Use this counter sweep when the opponent tries a low knee cut pass with his hips high and head low. When he attempts to pushes your knee to keep you from recovering full guard, you can trap his arm between his legs and do a hook sweep.

When being smashed from under half guard, use the Whip Up to create space for an Underhook. You can whip up straight over your head, or side to side. If there isn't space for an immediate underhook, use your butterfly hook or knee to create more space for your underhook.

When you are in the Butterfly Ashi leg entanglement while facing the opponent, you can execute a very tight straight footlock by getting a deep grip on his foot while catching a little of his heel on your ribs so that he cannot do the boot defense. Your hook behind his knee will prevent him from ...

When the opponent is standing in your Single Leg X (SLX) guard, and takes your foot off his hip and steps off your inside hook, you can transition to the Butterfly Ashi leg entanglement to do the back sweep and then immediately finish with the footlock. This video includes details on the finishin...

The Butterfly Ashi is a leg entanglement that is similar to the Straight Ashi entanglement, but the positions of your legs around the trapped leg are slightly different. The most practical application for the butterfly ashi is the straight footlock where you can use the entanglement to rotate to ...

If the opponent attempts a leg drag from your De La Riva (DLR) guard, defend by circle your foot on the inside of his knee and lift his leg on the other side of your hip to enter the 50/50 position.

When in 50/50, you can turn towards the opponent's legs and apply your shin on your free leg behind his inside leg. Then loosen your inside knee enough to slip it behind his inside knee. Apply a hook behind his knee and push yourself up into the leg drag position.

Escape the 50/50 position by moving your foot to the other side of the opponent's hips and then drive your knee to the mat so that he cannot recover 50/50. Then pin his hips and prevent him from going to turtle before finishing the leg drag pass.

When the opponent defends your Armbar from Mount using the Spider Web defensive grip, you can use the Bolt Cutter method of breaking the grip. Use your forearms to pry the grip apart, then finish in the belly down armbar position if he tries to get onto his knees.

When your opponent defends your armbar from mount using the spider web defense, grab his leg and lean back to create maximum pressure on his grip. Then use your leg to break his grip.

When the opponent goes into headquarters position by stepping over your foot on his hips and traps it between your legs, you can grab his collar to recover your De La Riva (DLR) guard. Then if he tries to push your leg back between his legs, you can grip his far sleeve and do a single leg sweep.

Secure the collar grip from your De La Riva (DLR) guard by stretching out the opponent's stance with your leg. Then drag him forward onto his hands and keep his weight on his far leg. Then sit up and pass the collar grip to your other hand to secure the posture break. Stand up to complete the tak...

Practice getting into the De La Riva (DLR) guard from open guard. This drill will help you build muscle memory on moving the hips into position, foot placement, and ankle grip.

From De La Riva (DLR), grab the belt and drag his hips to the floor. Then invert into the Berimbolo while keeping his hips as close to your head as possible. Squeeze your thighs above his knees so that you can control his hips while you reach for his far leg or hip to complete the back take.

From your De La Riva guard, grab the collar to do a back sweep and then invert into the mounted position.

From De La Riva (DLR), grab the collar to get the hands on the mat and push all his weight on the far leg. Then put your DLR foot on his hip and push until you can bring your knee under his leg. Underhook his leg and get up for the single leg sweep.

From De La Riva, use the collar grip to drag him forward and get his weight off the leg. Then put the foot on his hip to transition to X guard and shelf his leg on your shin. Then pass the leg over your head and move into crab ride.

Transition to De La Riva (DLR) from spider guard and then use the deep DLR hook to access the back using the Baby Bolo technique to get to the crab ride.

When you have Spider Guard sleeve grips, you can enter the De La Riva guard and then set up a back sweep by sitting up and feeding the nearside sleeve between the legs. Secure a collar grip and angle your hips towards the back to tilt him backwards.

When you have spider guard double sleeve grips, you can enter the De La Riva (DLR) guard and perform a sit up forward sweep by securing the far sleeve grip between his leg.

when you have spider guard, you can secure a lasso sweep by hooking the far armpit and angling your body to 90 degrees.

When the opponent has a strong base from within your spider guard and making it difficult to move him, you can lasso his arm and hook the far thigh to secure your lasso. then pull move into a 90 degree angle and pull his far shoulder into the direction of the sweep.

When you have spider guard grips and your opponent lifts one leg up in combat base, you can lasso an arm and hook the leg that is up to set up a sweep. Angle your body to 90 degrees relative to his body and then lift your hook on the far leg to get him to fall. Complete the sweep by controlling t...

When in the De la Riva (DLR) guard, you can get a collar grip and deep DLR hook to do a back sweep and then immediately move into the smash position, where you pass the guard directly into mount.