oof don't kill anyone with this, lol.

@MrCmon113 Жыл бұрын

Well - you don't need to learn any attacks from mount.

@mattcauth 2 жыл бұрын

Bernardo - my man, you took some punishment for us. Thank you for being such a good sport. I have to confess that I laughed out loud when he went in to the last set of details. OMG he's going to go in for it again?? Lol - you're a tough dude, I wouldn't last for 15 seconds under that pressure.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Bernardo definitely took one for the team in this video

@tairapeace 2 жыл бұрын

🔥

@davidcondit388 2 жыл бұрын

Great way to make friends! :p

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 yup! People love you after you catch them in this

@TonyFernandezjkdjedi 2 жыл бұрын

OMG..... LMFAO...that was hilarious listening to Bernardo in agony from that... this I'm gonna try next roll.

@franciscoquiroz1749 2 жыл бұрын

When you can no longer hold a fart while rolling 9:08

@weneedtogoback8553 2 жыл бұрын

Kesa Gatame is 🔥

@Bradley9967 10 ай бұрын

17:38 For my own reference point.

@jabac4596 2 жыл бұрын

So simple but effective, those are always the best techniques. This would be just as effective in MMA, probably even more so because you can use your other hand to punch your opponent in the face while they’re locked in.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, the other hand is free to through strikes if needed!

@adamw1555 2 жыл бұрын

Can we see that one more time please coach?😫

@jcgnzlz 26 күн бұрын

Like a dentist trying to have a conversation with you with your tooth being drilled :) :0

@andrewmurphy9932 2 жыл бұрын

This is the reason Kesa Gatame is my favorite control to tap out position.. It simply works

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

Yup! it's brutal when done properly

@FR-ty5vn 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏 stuff!!! What prevents the bottom guy from hooking the top guy’s leg with his own leg for leverage to pop his head out? Sometimes I escape that way…

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

if I have the elbow its way harder to get out... you can't just pop your head out

@FR-ty5vn 2 жыл бұрын

@@HiddenJiuJitsu Osss

@felipesimone1165 2 жыл бұрын

Feeling much better now for tapping to this many times … with a variant named double Nelson 😅

@Mattchew2232 2 жыл бұрын

13:08 The camera man was getting self-conscious. : )

@grandmasterfash7396 Жыл бұрын

17:46 review

@codyrod Жыл бұрын

Poor Bernardo 😀

@NPNP-sz1zz 2 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend to collect the leg with the free arm? I think it might create even more pressure. I saw once Bas Rutten pulling of such a body crusher thing

@HiddenJiuJitsu 2 жыл бұрын

You can but not necessary, just need time, people usually tap in under a minute if you know how to apply proper pressure

@SoundSignals 8 ай бұрын

Yup 😅

@johnferrick6732 2 жыл бұрын

I've been on the bottom of Henry's Soul Stealer and it feels like a 16 Wheeler rolling across your body and squeezing the life out of you like a tube of toothpaste. My toes started tingling. It's the worst. You just want it to stop.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha im sorry John, you know I did it out of ❤️ for you though

@johnferrick6732 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenryAkinsBJJ I was the one who asked for it. Best lesson on the true power of connection and pressure evar. Looking forward to seeing you next month!

@marcusgottlieb2307 2 жыл бұрын

It’s one of those things where if u never felt it it’s hard to understand.

@HenryAkinsBJJ 2 жыл бұрын

You can only get a glimpse of the pressure from Bernardos wincing and facial expressions. 🤣🤣🤣

@bigro4444 2 жыл бұрын

So kesa gatame. Head and arm pin in Judo.

@urbansamurai261 2 жыл бұрын

It's all in the details

@aihategoogl4684 Жыл бұрын

Yap...🥵

@hansarvidsvellingen9544 2 жыл бұрын

"Yuge pressure for me....."

@taymerelane 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Big question though, at 12:16 and elsewhere why cant't Bernando just hook his left leg around your head and snap you down to the mat? I know if you kept your head low you could avoid that escape, but in this whole video your head is high, which means your demo illustrates proper weight distribution but with an easy to snap down head. If you normally keep it low to avoid the leg hook then please show another video doing it with your head down so we can see what the weight distribution looks like with your head down. Thanks.

@afnanbogey 2 жыл бұрын

It looks almost the same but with his head tucked, as you said. Just play around with it brah, feeling the weight distribution is better than trying to see it in a demo.

@taymerelane 2 жыл бұрын

@@afnanbogey ty