From there the top combatant can proceed with elbows, knees, various submissions, or transition into a mounted position.

Kodokan Judo also classifies the commonly used techniques ushiro-kesa-gatame and makura-kesa-gatame as kuzure-kesa-gatame.

Ideal twister side control is achieved from traditional side control by facing away from the opponents head, sitting on their bicep, placing the small of your back on their chin and trapping their other arm behind your elbow, pushing it towards their head.

This will leave you with a free hand that you can use to block the opponents legs from attacking or keep posture.

In addition, the tip-toe transition to mount is an extremely high percentage pass and considered one of the easiest in jiu-jitsu.