Side Control Destruction Gi & NoGi by Will Grundhauser

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What Will You Learn?

Will “The Grinder” Grundhauser is from a small town in Billings, Montana. A first degree black belt competitor, he is the first US affiliate of 5 x World Champion Bernardo Faria.

It’s no coincidence that he gravitated towards Bernardo. They both have similar Jiu Jitsu styles but in different territories; Will’s the side control specialist. His game is simple like Bernardo’s: A lot of pressure, very little effort and to the point.

Will’s going to show you exactly what you need to do in order to feel like you are filled with 2 tons of cement when dominating side control. He has so much pressure and uses tiny little details that make him feel like he is ten times heavier than he is.

And after you establish that kind of control, submissions are just a formality.

After you start using these techniques…

The guy on bottom will want to get out of side control anyway he can—even if it’s tapping because of claustrophobia.

The problem for a lot of you (according to our polls and feedback here at BJJ Fanatics) is that you are using a lot of effort and force trying to hold down guys who are agile, flexible and strong.

People are lying if they say it’s easy to hold down a guy on side control.

When it comes time to spar and you just spent five minutes passing the guard of a strong or wiry opponent, you may feel like you’ll have a coronary if you don’t have good side control.

Sometimes having to squeeze and ride them out, hoping they get tired, can drain you first—especially if you aren’t a big guy.

This is not the way to do Jiu Jitsu. Long-term it will only get worse, and you will just have to accept that you can’t hold good guys down.

But what if you could?

Now you can!

There is a much easier way! There is a way to control and keep an opponent down without using superior strength or endurance.

And TODAY Will’s going to show you how to use side control to give yourself a well-earned break, assess the situation, and plan your next move. Will’s even going to show you how to end it altogether with submissions from side control that are simple and effective—just like those of his teacher Bernardo.

Remember: Will’s details have nothing to do with strength or squeezing with tons of pressure and then relying on athletic prowess to follow the guy around in a circle.

Screw that!

You now have tiny little micro-details that are going to make you feel like a ton of bricks on a pin, not a cat chasing a mouse.

You can instantly apply these techniques right after you watch this. You can drill these if you want, but you really don’t have to. Many of these techniques are tiny almost invisible adjustments that you can simply make a mental note of and then apply during sparring.

Even if you watched 20% of this, you would save yourself years of self-doubt, wrestling with your thoughts when you go home from the gym at night saying, “I just need to get stronger, I’ll eventually be able to just make this guy tired and stop bench pressing me off of side control.”

No! You don’t have to pump iron or eat a tub of protein every day. You just need better technique.

This is Will’s specialty; he’s going to show you step-by-step how to finally get it right. Will is known for his tractor-like pressure, hence his nickname “The Grinder.”




-This series starts out explaining the elements of control – the key. You don’t want someone wiggling or bridging out. Gain tight side control to the point where your opponent will feel like they are in a strait-jacket. Seriously, when you begin to understand how to position your legs, hips, hands and place weight on their head they will start feeling like they want to give up and begin to think about tapping out rather than deal with the impending onslaught of submissions you are about to pop off.


-Start using the “triangle” strategy that closes off your opponent’s limbs so the only way out will directly expose their arms to you so you have them in a deep arm attack. You don’t want to have side control that’s tight and then at the slightest movement your opponent starts to get their arm or elbow out and then they use their hips to move their body out. You want to have it so that when they begin to use their arms to try and push you in order to create space that you actually make this a trap for them. It’s all how you set it up from the get-go that produces the necessary control. You’ll learn all the little details because Will’s going to practically spoon-feed them to you.

-Discover little tips and tricks to get a Kimura and Americana submission that we guarantee you have not seen elsewhere. He addresses the most common issues when people defend and makes it easy to overcome them. This comes down to the way he uses his fingers and the ridges he makes with his arms to control your arm. control head. The guy’s details are uncanny, we sh*t you not.

-Make it easy to deal with and take advantage of a person who is wiggling and shaking like a fish out of water. There’s no reason you should be the one of top getting tired because a guy on bottom wants to act like a spaz. Nip this in the bud early and counter them with a submission and they will think twice next time about acting restless.

-Will’s got chokes, triangles, arm-locks, back-takes galore. He’s going to show you how to set up and finish all of them. It all starts from having solid control and knowing where to be at the right time. It’s a progression you will learn from step 1 until submission.

-Plus much more…

So, What's On The Series?

Part 1
Principles of Side Control
Americana From Side Control
Kimura from Side Control
Cross Side Head Arm Choke
Near Side Armbar from Side Control
Far Side Armbar from Side Control
Near Side Judo Pin Loop Choke from Side Control
Cross Side Arm Bar from Side Control
Cobra Choke from Side Control
Cobra Choke with Lapel from Side Control
Olchinski Choke from Side Control
Baseball Choke from Side Control w/ Snap up Rear Naked Choke
Violin from Side Control
Back Take from Side to Short Choke
Near Side Kimura from Side Control

Part 2
Far Side Kimura From Side Control
Kimura Setup what ifs & snap up to RNC
Far Side Americana from Side Control
Americana to Triangle from Side Control
Americana Back Take Short Choke from Side Control
Cut Choke from Side Control with Strong Control
Violin with Arm Trap from Side Control