Robert Drysdale atop Bráulio Estima as brown belts at the 2003 Worlds / Photo: Gustavo Aragão/GRACIEMAG.com

GRACIEMAG.com previously posted some valuable lessons for escaping side-control in Jiu-Jitsu (reread the article here).

This time, Carlos David, a black belt under our GMA Roberto Traven, demonstrates a trap for you to lay when trying to escape from beneath an opponent. “The trick is to fool them into thinking you’re going to escape side-control,”explains David.

Check it out, and let us know if the position served its use, in the comments field below. What about you, have you got any clever ways of setting an ambush on your adversary? Send them in to us!