Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), BJJ purple belt and multiple medallist in Freesyle Wrestling. You can find Mark Lajhner’s FREE MMA course Here.

 

Learn how to escape the dreaded side control crucifix. It is also called the Salaverry, the beatdown position and the puncher’s side control. This is in my opinion the best position for GNP, and fighters must know how to escape it.

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