When you attempt the Scissor Sweep from your Spider Guard but the opponent has very good balance, you can enter the De La Riva (DLR) X Guard and complete a sweep that lands you into the Leg Drag position.

When you attempt the Scissor Sweep from your Spider Guard, and the opponent stands up to stop your sweep, you can enter the 70/30 position and complete a sweep that sets up the Leg Drag pass.

When you attempt the Spider Guard Scissor Sweep and the opponent lifts up a knee to defend, you can enter the triangle by using your foot on his hip to raise your hips while moving your foot on the bicep over his shoulder.

When you have Spider Guard you can do the Scissor Sweep on the opponent, whether he is kneeling or standing on the mat. The principle is the same where you extend one foot on a bicep and weaken his base by using your other leg to control his leg on the sweep side.

When you enter Spider Guard with double sleeve grips, you can retain your spider guard from your opponent's attempt at controlling your legs by keeping his posture broken, constantly using your grips and feet to square back up, and sitting up if he throws your legs to one side. This video introdu...

When your opponent goes into combat base to counter your spider guard scissors sweep, you can attack with a lasso sweep, triangle, omoplata, or armbar.

When you have double sleeve grips in Spider Guard and your opponent is on his knees, you can enter the Gold Chain Armbar leg configuration. If he turns his head away to avoid the armbar finish, you can follow through to the finish by rotating over your forehead for a belly down finish.

When the opponent has the lasso spider guard, and you cannot remove his foot from your armpit, you can move to the opponent's front side and smash his legs to the mat. From there you can pass to side control or mount.

When the opponent has the lasso spider guard and you can't spin your hand out of the lasso, remove the foot from the armpit and pin the far leg to the mat. This allows you to use the Over Under technique to pass the guard.

When you have the Lasso Spider Guard, with a lasso on one of his arms and the shin on the bicep of his other arm. Tilt the opponent to the lasso side and then enter the Omoplata on the opposite side.

When you have a deep lasso, you can use it to tilt the opponent to one side and get his hand on the mat to enter the Corkscrew Armbar. Then from there, if the armbar fails, you can take the back.

When you have side control and your opponent attempts the Ghost Escape, trap his arm under your belly by stepping your leg around his arm and hook the back of his neck. Then fall forward into the Gold Chain Armbar.

When you have side control and your opponent underhooks your belly with his nearside arm, you can wedge your shin into his armpit to isolate his arm and step over his head to complete an armbar.

When you have side control and the opponent secures an underhook in attempt to escape onto his side, you can step over his body into the Technical Mount and then attack the Kimura or Wristlock.

When you have side control and the opponent secures an underhook in attempt to escape to his knees, you can step over his body into technical mount and then step over his body with your other leg to enter the Gold Chain Armbar.

When you have side control and your opponent attempts to escape by securing an underhook, you can step over his body into the technical mount and then enter the Monoplata when he tries to put his shoulders back onto the mat.

When you have side control and your opponent secures an underhook in attempt to get onto his knees, you can step over his body for a technical mount while trapping his underhook arm. Then you can move your hips to one side to turn him belly down and enter the omoplata.

When your opponent has a tight side control, secure the farside sleeve grip to ensure he cannot transition to a submission hold or to north-south. Then bridge to secure an underhook on his chest. Then start turning away from him and wiggle your body out the space created by your underhook.

When you're opponent has side control, turn away to hook the outside of his leg. The quickly turn back into him to block the outside of his knee and arm. When he switches base to clear your hook, bridge and flip yourself over to side control top. This move was inspired by Brian Peterson.

When the opponent has side control on you, push his bicep while turning onto your side. This baits the opponent to switch his hip base to close up the gap you create. During the transition, you can slide your elbow and knee under his leg creating a platform under his bottom leg. You can then trap...

When your opponent has side control you can bridge and create a frame that will give you enough space for an underhook. Then use that underhook to grab his leg and continue to turn onto your knees to execute a single leg sweep.

When your opponent transitions to the North South control, do not allow his chest to touch your chest and place both of your forearms under his chest. Then invert your hips to add your knee or feet to the frame and spin back to guard.

When your opponent has a tight side control with head control, you must start with arm frames, and then bridge into him to add your knee, shin, or feet. Keep increasing the number of limbs to your frame until you have a guard.

When your opponent is standing and you have double sleeve grip, you can do the Lasso Catapult Sweep by breaking his posture, securing a lasso and gripping his leg at the knee.