I ran across this video on YouTube that shows how to get out when your opponent has sidemount.  This was one of the most frustrating things for me during my first several weeks of training.  After watching this video I was finally able to escape sidemount when rolling.  It was a good feeling!  Sure enough though, our instructor went over it the very next class.  Wish I had known this sooner!

I have seen this question asked several times on internet forums and while many of the answers were good, I thought I’d recount my first couple of classes and let people whoa re interested in trying a class know what to expect.

First of all, I should say that every class is different.  Every school and instructor is different, of course, but even with the same instructor, each class can be quite different from the next.
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Welcome and thanks for coming to Learnin’ Jits. This site is going to be all about learning Brazilian jiu jitsu.

There is no shortage of information online about bjj but most of it is aimed at the more advanced grappler. I just started a couple of months ago so i’m definitely not qualified to teach any advanced techniques. Instead, I’m going to share my tips I learn along the way and hopefully help other beginners get started and feel comfortable learning the basics. The more I learn, the more I’ll share. This will be as much for you the reader as it is for me as well. Writing things down is one of the best ways to remember what you’ve learned.

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