Attacking from North/South

[SmashPassSubmit]

After doing a seminar with Lucas Lepri and noticing that of the passes he showed, most ended in North/South instead of side or mount. After playing with the position for a few weeks now I've realized I can get to and maintain the position really well but outside of the North/South choke and Kimura I'm stumped for attacks. Youtube hasn't been much of a help for this either.

What attacks do you guys use from there? Please link an instructional to the tech. if you have one.

[Uchi Mata]

In no-gi those are pretty much your main options. In the gi, you can use all manner of gi chokes that set up from north-south and finish on side control, many using your own gi. T-chokes are one that I use a lot. You can also set up darces from n-s with or without the gi by transitioning to n-s from side control and using your hip to force their arm across their face.

[ColeslawBJJ]

If the kimura fails you can swing around for an armbar.

[Uchi Mata]

Don't underestimate the power of the kimura grip for taking the back, either. I use it like that a lot.

[Jonas g33k]

I use this to take the back

[Ice 9 Cobra]

You can isolate an arm for a d'arce too.

And it's also a great position to spin to the back from

[Dirty Holt]

D'arce, no arm D'arce, baseball bat choke/paper cutter can be started from N/S and finished on the side.

[Einarr]

I only really use the Kimura from there mainly set-up from Modified Scarfhold, sometimes I take the armbar or the wristlock from off the Kimura grip. My North-South Choke sucks but my Kimura is pretty good so I tend towards that.

[Higher Learning]

don't get too caught up with the number of attacks... the two you mentioned are super high percentage and many top guys only use these from that position

for me personally i like both but will always look for kimura grip first, once i have that the options open up

[richmFTW]

from n/s I almost always go to the scarf side control and get a kimura/armlock from there. alot of high percentage stuff there.