The Figure 4 arm frame is using the hand of the arm in danger to grab your opposite bicep and locking in the frame with your other hand behind your opponent's leg. This counter is best executed on your knees where you can stack your opponent and pass his guard after escaping.

Crucial details of mechanics and timing of a successful Hitchhiker's escape from the armbar from mount. This video includes several drills that will help you understand when to apply this escape.

Part 3 of a three part attack sequence from closed guard. This attack is the arm drag to back to clock choke or bow-and-arrow choke variation when the barataplata fails in part 2.

Part 2 of a three-part attack sequence from closed guard. This attack is the the barataplata when setting up the armbar in part 1 but opponent bends his arm to avoid armbar.

Part 1 of a 3 part attack sequence from closed guard. This attack is the armbar using cross sleeve grip and a collar grip from under the opponent's arm to keep his elbow separated.

When you make it difficult for the opponent to fold and stack you in the double under, he tends to try folding and stacking you on one side only. If you do not let him get an anchor grip on your collar, you can perform an elbow push to recover guard.

When you enter the omoplata, and your opponent attempts to counter by posturing, your can use this prinicple of staying behind his knee line to maintain your omoplata hold. This technique was inspired by a Clark Gracie seminar.

When your opponent controls both sleeves and uses his foot on your far bicep to recover guard each time you try to throw his leg off your bicep to pass, you can use these principles to find the opportunity pass.

When the opponent prevents your knees from spreading apart during his double under pass attempt, you can grab your shin to finish the no-arm triangle choke.

When using the elbow push to recover guard, but your opponent tightly hugs both of your legs, you can do a hip bump sweep.

When opponent begins putting his arms under your thighs to begin the double under pass, you can quickly counter y underhooking his arm from between your legs. Then you can fish out the arm to enter the triangle.

When you apply the armbar from guard and the opponent applies a figure 4 bicep defence and stacks you, you can rotate underneath him to get into the belldown armbar position.

When you enter the armbar from closed guard, and he moves his head in opposite direction of the armbar so that you do not drive his head to the mat, you can enter the belly down armbar to finish on your side or flip him to finish from your top.

You can enter the baseball bat choke by securing the 2 collar grips while your opponent is busy setting up a pass or attack. When his head lifts off your chest and you can get a clean connection of your forearm to his neck, you stay with the choke and move your hips no matter where he goes.

Enter the Williams Guard from closed guard and enter the omoplata, triangle, or you can sweep to get monoplata or armbar.

When in the chest to chest half guard top, but the opponent gets the underhook, you can enter reverse half guard to pass.

When in side control top, you can use the opponent’s far lapel to execute the baseball bat choke or the north south choke.

When in side control top and you’ve trapped his arm between your armpit and hip, you can execute a nearside armbar by stepping over his head.

When in side control top, you can use the opponent’s lapel to choke him when you step over his head.

When entering into monoplata from mount, but the opponent grabs your toes on the monoplata leg with his free arm, you can also control the far arm And finish the move.

When in full mount, you can force his arm into your armpit and transition to the monoplata.

When transitioning to mount from side control, there is a good chance the opponent will capture your foot to get his guard back. Clark Gracie showed this mount entry from side control where you control both legs prior to moving to mount.

When opponent lies on your leg from your back control, maintain good chest to back control and reconfigure your legs to continue attacking without foot hooks.

When the opponent sinks low in your back control, you can grab your shin to lock in a triangle, adjust your angle, and then lock in the figure 4 with your legs. This gives you either an armbar or a triangle choke.