So last night I'm rolling with a guy who is shall we say "Slippery" and I keep on finding myself on top in north south, but my brain keeps going blank. After about 8 minutes were both gassing and sweaty as **** and I get back in north south again and finally pull off the old "sit on his head kimura". It was at this point I realised I don't know enough cool moves from north south position.

So what is everyone's favourite move from north south and why?

I rarely end up in NS for long as I tend to move back into side control from there, but one move I used for a while is a very simple collar choke.

Simply tie up his left hand using gi-cloth or belt, and then insert your own right hand between you legs and grab the right side of his collar. Then move your right knee over his head so that you are in a kind of side control . Push your wrist down for the choke, and if you have secured his arm he will have a difficut time defending the it. I find that this move is difficult to complete against good guys though, but maybe you will have some luck with it. My descrition is far from perfect but I think you get the idea.

If I catch anyone from N/S, it's with the "sit on the head" kimura that you describe. This normally happens when I'm going for the armbar from side control and he defends.

What I like to do is reach under his armpits and grab a lapel with each hand, then lift him up, put my hooks in, and take the back. Even before lifting him up, this is a good controlling position that's really tough to escape; sometimes it's good to just let him tire himself out before taking his back.

Gi or NoGi? I like a 'clock choke' from NS in Gi. In NoGi I usually set up a 'head and arm triangle' (Anaconda I think is the same) but I stay on top and don't roll.

TKD

We just worked a collar choke the other day that involved a transition from Side Control to North/South. I'm sure this technique has a proper name, but I'm a newb.

Basically, from side control you transition from Head/Arm to Collar/Hip-Leg (if my terminology is wrong, then you unclasp your hands from Head/Arm and slip your head-side hand in and under their head, grasping the back of their collar with your thumb in while your leg-side hand moves to their hip or leg to prevent excess movement).

From here you turn your leg-side hand palm up and grab the lapel opposite of you, reaching high up on the neck. From here, you press your weight forward/down and touch your elbows, pinning your opponent while you spin to North/South. You keep your arms relatively stationary as you spin, creating an inverse cross-choke that sinks in really fast.

I just checked Youtube, Google, Lockflow, and OTM and couldn't find a video or instructional :(

Sounds a lot like a clock choke to me.

Sounds a lot like a clock choke to me.

Me too.....

TKD

You know, I youtubed "Clock Choke", but I couldn't find any applications from side control.

Well, now I can dispense with lengthy, unqualified descriptors and just go with "Clock Choke" from now on :p

You know, I youtubed "Clock Choke", but I couldn't find any applications from side control.


You set your grips from side control and then spin out to N/S. As you continue to go around you finish the choke.

TKD

pretty easy combo is a basic arm triangle to executioner to darce. this is for no gi

I remember Dai Tenshi posting a video of him teaching a RNC from north south. You get your hooks in pull him on top of you into rear mount then sink in the RNC.

Armbar, usually, for me.

Gi or NoGi? I like a 'clock choke' from NS in Gi. In NoGi I usually set up a 'head and arm triangle' (Anaconda I think is the same) but I stay on top and don't roll.

TKD

This is one of my favorite subs. I usually set it up from knee-on-stomach, though. Maybe my terminology is wrong; I've always thought of this as the paper-cutter choke, not so much a clock choke. Although, I do walk around the head to finish it: So, clock choke might be an appropriate name too.

FWIW, this works no-gi as well. Just use a gable grip instead of the collar grips.

Most of my NS subs usually start somewhere else and NS is just a transitional position. If I just am in NS I go for double-underhooks for control. Then work to set up the kimura or armbar. Failing that, I try to take the back or go back to side control.

Gi or NoGi? I like a 'clock choke' from NS in Gi. In NoGi I usually set up a 'head and arm triangle' (Anaconda I think is the same) but I stay on top and don't roll.

TKD

No Gi, I like the slow choke you can get from there but sometimes find I cant get it to sink in properly.

No Gi, I like the slow choke you can get from there but sometimes find I cant get it to sink in properly.

Two suggestions:

1.) Slow the sub down. Take longer to get 'position' before you move to 'submission'

2.) Drill it out a few times to figure how to set your grip before moving

TKD

pretty easy combo is a basic arm triangle to executioner to darce. this is for no gi
Got any pics or further explaination of this? Ive no idea what the "executioner" is, has it got another name?