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.

When the choke fails, you can enter the amrlock by lowering his head much lower than your head. You can also enter the armlock from back control by threatening the bow and arrow choke.

When you modify the stack pass to function like the over under pass, and the opponent does not allow you to pin his far leg to the floor, you can switch back to the stack pass by keeping his hip very high in the air and continuing to press his knee to his face.

When you have the modified stack pass where one leg is over your shoulder and you are pinning the other leg with your hand, and the opponent makes it difficult for you to pass the original side, you can switch the passing side by stapling the non stacked leg and then blocking the kneeshield with ...

When opponent resists your stack pass attempt by using his feet to push off your hips and plank his body, you angle and get one leg over the shoulder and pin the knee on his other leg to complete the pass. This is sometimes known as the Over Under Pass.

The stack pass is common to do once your opponent’s guard opens and you’re already on your knees. This video shows entry from the closed guard break while on your knees

From knee shield, move your shin to the opponent's opposite armpit to execute a sweep or kneebar options.

When you get the underhook from knee shield, you can bump him forward to get his hand on the mat, and then move your outside leg over his back and point your knees over his should towards the mat while your instep drives his head to the mat. This will lead you into the belly-down or rolling armbar.

Stop the underhook from your opponent's knee shield and then pass the knees using a hip switch. Then enter a kimura grip and pass the guard directly to mount by posting your forehead to the mat. Then execute the Tarikaplata.

You can get passed the knee shield by threatening a Kimura and switching the side of your hip weight. You can pass the guard posting your head to the mat to clear the foot. Then you can roll forward to land on your back, and you can take the opponent's back when he tries to get up onto his knees ...

From knee shield half guard, get the underhook to begin a sweep From this set up, you can execute different sweeps depending on your opponent's reaction, .

When starting an open guard pass, this sequence was presented by Ariel Tabak and Hope Douglass at their seminar at VRJJ.

When attempting a Knee Cut and the opponent captures your foot and holds it tightly, you can clear your foot by lowering your head to the mat and getting 2 deep underhooks.

When doing the smash pass, and the opponent blocks the collar grip, or if you can't clear the hooks, you can pinch the knees together with your hand and staple the top shin to complete the pass.

When you are attempting a smash pass on the opponent's knee shield, but you can't clear the hook, you can switch to a leg weave pass.

When opponent applies a knee shield to prevent a Knee Slice pass, you can smash the knees together and pass on the opposite side.

How to execute the knee slice pass with maximum control. Crucial details to prevent common counters.

When the opponent has just pass your guard, you can choose to turn on your side and get the underhook to immediately start your sweep and pass.

Instead of increasing your frame to replace your guard, you can choose to get an underhook after controlling the opponent's leg and then progress to a sweep and pass.

When you do a full bridge, but cannot create enough space for a big shrimp, aim to get just a bit of your knee in front of the opponent to begin building your frame.