North South Conceptual Basics - How To Control The North South Position

The North South position is incredibly powerful, and not surprisingly a very popular position in grappling. In places us the further possible distance from our opponent's legs, and gives us grgeat angles to attack from, or options to move to other dominant positions. In this video I go over the basics of control North South, and explain in detail why you should look to get here.
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[@PKmarty]

I love your videos. The scientific undertone is something I appreciate greatly!

[@gabetorresx]

Awesome video. Just found the channel and instantly subbed. I really appreciate how you guys present the information.

[@RVVBJJ]

Thanks man!

[@WinnieQin]

thank you guys for the video. our classes are canceled again now the second wave hit Beijing. but when they return, I'll definitely try this out:) stay safe. lots of love

[@RVVBJJ]

Thank you, you as well!

[@TheLZempir3]

One of my BJJ instructors also works at a prison too.

[@ronaldt1932]

That version of NS only work against bums. You need to tripod.

[@RVVBJJ]

It really depends on the situation. The next video in this series talks about that.

[@theinvertedprotagonist]

I'd like to ask you, why do we never see this position in MMA?

[@RVVBJJ]

We do see it sometimes in MMA. The main difference in MMA is the emphasis on being able to hit your opponent, and the obviously extra benefit of hitting your opponent in the head. In order to strike someone from a grounded position you have to give up some control by taking an arm away to hit someone, and you have to posture up more to hit with force. In full mount I can effectively control my opponent's hips with just my legs while I posture up and hit them.
In North South I am primarily controlling their upper body and not so much their hips. This means I severely limit my ability to hit the upper body, and when I posture up their hips can begin to effectively move to reguard. You can pepper body shots, but you have to accumulate damage over time. So North South is still great for control in MMA, just not for ground and pound.