Advanced Lesson -- Master Fabio Gurgel explains a crucial detail for comfortably escaping pressure from Side-Control: Turning onto your side and hiding your near-side elbow and shoulder is vital to buying yourself much needed time and space when your opponent tries to pin you down from Cross/Side-Mount. Elevating your far-shoulder up off the mat is insufficient for creating the precise angle you need to absorb top-pressure from your opponent's encroaching chest; tuck your arm in at your side and wedge your shoulder into an aligned connection at around approximately forty-five degrees relative to the mat (interestingly enough, allowing your shoulders to break passed the same angle in the opposite direction is oftentimes the criteria for back exposure and subsequently points being scored in most wrestling competitions). If your opponent is already tight on you with Under-Hook & Head-Control, use your far-arm to either Frame or Club against your opponent's head in order to amplify the volume of space you generate with a bump or undulation on bottom. Blading your chest at a perpendicular angle to your opponent's chest when they try to deliver solidifying elements of control can afford oneself with many options of recovery; e.g. pummeling for an Under-Hook of your own, or recomposing your legs back into guard-play.