Understanding the 50/50 position and how to do the basic 50/50 sweep using a back and forth partner drill.

If your opponent stands in your 50/50 guard, angle your body towards the outside and thread your top leg between his legs from his backside to enter the backside 50/50, where there is a good opportunity for an inside heel hook.

When the opponent enters into a technical mount where he settles his weight onto his foot, you can slip both your hands underneath the leg and bridge and then turn to get onto your knees for a single leg sweep.

A good way to escape the technical mount is during the transition from mount to technical mount. If you anticipate the technical mount, you can pro-actively pull your knee into your elbow before he has time to settle his weight into the technical mount.

When you are in mount and the opponent attempts to bridge your weight off him so he can create space, you can enter the technical mount to avoid getting bridged off your mount. You can also use the technical mount to enter a tight S-mount armbar.

When your opponent stacks you from within your closed guard, and leaves his arm on your chest, you can trap his elbow by climbing the guard until you lock down his shoulders. Then pass your leg over his head and finish the armbar in either directions, standard or corkscrew (belly-down) methods.

When the opponent defends your guard pull to armbar by pulling out his elbow as you sit, you can switch to the corkscrew (belly-down) armbar by attacking the other arm.

How to do a continuous drill of swinging the leg into an attacking angle for the armbar from guard. This drill can be done with or without holding your partner's arms. The main goal is to practice the hip motion that will efficiently get you into the armbar from guard.

When you are both standing and you have the same side collar grip and the same side sleeve grip, you can pull guard directly into an armbar.

From closed guard, you can quickly lock your legs over the shoulder of the arm you want to attack to lock your hips to his shoulders. This also prevents him from pulling his elbow out. To finish, get an angle by pushing his upper body to the side and quickly pass your leg over his head while keep...

How to enter the armbar from closed guard using the cross collar grip and the cross sleeve grip, including details on how to deal with the opponent resisting by pulling his elbow back, pushing his head back into you, and stepping over your head.

When you get the cross sleeve and same-side pant grip from closed guard, you can use the threat of the Flower Sweep to get his hands on the mat. Then you can enter the corkscrew (belly-down) armbar.

When doing the hip bump sweep from closed guard and the opponent posts his hand, you can put his arm into a kimura trap and execute an effective shoulder lock.

How to finish the inside heel hook from the 50/50 double guard position. Includes details on what to do with your legs and how to angle your body.

When you set up a kimura from kneeshield halfguard, and the opponent grabs your leg to defend the armbar, you can enter the Heisen Guard Sweep by sliding your knee under his armpit.

Enter the Tarikoplata from your kneeshield half guard when the opponent defends the Kimura by grabbing his belt.

Entering the Kimura from your kneeshield is the most effective way to finish the kimura from half guard. The kneeshield prevents many of his defenses. You can finish form the bottom position, or you can allow him to roll and finish from the top position.

When attacking the Kimura from your closed guard, put your foot on the hip and swing your free leg over to the attacking arm to get the Choi Bar (armbar variation). If he holds your leg to prevent the free leg from swinging over his head, then you can slide your knee under his armpit to do the He...

When your opponent is in the seated guard, secure the same-side collar grip and the opposite pant grip. Step into a shin-on-shin on the side of the collar grip. From there, you can launch into a revere knee ride pass, an X-pass, or a knee cut pass.

When your opponent gets a cross grip on your wrist, you can do a torqueing wristlock on him. If he defends it by turning away while standing, you can get a takedown. If he defends it by flaring out his elbow while in your closed guard, you can get the barataplata shoulder lock.

Techniques to break the grip on your collar or sleeves from a standing position or from within your opponent's closed guard. These are techniques that use two hands to break the grips where one hand keeps the opponent's arm still, while the other one weakens the grip and then pulls back.

When standing, you can break the opponent's cross and same-side grips on your sleeve using your two hands. Weaken the grip using your hand on the gripped arm, hold his arm still with your other hand, and then pull back your hand. You can also use your knee to break the sleeve grip if your other h...

When you are standing and the opponent has a collar grip, uses these techniques to break the cross collar and same side collar grips.

When the opponent attempts an underhook from under your side control, block his bicep to stop the undrehook from getting deep, then push his elbow to the mat to secure a sneaky wristlock.