How to force left side engagement against right sided players.

[HydroMaf]

Can anyone show me some matches / principles to follow that will allow me to force engagement on top / bottom on my left side when they will be trying to engage me on the right side.
Things like different body position to engage from the sitting guard.
Common weaknesses they expose themselves to in these situations.

 

[bjjaz]

Meaning you are passing and trying to force the bottom person to play to your left side and you are trying to pass to their left?

 

[EGDM]

I'm assuming you mean you want to pass to the top player's right and play guard on your left, since that is customarily the "weak" side.

When passing, use the knees as a lever on their hips. Grab, lift, and just bodily roll them to the position you want. If they won't let you do that, then smash them in the direction they're trying to force, then backstep and put yourself on the other side.

While playing guard, you'll have to be able to support pressure and keep enough space to be able to switch your hips while preventing the passer from doing the above back to you.